GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs 7900 GTX

Place in performance ranking	1068	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	36
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	33.14
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	G71	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 March 2006 (18 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	$228	$719 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 331300% better value for money than 7900 GTX.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	no data	7168
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	15.60	584.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7900 GTX 1.00

RTX 4070 SUPER 77.65
+7665%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms 7900 GTX by 7665% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

7900 GTX 387

RTX 4070 SUPER 29985
+7648%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms 7900 GTX by 7648% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	2−3 −10300%	208 +10300%
1440p	1−2 −13500%	136 +13500%
4K	1−2 −8200%	83 +8200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −13800%	130−140 +13800%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −8033%	240−250 +8033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −11900%	120−130 +11900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −11700%	110−120 +11700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −9600%	190−200 +9600%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −7833%	230−240 +7833%
Hitman 3	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −8100%	300−350 +8100%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −14600%	140−150 +14600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −12300%	120−130 +12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −8580%	434 +8580%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −8350%	169 +8350%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −13800%	130−140 +13800%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −8033%	240−250 +8033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −11900%	120−130 +11900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −11700%	110−120 +11700%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −9600%	190−200 +9600%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −7833%	230−240 +7833%
Hitman 3	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −8100%	300−350 +8100%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −14600%	140−150 +14600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −12300%	120−130 +12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −8460%	428 +8460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −8140%	412 +8140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −14100%	140−150 +14100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −12200%	120−130 +12200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −13800%	130−140 +13800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −11900%	120−130 +11900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −11700%	110−120 +11700%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −7833%	230−240 +7833%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −8100%	300−350 +8100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −9425%	381 +9425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −9950%	201 +9950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −13800%	139 +13800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−12300%

120−130
+12300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −8200%	160−170 +8200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −14300%	140−150 +14300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −9100%	90−95 +9100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −9900%	100−105 +9900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −11000%	110−120 +11000%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −9050%	183 +9050%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −9700%	190−200 +9700%
Hitman 3	1−2 −11300%	110−120 +11300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −10200%	200−210 +10200%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −12300%	120−130 +12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −8733%	265 +8733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −15300%	154 +15300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −10700%	108 +10700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−12100%

120−130
+12100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −8700%	85−90 +8700%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	65−70
Hitman 3	0−1	70−75
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −12400%	120−130 +12400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −9300%	94 +9300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −13200%	133 +13200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	65−70
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	60−65
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	50−55
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −14700%	140−150 +14700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −12400%	120−130 +12400%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −9400%	95−100 +9400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	62

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−8900%

90−95
+8900%

This is how 7900 GTX and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 10300% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 13500% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 8200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.00	77.65
Recency	9 March 2006	17 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	220 Watt