GeForce RTX 4070 vs GT 610

Aggregated performance score

GT 610
2012
1024MB DDR3
0.80

RTX 4070 outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 8631% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking110517
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0126.48
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGF119AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $599
Current price$98 (2.5x MSRP)$791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 264700% better value for money than GT 610.

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 cores485888
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors292 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.5 billion/sec455.4
Floating-point performance155.5 gflopsno data

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)240 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+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.

GT 610 0.80
RTX 4070 69.85
+8631%

RTX 4070 outperforms GT 610 by 8631% based on our aggregated 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%

GT 610 308
RTX 4070 27026
+8675%

RTX 4070 outperforms GT 610 by 8675% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 610 370
RTX 4070 43824
+11744%

RTX 4070 outperforms GT 610 by 11744% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD2−3
−10500%
212
+10500%
1440p1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
4K0−172

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 69.85
Recency 2 April 2012 13 April 2023
Cost $39.99 $599
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 200 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.


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