RTX A4000 vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

Aggregated performance score

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8192 MB GDDR5
41.39

RTX A4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking8852
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money100.0011.02
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGA104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years old)12 April 2021 (3 years old)
Current price$274 $1112
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile has 807% better value for money than RTX A4000.

Technical specs

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 cores40966144
Core clock speed1443 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data140 Watt
Texture fill rateno data299.5

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and RTX A4000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno data4x DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API support

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+8.6

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 HD137
−16.8%
160−170
+16.8%
4K78
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−15%
130−140
+15%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−20%
150−160
+20%
Hitman 3 130−140
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−18.4%
90−95
+18.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−15%
130−140
+15%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−20%
150−160
+20%
Hitman 3 130−140
−13.6%
150−160
+13.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−20%
90−95
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
−19%
200−210
+19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−18.4%
90−95
+18.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%
Battlefield 5 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−14.9%
85−90
+14.9%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−20%
150−160
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
−20%
120−130
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−18.4%
90−95
+18.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−15.9%
80−85
+15.9%
Hitman 3 75−80
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−18.6%
70−75
+18.6%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−17.2%
75−80
+17.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Battlefield 5 85−90
−16.3%
100−105
+16.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−18.4%
90−95
+18.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−13.6%
100−105
+13.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Hitman 3 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
−18.1%
85−90
+18.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−20.7%
70−75
+20.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and RTX A4000 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX A4000 is 16.8% faster than GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

4K resolution:

  • RTX A4000 is 15.4% faster than GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.39 50.14
Recency 16 August 2016 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while RTX A4000 is a workstation one.


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