GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTX 1070 SLI

Place in performance ranking	109	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	33.59	15.04
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 August 2016 (7 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599
Current price	$185	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 123% better value for money than RTX 4090.

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	3840	16384
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1,290

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	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
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.

GTX 1070 SLI 38.56

RTX 4090 100.00
+159%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by 159% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1070 SLI 42691

RTX 4090 104937
+146%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by 146% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

GTX 1070 SLI 34226

RTX 4090 73174
+114%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by 114% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 SLI 140180

RTX 4090 250667
+78.8%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by 79% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1070 SLI 373694

RTX 4090 771257
+106%

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1070 SLI by 106% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	120 −121%	265 +121%
1440p	80−85 −165%	212 +165%
4K	56 −168%	150 +168%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70

−231%

225
+231%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −241%	235 +241%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −328%	287 +328%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −72.3%	190−200 +72.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −69.5%	170−180 +69.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −226%	222 +226%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −113%	209 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −91.4%	178 +91.4%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −164%	300−350 +164%
Hitman 3	120−130 −78%	210−220 +78%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −231%	275 +231%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −194%	180−190 +194%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −216%	294 +216%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −161%	188 +161%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −220%	221 +220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −270%	248 +270%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −72.3%	190−200 +72.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −69.5%	170−180 +69.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −215%	214 +215%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −105%	201 +105%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −83.9%	171 +83.9%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −164%	300−350 +164%
Hitman 3	120−130 −78%	210−220 +78%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −201%	250 +201%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −228%	226 +228%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −194%	180−190 +194%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −210%	288 +210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	111 −416%	573 +416%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −140%	173 +140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 −159%	179 +159%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −228%	220 +228%
Battlefield 5	110−120 −72.3%	190−200 +72.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −209%	210 +209%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −90.8%	187 +90.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −65.6%	154 +65.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −164%	300−350 +164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 −318%	305 +318%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −113%	153 +113%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −133%	140−150 +133%
Hitman 3	70−75 −196%	210−220 +196%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −339%	237 +339%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −321%	177 +321%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −200%	90−95 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −367%	271 +367%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −269%	155 +269%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −326%	183 +326%
Battlefield 5	80−85 −142%	190−200 +142%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −413%	154 +413%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −166%	186 +166%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −108%	152 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −251%	280−290 +251%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −387%	268 +387%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −347%	152 +347%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −174%	95−100 +174%
Hitman 3	35−40 −228%	120−130 +228%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −523%	187 +523%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −427%	137 +427%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −205%	60−65 +205%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −500%	186 +500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 −419%	280 +419%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −362%	120 +362%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −400%	120 +400%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −515%	80 +515%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −368%	173 +368%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −263%	145 +263%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −372%	250−260 +372%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −485%	117 +485%