GeForce RTX 4070 vs GTX 285 Mac Edition

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated17
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluationno data26.34
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGT200BAD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 January 2009 (15 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$170 $791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2405888
Core clock speed648 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate51.84455.4
Floating-point performance708.5 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-pin

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2484 MHz21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth159.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.38.9

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 15 January 2009 13 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 200 Watt

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