GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTX 670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 670 and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 670
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
13.85

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 670 by a whopping 622% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3761
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.4918.83
Power efficiency5.6115.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 May 2012 (12 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 440% better value for money than GTX 670.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores134416384
Core clock speed915 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate109.81,290
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs112512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5384 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s1.01 TB/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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
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+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 670 13.85
RTX 4090 100.00
+622%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 670 5326
RTX 4090 38452
+622%

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.

GTX 670 7000
RTX 4090 73447
+949%

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 HD35−40
−637%
258
+637%
1440p27−30
−630%
197
+630%
4K18−20
−694%
143
+694%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.40
−83.9%
6.20
+83.9%
1440p14.78
−82.1%
8.12
+82.1%
4K22.17
−98.2%
11.18
+98.2%
  • RTX 4090 has 84% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 has 82% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 has 98% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 212
+0%
212
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 225
+0%
225
+0%
Elden Ring 249
+0%
249
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 215
+0%
215
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 111
+0%
111
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 555
+0%
555
+0%
Metro Exodus 178
+0%
178
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 826
+0%
826
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Dota 2 200
+0%
200
+0%
Elden Ring 468
+0%
468
+0%
Far Cry 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 548
+0%
548
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 183
+0%
183
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 750−800
+0%
750−800
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 105
+0%
105
+0%
Dota 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 544
+0%
544
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 680
+0%
680
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 162
+0%
162
+0%
Elden Ring 343
+0%
343
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 152
+0%
152
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 507
+0%
507
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 262
+0%
262
+0%
Valorant 572
+0%
572
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Dota 2 187
+0%
187
+0%
Elden Ring 198
+0%
198
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
187
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Dota 2 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+0%
284
+0%
Valorant 364
+0%
364
+0%

This is how GTX 670 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 637% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 630% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 694% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.85 100.00
Recency 10 May 2012 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 450 Watt

GTX 670 has 164.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 622% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 670 in performance tests.


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