RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 4070

Place in the ranking	20	4
Place by popularity	32	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	60.20	no data
Power efficiency	24.30	21.85
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	AD104	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	12 April 2023 (1 year ago)	5 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	5888	14080
Core clock speed	1920 MHz	975 MHz
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	285 Watt
Texture fill rate	455.4	1,082
Floating-point processing power	29.15 TFLOPS	69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	176
TMUs	184	440
Tensor Cores	184	440
Ray Tracing Cores	46	110

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	240 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	504.2 GB/s	864.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	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.

RTX 4070 69.93

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.60
+28.1%

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.

RTX 4070 26979

RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+28.1%

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	219 −27.9%	280−290 +27.9%
1440p	123 −22%	150−160 +22%
4K	76 −25%	95−100 +25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.74	no data
1440p	4.87	no data
4K	7.88	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

216

−25%

270−280
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 −25%	180−190 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −28%	160−170 +28%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −25.6%	280−290 +25.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −26.1%	150−160 +26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	174 −26.4%	220−230 +26.4%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 −22.8%	210−220 +22.8%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −26.1%	300−310 +26.1%
Hitman 3	120−130 −24%	160−170 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 −18.1%	300−310 +18.1%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −22.6%	190−200 +22.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −23%	150−160 +23%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	290−300 −19%	350−400 +19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −24.2%	190−200 +24.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 −25%	180−190 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −28%	160−170 +28%
Battlefield 5	220−230 −25.6%	280−290 +25.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −26.1%	150−160 +26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 −25.9%	180−190 +25.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 −22.8%	210−220 +22.8%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −26.1%	300−310 +26.1%
Hitman 3	120−130 −24%	160−170 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	250−260 −18.1%	300−310 +18.1%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −22.6%	190−200 +22.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −23%	150−160 +23%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	376 −19.7%	450−500 +19.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 −26.7%	190−200 +26.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 −24.2%	190−200 +24.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	140−150 −25%	180−190 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 −28%	160−170 +28%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −26.1%	150−160 +26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 −25%	160−170 +25%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −19.7%	140−150 +19.7%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 −26.1%	300−310 +26.1%
Hitman 3	120−130 −24%	160−170 +24%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 −19.5%	350−400 +19.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	322 −24.2%	400−450 +24.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 −23.5%	210−220 +23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	124 −21%	150−160 +21%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−23%

150−160
+23%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −27.3%	210−220 +27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 −26.1%	140−150 +26.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 −22%	100−105 +22%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 −23.6%	110−120 +23.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −22%	100−105 +22%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 −23.5%	100−105 +23.5%
Far Cry 5	80−85 −22%	100−105 +22%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 −10.7%	300−310 +10.7%
Hitman 3	100−110 −27.5%	130−140 +27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	222 −26.1%	280−290 +26.1%
Metro Exodus	143 −25.9%	180−190 +25.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 −26.1%	280−290 +26.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −27%	160−170 +27%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 −25.5%	300−310 +25.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

−21.7%

140−150
+21.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −25%	110−120 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −23.2%	85−90 +23.2%
Hitman 3	60−65 −23%	75−80 +23%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 −23.9%	280−290 +23.9%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −26.1%	140−150 +26.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −21.7%	140−150 +21.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 −20.7%	70−75 +20.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −25%	65−70 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 −25%	45−50 +25%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −20%	60−65 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −24%	150−160 +24%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 −24%	150−160 +24%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 −20%	60−65 +20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80

−25%

95−100
+25%

This is how RTX 4070 and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 28% faster in 1080p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 22% faster in 1440p
RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.93	89.60
Recency	12 April 2023	5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	48 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	285 Watt

RTX 4070 has 42.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4070 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.