Radeon RX 7800M vs GeForce RTX 4070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4070 with Radeon RX 7800M, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4070
2023
12 GB GDDR6X, 200 Watt
70.10
+105%

RTX 4070 outperforms RX 7800M by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking20154
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation60.42no data
Power efficiency24.1713.08
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD104Navi 32
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 April 2023 (1 year ago)11 September 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 cores58883840
Core clock speed1920 MHz1295 MHz
Boost clock speed2475 MHz2335 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate455.4560.4
Floating-point processing power29.15 TFLOPS35.87 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs184240
Tensor Cores184no data
Ray Tracing Cores4660

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length240 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth504.2 GB/s432.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.9-

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 70.10
+105%
RX 7800M 34.13

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 26941
+105%
RX 7800M 13117

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 HD217
+117%
100−110
−117%
1440p124
+107%
60−65
−107%
4K77
+120%
35−40
−120%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.76no data
1440p4.83no data
4K7.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 216
+116%
100−105
−116%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+113%
55−60
−113%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+118%
40−45
−118%
Forza Horizon 4 482
+110%
230−240
−110%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+113%
85−90
−113%
Metro Exodus 174
+118%
80−85
−118%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+113%
60−65
−113%
Valorant 350−400
+108%
170−180
−108%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+113%
55−60
−113%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+137%
30−33
−137%
Dota 2 174
+118%
80−85
−118%
Far Cry 5 156
+108%
75−80
−108%
Fortnite 270−280
+112%
130−140
−112%
Forza Horizon 4 376
+109%
180−190
−109%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+113%
85−90
−113%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+118%
80−85
−118%
Metro Exodus 149
+113%
70−75
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+115%
100−105
−115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+113%
60−65
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+118%
80−85
−118%
Valorant 350−400
+108%
170−180
−108%
World of Tanks 270−280
+115%
130−140
−115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+113%
55−60
−113%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
+106%
80−85
−106%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+113%
30−33
−113%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+120%
60−65
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 322
+115%
150−160
−115%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+113%
85−90
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+115%
100−105
−115%
Valorant 350−400
+108%
170−180
−108%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 137
+111%
65−70
−111%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+111%
65−70
−111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+106%
85−90
−106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+125%
40−45
−125%
World of Tanks 450−500
+106%
240−250
−106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+118%
40−45
−118%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+111%
45−50
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+122%
18−20
−122%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+113%
75−80
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+122%
100−105
−122%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+106%
65−70
−106%
Metro Exodus 143
+120%
65−70
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+108%
75−80
−108%
Valorant 300−350
+118%
140−150
−118%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+118%
40−45
−118%
Dota 2 146
+109%
70−75
−109%
Grand Theft Auto V 146
+109%
70−75
−109%
Metro Exodus 65
+117%
30−33
−117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+109%
100−105
−109%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+126%
27−30
−126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+109%
70−75
−109%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+128%
40−45
−128%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+118%
40−45
−118%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+125%
8−9
−125%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+110%
50−55
−110%
Fortnite 95−100
+113%
45−50
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+120%
55−60
−120%
Forza Horizon 5 80−85
+110%
40−45
−110%
Valorant 170−180
+107%
85−90
−107%

This is how RTX 4070 and RX 7800M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is 117% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 is 107% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 is 120% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 70.10 34.13
Recency 12 April 2023 11 September 2024
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 180 Watt

RTX 4070 has a 105.4% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 7800M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 7800M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop card while Radeon RX 7800M is a notebook one.


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

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