GeForce RTX 4070 10 GB vs RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD104AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateno datano 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 cores72807168
Boost clock speed1350 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rate324.0564.5
Floating-point processing power19.66 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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB10 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed14 GB/s21 GB/s
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s420.2 GB/s

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm

RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q has a 20% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q and GeForce RTX 4070 10 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 10 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Ti Max-Q
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 10 GB
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