GeForce RTX 5070 vs RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation
2023
20 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
51.15

RTX 5070 outperforms RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6719
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.50
Power efficiency51.7320.67
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD104GB205
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date21 March 2023 (2 years ago)4 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores61446144
Core clock speed720 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate299.5482.3
Floating-point processing power19.17 TFLOPS30.87 TFLOPS
ROPs6480
TMUs192192
Tensor Cores192192
Ray Tracing Cores4848

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 5.0 x16
Length168 mm245 mm
Width2-slot2-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount20 GB12 GB
Memory bus width160 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth280.0 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.910.1
DLSS++

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.

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation 51.15
RTX 5070 72.99
+42.7%

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 4000 SFF Ada Generation 20349
RTX 5070 29039
+42.7%

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 HD140−150
−52.9%
214
+52.9%
1440p85−90
−44.7%
123
+44.7%
4K50−55
−54%
77
+54%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.57
1440pno data4.46
4Kno data7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Dead Island 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Dead Island 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Far Cry 5 322
+0%
322
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 329
+0%
329
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Dead Island 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Far Cry 5 306
+0%
306
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 299
+0%
299
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 436
+0%
436
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Dead Island 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Far Cry 5 290
+0%
290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 210
+0%
210
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Dead Island 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Far Cry 5 222
+0%
222
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166
+0%
166
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dead Island 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 53% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 45% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 54% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 51.15 72.99
Recency 21 March 2023 4 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a 66.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 42.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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