GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon Pro Vega II Duo

Place in the ranking	132	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	34
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.27	60.42
Power efficiency	5.30	24.17
Architecture	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Vega 20	AD104
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,399	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 731% better value for money than Pro Vega II Duo.

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	4096	5888
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	1720 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	13,230 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	475 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	440.3	455.4
Floating-point processing power	14.09 TFLOPS	29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	64
TMUs	256	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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	Apple MPX	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	Quad-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	HBM2	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1.02 TB/s	504.2 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 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
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.

Pro Vega II Duo 36.47

RTX 4070 70.10
+92.2%

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.

Pro Vega II Duo 14018

RTX 4070 26941
+92.2%

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	110−120 −97.3%	217 +97.3%
1440p	60−65 −107%	124 +107%
4K	40−45 −92.5%	77 +92.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	39.99 −1349%	2.76 +1349%
1440p	73.32 −1418%	4.83 +1418%
4K	109.98 −1314%	7.78 +1314%

RTX 4070 has 1349% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4070 has 1418% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4070 has 1314% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	216 +0%	216 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	87 +0%	87 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	482 +0%	482 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	174 +0%	174 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 +0%	71 +0%
Dota 2	174 +0%	174 +0%
Far Cry 5	156 +0%	156 +0%
Fortnite	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	376 +0%	376 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +0%	174 +0%
Metro Exodus	149 +0%	149 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +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	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	64 +0%	64 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	322 +0%	322 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	137 +0%	137 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	137 +0%	137 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +0%	222 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Dota 2	146 +0%	146 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	146 +0%	146 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +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	146 +0%	146 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	121 +0%	121 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

This is how Pro Vega II Duo and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 97% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 107% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 93% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	36.47	70.10
Recency	3 June 2019	12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	475 Watt	200 Watt

Pro Vega II Duo has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 92.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 137.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro Vega II Duo in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega II Duo is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop one.

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