GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
33.45

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms Vega Frontier Edition by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking16563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.70no data
Power efficiency7.7330.32
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega 10AD106
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

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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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 cores40964608
Core clock speed1382 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate409.6244.1
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs256144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s256.0 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, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
CUDA-8.9
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.

Vega Frontier Edition 33.45
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.28
+50.3%

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 13013
RTX 4070 Mobile 19562
+50.3%

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 HD85−90
−50.6%
128
+50.6%
1440p45−50
−57.8%
71
+57.8%
4K30−35
−53.3%
46
+53.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.75no data
1440p22.20no data
4K33.30no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 188
+0%
188
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 140
+0%
140
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 139
+0%
139
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 216
+0%
216
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95
+0%
95
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 97
+0%
97
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 195
+0%
195
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 229
+0%
229
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+0%
87
+0%
Dota 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+0%
116
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+0%
71
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

This is how Vega Frontier Edition and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 51% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 58% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 53% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.45 50.28
Recency 27 June 2017 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 115 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 50.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 160.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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