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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
36.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
71.8Inno Score
27.3Rasterization73.5
20Ray Tracing68.5
38.7Memoryspec-based74.6
76.4Efficiencyspec-based55.2
39.5Compute86.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 36.7, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+49) and compute (+47). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

  • 60% lower TDP: 180 W vs 450 W
  • Lower launch price: $450 vs $1,599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

  • Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 27
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 86 vs 40
  • 574% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 2,432
  • 429% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 6,809

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Announced20172022
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process16 nm5 nm+69%
TDP180 W+60%450 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Shading units2,43216,384+574%
RT cores—128
Tensor / AI cores—512
Base clock1,607 MHz2,235 MHz+39%
Boost clock1,683 MHz2,520 MHz+50%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
VRAM8 GB24 GB+200%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Bus width256 bit384 bit+50%
Bandwidth256 GB/s1,008 GB/s+294%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
3DMark Time Spy6,809Bottom 25%36,000+429%Top 3%
3DMark Speed Way—10,100Top 4%
PassMark G3D14,675Bottom 36%38,500+162%Top 3%
1080p Ultra—225 fpsTop 4%
1440p Ultra—180 fpsTop 4%
4K Ultra—112 fpsTop 4%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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