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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
56Inno Score
26.1Rasterization52.5
20Ray Tracing46.7
38.7Memoryspec-based51.9
80.1Efficiencyspec-based75.6
36.4Compute61.5
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10709 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+27) and rasterization (+26). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 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

  • 47% lower TDP: 150 W vs 285 W
  • 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
  • Lower launch price: $379 vs $799

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 62 vs 36
  • 300% higher Shading units: 7,680 vs 1,920
  • 272% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,500 vs 6,046

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Announced20162023
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process16 nm5 nm+69%
TDP150 W+47%285 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Shading units1,9207,680+300%
RT cores—60
Tensor / AI cores—240
Base clock1,506 MHz2,310 MHz+53%
Boost clock1,683 MHz2,610 MHz+55%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
VRAM8 GB12 GB+50%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Bus width256 bit+33%192 bit
Bandwidth256 GB/s504 GB/s+97%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3DMark Time Spy6,046Bottom 20%22,500+272%Top 17%
3DMark Speed Way—6,000Top 22%
PassMark G3D13,511Bottom 28%24,900+84%Top 21%
1080p Ultra—169 fpsTop 23%
1440p Ultra—125 fpsTop 25%
4K Ultra—69 fpsTop 26%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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