GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB and GeForce RTX 4070 - video card comparison
GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB
GeForce RTX 4070
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Ada Lovelace
GPU code name
GA104
AD104
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
-
April 2023
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin
1x 16-pin
Boost clock speed
1725 MHz
2475 MHz
Core clock speed
-
1920 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
5 nm
Number of transistors
17,400 million
35,800 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
5888
5888
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
200 Watt
Texture fill rate
317.4
455.4
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
12 GB
Memory bus width
256 Bit
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
14 GB/s
21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
448.0 GB/s
504.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI
+
+
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.5
8.9
OpenCL
2.0
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.5
6.7
Vulkan
1.2
1.3