Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3090
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 3 Jan 2023
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 1 Sep 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti113%
- GeForce RTX 3090100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
- 13% higher gaming performance.
- 65 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3090
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD104 (AD104-400-A1) | GA102 (GA102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 295 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 35,800 million | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 7680 | 10496 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 60 | none |
| Compute Units | 60 | 82 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | 112 |
| TMUs | 240 | 328 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective | 1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| TDP | 285 watts | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 3 Jan 2023 | 1 Sep 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti208.80 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3090189.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti626.40 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3090556.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti504.20 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3090936.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti40090.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 309035580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti179
- GeForce RTX 3090126
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti179
- GeForce RTX 3090168
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti149
- GeForce RTX 3090120
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti349
- GeForce RTX 3090279
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti289
- GeForce RTX 3090271
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti326
- GeForce RTX 3090283
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti137
- GeForce RTX 3090105
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti148
- GeForce RTX 3090139
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti138
- GeForce RTX 3090109
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti248
- GeForce RTX 3090221
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti197
- GeForce RTX 3090199
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti226
- GeForce RTX 3090210
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti81
- GeForce RTX 309069
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti86
- GeForce RTX 309084
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti107
- GeForce RTX 309085
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti138
- GeForce RTX 3090133
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti103
- GeForce RTX 3090100
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce RTX 4070 Ti115
- GeForce RTX 3090125
FPS (higher is better)