01
Introduction
In every generation of NVIDIA graphics cards, the RTX X070 series holds a special position. Its performance is significantly higher than the mainstream RTX X060 series, yet its price remains notably lower than the higher-tier RTX X070 Ti series, making it the top choice for many users looking for a mid-range GPU.
This article compares the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 5070 and the GeForce RTX 4070 to assess the extent of the performance improvement in the GeForce RTX 5070, providing a reference for interested users.
02
Specification Comparison
The GeForce RTX 5070 was released on January 6, 2025, featuring the GB205 GPU chip manufactured with TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 6,144 CUDA cores, 192 texture units, 48 streaming multiprocessors, 192 tensor cores, and 48 ray-tracing units.
It comes with 40MB of L2 cache, a base clock speed of 2,165MHz, and a boost clock speed of 2,510MHz. The card is equipped with 12GB of GDDR7 memory, a 192-bit memory bus, a memory speed of 28Gbps, and a memory bandwidth of 672GB/s. Its FP32 floating-point performance reaches 30.84 TFLOPS, with a power consumption of 250W, and it has a reference price of $549.
The GeForce RTX 4070 was released on April 13, 2023, using the AD104 GPU and also based on TSMC’s 5nm process. It features 5,888 CUDA cores, 184 texture units, 64 raster units, 46 ray-tracing units, 46 streaming multiprocessors, and 184 tensor cores, along with 36MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock speed is 1,920MHz, with a boost clock of 2,475MHz. It is equipped with 12GB of GDDR6X memory, a 192-bit memory bus, a memory speed of 21Gbps, and a memory bandwidth of 504GB/s. The FP32 performance reaches 29.15 TFLOPS, with a power consumption of 200W, and an MSRP of $599.
03
Test System Configuration
The main test system is configured as follows:
- Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
- Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
- Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5070
- Storage: Two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs
- Operating System: Windows 11
04
Gaming Tests (GeForce RTX 5070 vs 4070)
The following tests cover seven games, all set to 1440P resolution. In the images provided, the left side represents the GeForce RTX 4070 platform, while the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5070 platform.
Game 1: God of War
- GeForce RTX 4070:
- Average FPS: 111
- Minimum FPS: 92
- Frame Time: 9.0ms
- CPU Usage: 17%
- CPU Power Consumption: 59W
- CPU Temperature: 58°C
- Memory Usage: 11.6GB
- GPU Utilization: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.5GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 188W
- GPU Temperature: 65°C
- GeForce RTX 5070:
- Average FPS: 136
- Minimum FPS: 113
- Frame Time: 6.9ms
- CPU Usage: 20%
- CPU Power Consumption: 56W
- CPU Temperature: 57°C
- Memory Usage: 12.7GB
- GPU Utilization: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.9GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 204W
- GPU Temperature: 53°C
Performance Comparison:
- RTX 5070 achieves 25 FPS higher than RTX 4070 (~1.2x improvement).
- Minimum FPS is 21 FPS higher on RTX 5070.
- Frame time is 2ms lower on RTX 5070.
- RTX 5070 consumes 16W more power but runs 12°C cooler.
Game 2: Ghostwire: Tokyo
- GeForce RTX 4070:
- Average FPS: 62
- Minimum FPS: 48
- Frame Time: 16.0ms
- CPU Usage: 12%
- CPU Power Consumption: 49W
- CPU Temperature: 58°C
- Memory Usage: 11.8GB
- GPU Utilization: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.7GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 192W
- GPU Temperature: 65°C
- GeForce RTX 5070:
- Average FPS: 70
- Minimum FPS: 64
- Frame Time: 13.7ms
- CPU Usage: 26%
- CPU Power Consumption: 53W
- CPU Temperature: 52°C
- Memory Usage: 10.3GB
- GPU Utilization: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.2GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 216W
- GPU Temperature: 53°C
Performance Comparison:
- RTX 5070 achieves 8 FPS higher (~1.1x improvement).
- Minimum FPS is 16 FPS higher on RTX 5070.
- Frame time is 2.3ms lower on RTX 5070.
- RTX 5070 consumes 24W more power but runs 12°C cooler.
Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077
- GeForce RTX 4070:
- Average FPS: 60
- Minimum FPS: 48
- Frame Time: 19.5ms
- CPU Usage: 39%
- CPU Power Consumption: 70W
- CPU Temperature: 56°C
- Memory Usage: 12.5GB
- GPU Utilization: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 9.8GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 188W
- GPU Temperature: 64°C
- GeForce RTX 5070:
- Average FPS: 75
- Minimum FPS: 59
- Frame Time: 12.6ms
- CPU Usage: 44%
- CPU Power Consumption: 79W
- CPU Temperature: 61°C
- Memory Usage: 12.2GB
- GPU Utilization: 97%
- VRAM Usage: 9.5GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 211W
- GPU Temperature: 51°C
Performance Comparison:
- RTX 5070 achieves 15 FPS higher (~1.3x improvement).
- Minimum FPS is 11 FPS higher on RTX 5070.
- Frame time is 7ms lower on RTX 5070.
- RTX 5070 consumes 23W more power but runs 13°C cooler.
Game 4: Horizon Forbidden West
- GeForce RTX 4070:
- Average FPS: 86
- Minimum FPS: 78
- Frame Time: 12.3ms
- CPU Usage: 46%
- Memory Usage: 11.5GB
- GPU Utilization: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 8.4GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 181W
- GPU Temperature: 65°C
- GeForce RTX 5070:
- Average FPS: 103
- Minimum FPS: 91
- Frame Time: 9.7ms
- CPU Usage: 53%
- Memory Usage: 11.4GB
- GPU Utilization: 98%
- VRAM Usage: 8.1GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 204W
- GPU Temperature: 49°C
Performance Comparison:
- RTX 5070 achieves 17 FPS higher (~1.2x improvement).
- Minimum FPS is 21 FPS higher on RTX 5070.
- Frame time is 2.6ms lower on RTX 5070.
- RTX 5070 consumes 23W more power but runs 16°C cooler.
Game 5: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
- GeForce RTX 4070: 54 FPS
- GeForce RTX 5070: 64 FPS (10 FPS higher, ~1.2x improvement)
Game 6: Black Myth: Wukong
- GeForce RTX 4070: 40 FPS
- GeForce RTX 5070: 49 FPS (9 FPS higher, ~1.2x improvement)
Game 7: Starfield
- GeForce RTX 4070: 45 FPS
- GeForce RTX 5070: 53 FPS (8 FPS higher, ~1.2x improvement)
Across all seven games, the GeForce RTX 5070 consistently outperforms the RTX 4070, delivering:
- 8 to 25 FPS higher performance (10–25% increase).
- Lower frame times (~2–7ms reduction).
- Higher power consumption (~5–24W increase).
- Significantly lower GPU temperatures (~12–16°C reduction).
The RTX 5070 offers a notable performance boost, making it a better option for higher frame rates and smoother gameplay at 1440P resolution.
05
Comparison Conclusion
Overall, even without enabling DLSS 4, the GeForce RTX 5070 delivers a significant performance improvement over the previous-generation GeForce RTX 4070, with an average increase of around 20%, which is a reasonable upgrade.
On the other hand, while the GeForce RTX 5070 consumes slightly more power than the RTX 4070, its temperatures are consistently lower, which is a noteworthy advantage.
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