RTX 4070 specs – how powerful is it?

RTX 4070 specs – how powerful is it?
Amaar Chowdhury Updated on by

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The RTX 4070 specs have been announced and we’re interested in just how powerful Nvidia’s graphics card is.

The Ada graphics cards have established themselves since their respective launches, and it seems that the RTX 4070 is next. Released on April 13th, it has an MSRP of $599.

You can get your hands on an RTX 4070 at these retailers:

Amazon US

Best Buy

Newegg

But what will that price get you? Let’s have a look at what we found.

RTX 4070 specs

The RTX 4070 specs have been released by Nvidia ahead of it’s launch on April 13th. We’ve compiled them into a handy table so you can see at a glance what to expect from this card.

RTX 4070 specs:

  • Architecture – Ada Lovelace
  • RT Cores – 3rd Gen
  • Tensor Cores – 4th Gen
  • DLSS – 3
  • Standard Memory Config – 12GB GDDR6X
  • Memory Interface Width – 192-bit
  • Average Gaming Power – 186W
  • Video Playback Power – 16W
  • Idle Power – 10W
  • Total Graphics Power – 200W

How powerful is the RTX 4070?

From the looks of things – the RTX 4070 could be a very decent mid-range graphics card. Unfortunately, it seems to be priced quite high. This has been a recurring theme with Nvidia’s graphics cards released recently, and is a result of extremely high demand, slightly reduced availability, and also Team Green’s growing foothold on the GPU market. However, price is a subjective thing. While it may cost a lot for some, for others it might be a steal. So, we look to the specs instead.

12GB of GDDR6X VRAM is a respectable amount. The RTX 4070 Ti, built on the same GPU chip, has the same amount of VRAM, though an increased amount of processor cores makes all the difference. That said, the RTX 4070’s 5888 CUDA Cores are not to be dismissed. Ada architecture, alongside DLSS 3 capabilities and 3rd Gen RT cores will make this an extremely formidable GPU.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the RTX 4070 do ray tracing?

The RTX 4070 will be able to do ray tracing thanks to the RTX architecture that the graphics card line is known for.

Will the RTX 4070 be good for gaming?

The RTX 4070 is going to be extremely good for gaming thanks to the balanced specifications.