RTX 4070
The current RTX 4070 price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
NVIDIA · GPU · RTX 40
Retailer photo of ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4070 GAMING OC. View this offer in Where to buy
Works well for: 1080p Gaming, 1440p Gaming, Ray Tracing @ 1080p
Trade-offs: Current price sits CAD 212 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 808)
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 504 GB/s
- Board power
- 200 W
- Architecture
- Ada Lovelace
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: MediumAt CAD 1020 the RTX 4070 is priced 32% below its CAD 1490 representative market level. Only 2 verified new offers stand behind it, so the level can move quickly.
Consider: RX 9060 XT 16GB offers stronger value around CAD 690.Compare
Prices & availability
RTX 4070: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
2 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4070 GAMING OC | ASUS | New | CAD 1,020 | 63 | 2026-11-14 | View offer → |
| ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 4070 GAMING OC | Newegg | New | CAD 1,960 | 33 | 2026-11-14 | View offer → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#21 of 43 graded graphics cards
- #18 AMDRX 7900 GRE 45
- #19 AMDRX 9070 GRE 43
- #20 AMDRX 7800 XT 43
- #21 NVIDIARTX 4070 42
- #22 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 42
- #23 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 40
- #24 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 40
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#15 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5070 67
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 66
- #14 NVIDIAGTX 1650 66
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 63
- #16 AMDRX 7800 XT 62
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 58
- #18 IntelArc A380 58
Performance 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#21 of 43 graded graphics cards
- #18 AMDRX 7900 GRE 45
- #19 AMDRX 9070 GRE 43
- #20 AMDRX 7800 XT 43
- #21 NVIDIARTX 4070 42
- #22 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 42
- #23 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 40
- #24 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 40
Value 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#15 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5070 69
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 67
- #14 NVIDIAGTX 1650 67
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 64
- #16 AMDRX 7800 XT 62
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 57
- #18 NVIDIARTX 5070 Ti 57
Performance 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#21 of 43 graded graphics cards
- #18 AMDRX 7900 GRE 45
- #19 AMDRX 9070 GRE 43
- #20 AMDRX 7800 XT 43
- #21 NVIDIARTX 4070 42
- #22 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 42
- #23 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 40
- #24 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 40
Value 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#14 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #11 NVIDIARTX 5050 71
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5070 69
- #13 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 68
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 65
- #15 AMDRX 7800 XT 63
- #16 NVIDIAGTX 1650 61
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 59
Performance 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#21 of 43 graded graphics cards
- #18 AMDRX 7900 GRE 45
- #19 AMDRX 9070 GRE 43
- #20 AMDRX 7800 XT 43
- #21 NVIDIARTX 4070 42
- #22 IntelIntel Arc Pro B70 42
- #23 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 40
- #24 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 40
Value 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#15 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #12 AMDRX 9060 XT 8GB 70
- #13 AMDRX 7800 XT 70
- #14 NVIDIARTX 5090 70
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 69
- #16 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 69
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 68
- #18 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 67
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#15 of 37 graded graphics cards
- #12 AMDRX 7900 XTX 56
- #13 AMDRX 9070 54
- #14 NVIDIARTX 3090 53
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 51
- #16 AMDRX 7900 XT 49
- #17 AMDRX 9070 GRE 46
- #18 AMDRX 7900 GRE 46
Value Ray Tracing @ 1080p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#14 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #11 NVIDIARTX 4090 75
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 73
- #13 NVIDIARTX 5060 70
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 69
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 69
- #16 NVIDIARTX 5090 67
- #17 NVIDIARTX 4080 66
Performance Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#17 of 37 graded graphics cards
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 43
- #15 AMDRX 7900 XT 43
- #16 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 39
- #17 NVIDIARTX 4070 38
- #18 AMDRX 9070 GRE 37
- #19 AMDRX 7900 GRE 34
- #20 AMDRX 7800 XT 33
Value Ray Tracing @ 1440p
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#15 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #12 NVIDIARTX 5090 71
- #13 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 69
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 67
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 67
- #16 NVIDIARTX 4080 66
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 66
- #18 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 66
Performance Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#17 of 37 graded graphics cards
- #14 NVIDIARTX 5070 35
- #15 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 34
- #16 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 32
- #17 NVIDIARTX 4070 30
- #18 AMDRX 7900 GRE 27
- #19 AMDRX 9070 GRE 24
- #20 AMDRX 7800 XT 24
Value Ray Tracing @ 4K
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#19 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #16 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 65
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 63
- #18 AMDRX 7900 XT 63
- #19 NVIDIARTX 4070 61
- #20 AMDRX 7900 GRE 60
- #21 AMDRX 7800 XT 59
- #22 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 57
Performance AI
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#14 of 43 graded graphics cards
- #11 NVIDIARTX 3090 34
- #12 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 34
- #13 NVIDIARTX 5070 29
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4070 28
- #15 AMDRX 9070 XT 23
- #16 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 21
- #17 NVIDIARTX 3070 Ti 21
Value AI
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#10 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #7 NVIDIARTX 5080 82
- #8 AMDRX 9070 XT 80
- #9 NVIDIARTX 5070 74
- #10 NVIDIARTX 4070 73
- #11 NVIDIARTX 4080 73
- #12 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 72
- #13 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 71
Performance 3D Rendering
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#11 of 38 graded graphics cards
- #8 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti Super 46
- #9 NVIDIARTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 42
- #10 NVIDIARTX 5070 41
- #11 NVIDIARTX 4070 41
- #12 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 40
- #13 NVIDIARTX 3090 35
- #14 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 28
Value 3D Rendering
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#12 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #9 NVIDIARTX 5070 77
- #10 NVIDIARTX 4070 Ti 75
- #11 NVIDIARTX 4080 75
- #12 NVIDIARTX 4070 73
- #13 AMDRX 9070 GRE 70
- #14 AMDRX 9070 69
- #15 AMDRX 9060 XT 16GB 66
Performance Light Use
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#19 of 42 graded graphics cards
- #16 IntelArc A580 74
- #17 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 8GB 73
- #18 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 73
- #19 NVIDIARTX 4070 68
- #20 NVIDIARTX 3060 Ti 68
- #21 AMDRX 9070 GRE 65
- #22 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 63
Value Light Use
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#19 of 44 currently priced graphics cards
- #16 NVIDIARTX 5060 Ti 16GB 12
- #17 NVIDIARTX 4070 Super 11
- #18 NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB 10
- #19 NVIDIARTX 4070 10
- #20 AMDRX 9070 XT 9
- #21 NVIDIARTX 5070 9
- #22 NVIDIARTX 4060 Ti 8GB 9
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value63 | Higher capability RX 9070 XT 89 +42% capability · -1% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB 100 -5% capability · -32% price |
| 1080p GamingRaster performance · 1080p | GradeS
Value64 | Higher capability RX 9070 XT S 90 +42% capability · -1% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB A 100 -5% capability · -32% price |
| 1440p GamingRaster performance · 1440p | GradeA
Value65 | Higher capability RX 9070 XT S 92 +42% capability · -1% price | Higher Value with current priorities RX 9060 XT 16GB A 100 -5% capability · -32% price |
| 4K / VRRaster performance · 4K / VR | GradeC
Value69
| Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT A 100 +42% capability · -1% price | |
| Ray Tracing @ 1080pRay tracing capability · 1080p | GradeA
Value69 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT A 100 +22% capability · -1% price | |
| Ray Tracing @ 1440pRay tracing capability · 1440p | GradeC
Value67
| Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT B 100 +44% capability · -1% price | |
| Ray Tracing @ 4KRay tracing capability · 4K | GradeF
Value61
| Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RX 9070 XT C 90 +56% capability · -1% price | |
| AI / Local LLMAI compute · memory and ecosystem fit | GradeB
Value73 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities RTX 4070 Super B 83 +22% capability · +1% price | |
| 3D Rendering3D rendering · creator workloads | GradeA
Value73 | — | Higher Value with current priorities RTX 4070 Super B 85 -3% capability · +1% price |
| Light Use & EfficiencyEfficiency · lighter workloads | GradeB
Value10 | Higher capability RTX 3050 6GB S 48 +47% capability · -41% price | Higher Value with current priorities Arc A380 S 100 +45% capability |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- 1080p Gaming is your main prioritygraded S for 1080p Gaming on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 808CAD 808 is where Relative Value reaches 80 with Balanced priorities, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 212 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 808)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 808 calculated threshold with Balanced priorities
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 63 with Balanced priorities, at CAD 690
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
Works well if
- 1080p is your main priority — S here means 144 Hz+ ultra with headroomgraded S for 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 810CAD 810 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for 1080p, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 12 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 8 GB grades A for 1080p; this one has 12 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 210 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 810)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 810 calculated threshold for 1080p
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 64 for 1080p, at CAD 690
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
Works well if
- 1440p is your main priority — A here means confident 90–130 fps at high settings, 12 GB+ VRAMgraded A for 1440p on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 824CAD 824 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for 1440p, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 12 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 10 GB grades B for 1440p; this one has 12 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 196 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 824)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 824 calculated threshold for 1440p
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9060 XT 16GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 65 for 1440p, at CAD 690
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 4K is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades C for 4K, but S for 1080p Gaming
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 751CAD 751 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for 4K, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if 4K is your main useit grades C there; RX 9070 XT grades A at CAD 1010
- Current price sits CAD 269 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 751)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 751 calculated threshold for 4K
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 100 against its 69 for 4K, at CAD 1010
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1080p is your main priority — A here means playablegraded A for Ray Tracing @ 1080p on the same rubric as the tier list, from 64 fps measured natively (upscaling typically adds 40–60% on top)
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 756CAD 756 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Ray Tracing @ 1080p, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for Ray Tracing @ 1080p — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 264 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 756)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 756 calculated threshold for Ray Tracing @ 1080p
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 100 against its 69 for Ray Tracing @ 1080p, at CAD 1010
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 1440p is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades C for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, but S for 1080p Gaming
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 712CAD 712 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 1440p is your main useit grades C there; RX 9070 XT grades B at CAD 1010
- Current price sits CAD 308 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 712)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 712 calculated threshold for Ray Tracing @ 1440p
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 100 against its 67 for Ray Tracing @ 1440p, at CAD 1010
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Ray Tracing @ 4K is not actually your main job — 1080p Gaming isit grades F for Ray Tracing @ 4K, but S for 1080p Gaming
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Ray Tracing @ 4K is your main useit grades F there; RX 9070 XT grades C at CAD 1010
- You want strong value for Ray Tracing @ 4K specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Ray Tracing @ 4K — the calculation only gets there near CAD 355, against a cheapest tracked CAD 1020
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelRX 9070 XT holds Relative Value 90 against its 61 for Ray Tracing @ 4K, at CAD 1010
Works well if
- AI is your main prioritygraded B for AI on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 842CAD 842 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for AI, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 12 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 10 GB grades C for AI; this one has 12 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 178 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 842)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 842 calculated threshold for AI
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
Works well if
- 3D Rendering is your main prioritygraded A for 3D Rendering on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~CAD 844CAD 844 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for 3D Rendering, in the 2026-11-12–2026-11-14 offer frame
- You want memory headroom — 12 GB is above what this job needsthe same card with 6 GB grades C for 3D Rendering; this one has 12 GB and hits no memory cap
Consider other options if
- Current price sits CAD 176 above the strong-value threshold (~CAD 844)cheapest tracked CAD 1020 against a CAD 844 calculated threshold for 3D Rendering
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
Works well if
- Light Use is your main prioritygraded B for Light Use on the same rubric as the tier list
- You want memory headroom — memory is not what limits it hereno memory cap applies to this grade for Light Use — the raster index sets it, not the frame buffer
- DLSS 4.5 with frame generation matters to yousecond-generation transformer upscaler + frame generation — derived from the ada architecture, not from a scraped feature flag
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Light Use specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Light Use per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelArc A380 holds Relative Value 100 against its 10 for Light Use. Check on Amazon.
- Not the pick if 4K / VR is your main useit grades only C there
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the RTX 4070
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for 1080p
Chosen for 1440p
Chosen for 4K
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1080p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 1440p
Chosen for Ray Tracing @ 4K
Chosen for AI
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: CUDA — Many local-LLM and diffusion toolchains are CUDA-only. ROCm and Vulkan builds exist and work, but they are not drop-in — check your toolchain before treating a non-NVIDIA card as an equivalent swap.
Chosen for 3D Rendering
This scenario carries a requirement candidates are checked against first: OptiX — Blender Cycles reaches its fastest path on NVIDIA OptiX. HIP (AMD) and oneAPI (Intel) render the same scenes, so this is a workflow question, not a capability wall — but render times and add-on support differ.
Chosen for Light Use
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Core / Performance
- Architecture
- Ada Lovelace
- GPU chip
- AD104
- GPU variant
- AD104-250-A1
- Process node
- 5 nm
- Transistors
- 35,800 million
- Shading units
- 5888
Memory
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 200 W
- Power connector
- Varies by version
- Recommended PSU
- Varies by version
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- Varies by version338 mm across tracked variants
- Height
- Varies by version150 mm across tracked variants
- Width
- Varies by version
- Slot thickness
- Varies by version3 across tracked variants
- Fans
- Varies by version3 across tracked variants
- Cooling
- Varies by version
- Outputs
- Varies by version
Power / Interface
- Board power (TBP)
- 200 W
- Power connector
- 1x 16-pin
- Recommended PSU
- 550 W
- Bus interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
Physical / Outputs
- Length
- 338 mm
- Height
- 150 mm
- Width
- Unknown
- Slot thickness
- 3 slots
- Fans
- 3
- Cooling
- Air
- Outputs
- 3× DisplayPort · 1× HDMI
Exact board / Identity
- Board part number
- ROG-STRIX-RTX4070-O12G-GAMING
- Vendor warranty
- 3 years
Select an exact version for physical dimensions and connector details.
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Core / Performance
- Texture units
- 184
- ROPs
- 64
- Ray tracing cores
- 46
- Tensor cores
- 184
- Base clock
- 1920 MHz
- Boost clock
- 2610 MHz
Features
- Upscaling
- DLSS 4.5
- Frame generation
- frame generation
- Ray tracing
- Supported
- Dual BIOS
- Yes
- RGB lighting
- Yes
Warranty & release
- Release year
- 2023
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure TheComparator.Tech calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-12–2026-11-14
What to check in your build
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Select a board to confirm its connector and cable-clearance needs.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
The exact requirement depends on the version you select.
Varies by version
Slot occupancy depends on the board cooler and thickness.
Select an exact version above for physical dimensions and connector details.
550 W PSU recommended
Whole-system figure from the board vendor — it already allows for the processor and transient spikes.
1x 16-pin required
Adapters work but add connector bulk and need extra cable-bend clearance.
Needs at least 338 mm of GPU clearance
Front radiators and fans eat into the figure a case advertises.
Leave room beyond the card for the cable bend
No verified minimum is published — measure it.
Occupies 3 slots
The cooler covers the slots below it — check nothing adjacent needs that space.
Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.
Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
RTX 4070 offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #21 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1000. RX 9060 XT 16GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4070 offers S-grade capability for 1080p. It ranks #21 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1000. RX 9070 GRE currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4070 offers A-grade capability for 1440p. It ranks #21 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1000. RX 9060 XT 16GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
RTX 4070 offers C-grade capability for 4K. It ranks #21 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1000. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4070 offers A-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1080p. It ranks #15 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 1000. The main limitation appears when 4K / VR becomes the priority, where it grades C.
RTX 4070 offers C-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 1440p. It ranks #17 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 1000. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4070 offers F-grade capability for Ray Tracing @ 4K. It ranks #17 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ray-tracing index 1000. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
RTX 4070 offers B-grade capability for AI. It ranks #14 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 1000. The main limitation appears when 4K / VR becomes the priority, where it grades C.
RTX 4070 offers A-grade capability for 3D Rendering. It ranks #11 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is ai compute index 1000. The main limitation appears when 4K / VR becomes the priority, where it grades C.
RTX 4070 offers B-grade capability for Light Use. It ranks #19 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is raster index 1000. RX 9060 XT 16GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
How much case clearance should I allow for the RTX 4070?
Tracked boards range from 338 to 338 mm in length. Select the exact board, then also allow for front radiators or fans, card height, slot thickness and power-cable bend; length alone does not guarantee fit.
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Useful links & sources
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