Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 131 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 12Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 4070 is good for today's most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Release date
November 27, 2022
Price
709 USD
Frequency
1920 MHz
Shaders
5896
TMUs
184
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
205 W
Memory Size
12 Gb
Memory Bus
192 Bit
GeForce RTX 4070 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make some decision. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-12700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 4070, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 205W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4070 and Intel Core i7-12700 configuration:
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 4070 with rivals in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4070.
The closest GeForce RTX 4070 competitors
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Ti
375
GeForce RTX 4090
347.6
GeForce RTX 4080 Ti
324.4
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
302
GeForce RTX 4080
301.3
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
280.881
GeForce RTX 4070
278
Radeon RX 7900 XT
274.7
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
268
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
264
Radeon RX 6900 XT
247.6
GeForce RTX 3090
244
GeForce RTX 3080
241
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
239.4
Radeon RX 6800 XT
233.7
GeForce RTX 3080
230.1
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
230
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 4070 are GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 XT. We compared GeForce RTX 4070 (278 FPS) and their medium FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 280.881 FPS, which 1.0% faster and Radeon RX 7900 XT 274.7 FPS, which is 1.2% slower. These figures will also help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 4070 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 4070 and Intel Core i7-12700. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 4070 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Saints Row
2022
138.7
180.3
235.8
291.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
105.5
137.1
179.3
221.5
Homeworld 3
2022
95.7
124.4
162.7
201.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
121.1
157.5
205.9
254.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Atomic Heart
2023
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
130.9
170.2
222.5
274.9
Elden ring
2022
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
125.0
162.5
212.6
262.6
Stray
2022
209.0
271.7
355.4
439.0
Scorn
2022
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.3
Starfield
2022
68.4
88.9
116.2
143.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Overwatch 2
2022
187.5
243.8
318.8
393.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
113.3
147.3
192.6
237.9
To understand how the GeForce RTX 4070 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
173.1
225.0
294.3
363.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
141.2
183.6
240.1
296.6
Hitman 2
2018
191.5
248.9
325.5
402.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
140.7
182.9
239.1
295.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.1
GreedFall
2019
176.4
229.3
299.9
370.5
Borderlands 3
2019
123.9
161.0
210.6
260.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.8
Halo Infinite
2021
111.4
144.8
189.3
233.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Metro Exodus
2019
107.3
139.4
182.3
225.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
192.6
250.4
327.5
404.5
World War Z
2019
193.2
251.2
328.5
405.7
Godfall
2020
172.9
224.8
293.9
363.1
F1 2021
2020
189.5
246.3
322.1
397.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
132.8
172.7
225.8
279.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
191.5
248.9
325.5
402.1
The Division
2016
172.7
224.5
293.6
362.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
192.8
250.7
327.8
404.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
144.2
187.4
245.1
302.8
Genshin Impact
2020
170.0
221.0
288.9
356.9
Hitman 3
2021
132.8
172.7
225.8
279.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
153.7
199.9
261.4
322.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
127.4
165.6
216.5
267.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
189.5
246.3
322.1
397.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
164.1
213.3
279.0
344.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
166.8
216.9
283.6
350.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
166.3
216.1
282.6
349.1
Crysis 3
2013
191.8
249.4
326.1
402.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
91.8
119.4
156.1
192.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
153.7
199.9
261.4
322.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
123.1
160.0
209.2
258.5
Dishonored 2
2016
147.7
192.0
251.1
310.2
Just Cause 4
2018
154.9
201.4
263.4
325.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
115.5
150.1
196.3
242.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
173.9
226.0
295.6
365.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
142.6
185.4
242.4
299.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
181.7
236.2
308.9
381.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
157.5
204.7
267.7
330.7
F1 22
2020
170.0
221.0
288.9
356.9
Project CARS 3
2020
89.9
116.8
152.8
188.7
Anthem
2019
132.6
172.4
225.5
278.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.5
Far Cry 6
2021
146.5
190.5
249.1
307.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
153.4
199.4
260.7
322.1
Gears of War 5
2019
156.1
202.9
265.4
327.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
191.5
248.9
325.5
402.1
Death Stranding
2020
177.6
230.9
301.9
372.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
GeForce RTX 4070 12Gb with Core i7-12700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4070 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
245.4
319.0
417.1
515.3
Project CARS 2
2017
202.6
263.4
344.4
425.4
Battlefield 4
2013
271.7
353.3
462.0
570.7
Dota 2
2013
279.4
363.2
474.9
586.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
238.5
310.1
405.5
500.9
League of Legends
2009
579.2
677.6
836.9
912.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
250.1
325.1
425.1
525.1
DiRT Rally
2015
308.1
400.5
523.7
647.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
230.7
299.9
392.2
484.5
Minecraft
2011
457.1
534.9
660.6
720.0
Roblox
2006
606.6
709.7
876.5
955.4
Apex Legends
2019
205.7
267.4
349.7
432.0
Hitman
2016
195.4
254.0
332.1
410.3
Dawn of War III
2017
210.2
273.3
357.4
441.4
For Honor
2017
286.0
371.8
486.2
600.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
222.7
289.5
378.6
467.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
194.2
252.4
330.1
407.8
Battlefield V
2018
205.7
267.4
349.7
432.0
Rocket League
2015
600.6
702.7
867.9
946.0
Fallout 76
2018
250.8
326.1
426.4
526.8
Need For Speed
2015
231.3
300.7
393.2
485.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
200.6
260.8
341.1
421.3
Strange Brigade
2018
251.4
326.9
427.4
528.0
Valorant
2020
392.1
458.7
666.5
823.4
Doom
2016
307.1
399.2
522.1
644.9
F1 2019
2019
201.2
261.6
342.1
422.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
214.5
278.9
364.7
450.5
Battlefield 1
2016
244.0
317.2
414.8
512.4
Titanfall 2
2016
211.0
274.3
358.7
443.1
Destiny 2
2017
270.2
351.2
459.3
567.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
405.2
474.1
688.8
850.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
514.8
602.3
743.9
810.8
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
