Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The average FPS in games is 131 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 12Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 4070 is good for new most demanding 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 GPU, you can already draw certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 4070, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 205W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 4070 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X configuration:
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 4070 is better or worse than competitors in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 4070.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 4070
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 opponents of the GeForce RTX 4070 are GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 XT. We compared GeForce RTX 4070 (278 FPS) and their average 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 numbers will further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 4070 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 4070 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. The numbers near 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 4070 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Overwatch 2
2022
183.6
238.6
312.1
385.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
70.7
92.0
120.3
148.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Elden ring
2022
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
99.4
129.3
169.0
208.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
122.4
159.1
208.0
257.0
Atomic Heart
2023
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
Stray
2022
204.6
266.0
347.8
429.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
74.6
96.9
126.8
156.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
128.1
166.5
217.8
269.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
118.5
154.1
201.5
249.0
Starfield
2022
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Saints Row
2022
135.8
176.5
230.8
285.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
103.3
134.2
175.5
216.8
Homeworld 3
2022
93.7
121.8
159.3
196.8
Scorn
2022
74.6
96.9
126.8
156.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 4070 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 22
2020
166.4
216.3
282.8
349.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
130.0
169.0
221.0
273.0
Genshin Impact
2020
166.4
216.3
282.8
349.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
113.0
146.9
192.1
237.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
162.7
211.5
276.6
341.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
150.5
195.6
255.8
316.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
150.1
195.1
255.2
315.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
170.2
221.2
289.3
357.4
Gears of War 5
2019
152.8
198.6
259.7
320.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
190.1
247.1
323.1
399.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
139.6
181.5
237.3
293.1
World War Z
2019
189.1
245.8
321.5
397.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
138.2
179.7
235.0
290.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
187.4
243.6
318.6
393.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
89.9
116.8
152.8
188.7
Anthem
2019
129.8
168.8
220.7
272.6
The Division
2016
169.0
219.7
287.3
355.0
GreedFall
2019
172.7
224.5
293.5
362.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
163.3
212.3
277.6
342.9
Godfall
2020
169.2
220.0
287.7
355.4
Dishonored 2
2016
144.6
187.9
245.7
303.6
Far Cry 6
2021
143.4
186.4
243.8
301.2
Hitman 3
2021
130.0
169.0
221.0
273.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
185.5
241.1
315.3
389.5
Metro Exodus
2019
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.4
The Witcher 3
2015
169.4
220.2
288.0
355.8
Death Stranding
2020
173.8
226.0
295.5
365.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
124.7
162.1
211.9
261.8
F1 2021
2020
185.5
241.1
315.3
389.5
Hitman 2
2018
187.4
243.6
318.6
393.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Halo Infinite
2021
109.0
141.7
185.3
228.9
Project CARS 3
2020
88.0
114.3
149.5
184.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
137.7
179.0
234.0
289.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
188.7
245.3
320.8
396.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
188.5
245.1
320.5
395.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
154.1
200.3
262.0
323.6
Just Cause 4
2018
151.6
197.1
257.8
318.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
187.4
243.6
318.6
393.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
141.1
183.4
239.9
296.3
Crysis 3
2013
187.8
244.1
319.2
394.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
160.6
208.8
273.0
337.3
Borderlands 3
2019
121.2
157.6
206.1
254.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
150.5
195.6
255.8
316.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
GeForce RTX 4070 12Gb with Ryzen 5 3500X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 4070 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
218.0
283.4
370.6
457.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
503.9
589.5
728.1
793.6
Need For Speed
2015
226.4
294.3
384.9
475.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
396.6
464.0
674.2
832.8
For Honor
2017
279.9
363.9
475.9
587.9
League of Legends
2009
566.9
663.2
819.1
892.8
Minecraft
2011
447.4
523.5
646.5
704.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
225.8
293.6
383.9
474.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
244.7
318.2
416.1
514.0
Apex Legends
2019
201.3
261.7
342.3
422.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
196.4
255.3
333.8
412.4
Dawn of War III
2017
205.7
267.5
349.8
432.1
Fallout 76
2018
245.5
319.2
417.4
515.6
DiRT Rally
2015
301.5
392.0
512.6
633.2
Project CARS 2
2017
198.3
257.8
337.1
416.4
F1 2019
2019
196.9
256.0
334.8
413.6
Roblox
2006
593.7
694.6
857.9
935.1
Hitman
2016
191.2
248.6
325.1
401.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
240.2
312.2
408.3
504.3
Destiny 2
2017
264.4
343.8
449.6
555.3
Battlefield 1
2016
238.8
310.5
406.0
501.5
Dota 2
2013
273.4
355.5
464.8
574.2
Battlefield V
2018
201.3
261.7
342.3
422.8
Strange Brigade
2018
246.1
319.9
418.3
516.8
Battlefield 4
2013
266.0
345.8
452.2
558.5
Doom
2016
300.6
390.8
511.0
631.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
209.9
272.9
356.9
440.9
Titanfall 2
2016
206.5
268.5
351.1
433.7
Rocket League
2015
587.9
687.8
849.4
925.9
Valorant
2020
383.8
498.9
652.4
805.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
233.5
303.5
396.9
490.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
190.1
247.1
323.1
399.1
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 4070 and the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X separately.
