NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data splits cleanly in favor of the newer card. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins the only head-to-head test recorded, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark, with a score of 6269.5 against the RTX 4070 Ti's 5024. That is a 19.9% advantage, a decisive margin in a single heavy DirectX 12 workload.

The RTX 4070 Ti, however, has a much broader benchmark footprint in the database. It has ten recorded scores spanning OpenCL, Vulkan, PassMark DirectX 9/10/11/12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute tests. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has only one recorded benchmark, the Steel Nomad DX12 result. So while the newer card wins the only direct comparison available, the older card's wider test coverage means its average benchmark score of 44795 reflects a mix of workloads. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's average score of 6270 is based solely on that single DX12 test, which is not directly comparable to the multi-test average of the 4070 Ti.

In terms of percentile ranking, the RTX 4070 Ti sits at the 84th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER sits at the 36th percentile. This discrepancy arises because the 5070 Ti SUPER's average is computed from one test, whereas the 4070 Ti's average spans many tests, including lighter synthetic workloads that pull its average upward. The nearest rivals for the 4070 Ti include the RTX 5090 Mobile (0.8% behind), the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (1.3% behind), and the Intel Arc A730M (1.7% behind), showing it clusters tightly with those parts in overall scoring. The 5070 Ti SUPER's nearest rivals are the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (exact tie at 0% delta), the AMD FirePro W600 (0.8% behind), and the AMD Radeon R7 M350 (0.9% behind), indicating its single-test average places it in a different comparison group.

The use-case split is therefore: for pure DX12 gaming or rendering workloads, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers a clear performance lead. For anyone evaluating across a wider set of API tests, the RTX 4070 Ti has more recorded data points, but that does not change the fact that the only direct comparison shows the newer card ahead.

Architecture Differences

Both cards use a 5 nm process from TSMC, but the underlying silicon differs substantially. The RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 chip, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip, built on Blackwell 2.0. The transistor counts reflect the generational jump: the AD104 has 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, while the GB203 has 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die. Transistor density is nearly identical, 121.8M per mm² for the 4070 Ti versus 120.6M per mm² for the 5070 Ti SUPER, so the newer card's advantage comes from raw die area, not packing efficiency.

The 5070 Ti SUPER carries more of every compute unit. It has 8960 shading units versus 7680, 280 texture mapping units versus 240, 96 ROPs versus 80, 70 RT cores versus 60, and 280 tensor cores versus 240. The FP32 and FP16 throughput scales accordingly: 43.94 TFLOPS for the 5070 Ti SUPER versus 40.09 TFLOPS for the 4070 Ti in both precision modes. Pixel rate rises from 208.8 GPixel/s to 235.4 GPixel/s, and texture rate from 626.4 GTexel/s to 686.6 GTexel/s.

The memory subsystem is a major architectural departure. The RTX 4070 Ti uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 896.0 GB/s. That is a 77.7% bandwidth increase, far outpacing the compute unit growth. The effective memory clock is 21 Gbps on the 4070 Ti versus 28 Gbps on the 5070 Ti SUPER, and the memory clock itself is 1313 MHz versus 1750 MHz. The newer card also moves to PCIe 5.0 x16, while the 4070 Ti stays on PCIe 4.0 x16.

Clock speeds tell a mixed story. The RTX 4070 Ti has a higher base clock at 2310 MHz versus 2295 MHz, and a higher boost clock at 2610 MHz versus 2452 MHz. Despite lower clocks, the 5070 Ti SUPER wins on throughput due to its larger execution resource pool. The 5070 Ti SUPER also draws more power, 350 W versus 285 W, and both use a single 16-pin connector. The 4070 Ti lists a 600 W suggested PSU, while the 5070 Ti SUPER has no suggested PSU figure recorded.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison in the database is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5, and the RTX 4070 Ti scores 5024. The delta is 19.9% in favor of the newer card. This is a large margin for a single synthetic DX12 workload, indicating the 5070 Ti SUPER's combination of more shading units, higher bandwidth, and newer architecture translates into a substantial lead in this specific test.

The RTX 4070 Ti's own benchmark results provide context for its capabilities. In Geekbench OpenCL it scores 176953, and in Geekbench Vulkan it scores 213808. PassMark results include 31624 in G3D, 18396 in GPU compute, 1200 in G2D, 352 in DirectX 9, 288 in DirectX 11, 187 in DirectX 10, and 116 in DirectX 12. The 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 5024 is the lowest among its recorded tests in raw points, but that test is known to be more demanding than older synthetic suites. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has no other recorded scores, so its performance in OpenCL, Vulkan, or PassMark tests cannot be compared from this data.

The nearest rival data reinforces the 4070 Ti's positioning. Its average score of 44795 is within 1.7% of the Intel Arc A730M (45592), within 1.3% of the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT (45384), and within 0.8% of the RTX 5090 Mobile (45152). It sits 1.6% above the RTX A6000 (44075). The 5070 Ti SUPER, by contrast, sits at an exact 0% delta with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (6270), 0.8% above the AMD FirePro W600 (6223), and 0.9% below the AMD Radeon R7 M350 (6327). These rival clusters show the 5070 Ti SUPER's single-test average places it in a different performance tier than the 4070 Ti's multi-test average, but the direct DX12 comparison is unambiguous: the newer card is faster.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification category. The RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 chip on Ada Lovelace, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip on Blackwell 2.0. The 5070 Ti SUPER has 45,600 million transistors versus 35,800 million, and a larger die at 378 mm² versus 294 mm². Transistor density is marginally lower on the newer card, 120.6M per mm² versus 121.8M per mm².

Memory differs completely. The 4070 Ti has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. Effective memory speed is 21 Gbps versus 28 Gbps. The newer card also has a higher base memory clock at 1750 MHz versus 1313 MHz.

Compute resources favor the 5070 Ti SUPER across the board: 8960 vs 7680 shading units, 280 vs 240 TMUs, 96 vs 80 ROPs, 70 vs 60 RT cores, and 280 vs 240 tensor cores. FP32 and FP16 both rise from 40.09 TFLOPS to 43.94 TFLOPS. Pixel rate rises from 208.8 to 235.4 GPixel/s, and texture rate from 626.4 to 686.6 GTexel/s.

Clock speeds favor the 4070 Ti. Its base clock is 2310 MHz versus 2295 MHz, and boost is 2610 MHz versus 2452 MHz. The 5070 Ti SUPER draws 350 W versus 285 W. Both are dual-slot with a single 16-pin power connector. The 4070 Ti lists a 600 W suggested PSU; the 5070 Ti SUPER has none recorded. Bus interface moves from PCIe 4.0 x16 to PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs change from 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a to 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Dimensions grow: length from 285 mm to 304 mm, height from 112 mm to 137 mm, width from 42 mm to 48 mm. The 4070 Ti is end-of-life, while the 5070 Ti SUPER is active. Release dates are 2023-01-02 for the 4070 Ti and 2025-12-31 for the 5070 Ti SUPER.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in the only direct benchmark comparison?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test with a score of 6269.5 versus 5024 for the RTX 4070 Ti, a 19.9% advantage.

Q: How much more memory bandwidth does the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER have?

A: The 5070 Ti SUPER has 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth on a 256-bit GDDR7 bus, while the RTX 4070 Ti has 504.2 GB/s on a 192-bit GDDR6X bus.

Q: What is the transistor count difference between the two chips?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti's AD104 chip has 35,800 million transistors, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's GB203 chip has 45,600 million transistors.

Q: How do the FP32 compute figures compare?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti delivers 40.09 TFLOPS of FP32, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS.

Q: Which card has more RT cores and tensor cores?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 70 RT cores and 280 tensor cores, versus 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores on the RTX 4070 Ti.

Q: What are the power draw figures for each card?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti has a TDP of 285 W, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a TDP of 350 W.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows a clear generational upgrade in the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER. It wins the only head-to-head benchmark by 19.9%, and it carries substantially more compute resources, memory bandwidth, and VRAM capacity. The 16 GB GDDR7 configuration with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth is a major step over the 12 GB GDDR6X with 504.2 GB/s, and the larger transistor count on the GB203 chip supports higher throughput across every measured unit.

The RTX 4070 Ti's higher clock speeds (2310 MHz base, 2610 MHz boost versus 2295 MHz and 2452 MHz) do not close the gap. Its 84th percentile ranking versus the 5070 Ti SUPER's 36th percentile is a function of differing benchmark counts, not raw capability, as the single direct test shows the newer card ahead by a wide margin. The 4070 Ti's average score of 44795 comes from ten tests, while the 5070 Ti SUPER's 6270 average comes from one, so percentile comparisons are not meaningful here.

For users running DirectX 12 workloads like 3DMark Steel Nomad, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the better choice based on the data. For users who need broader API coverage, the 4070 Ti has more recorded benchmark results, but none of those tests are directly comparable to the 5070 Ti SUPER. The 4070 Ti is end-of-life, while the 5070 Ti SUPER is an active product with a newer architecture, more VRAM, higher bandwidth, and a faster DX12 result. The data supports the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER as the superior performer in the comparison recorded.