NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data does not contain any direct head-to-head benchmark results between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER and the NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. The database shows zero wins for either product in a direct comparison. This absence of shared test results makes a conventional side-by-side performance comparison impossible from the available measurements.

What the database does provide is a single benchmark score for the RTX 5070 SUPER and two benchmark scores for the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation, each evaluated under different testing methodologies. The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers a score of 2690 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation achieves 124812 in Geekbench OpenCL and 109364 in Geekbench Vulkan.

The RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with an average benchmark score of 2690. Its nearest rivals are clustered extremely close: the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M averages 2664 (1% ahead of the RTX 5070 SUPER), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 averages 2662 (1.1% ahead), the Intel Arc Pro B50 averages 2660 (1.1% ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 averages 2645 (1.7% ahead). The RTX 5070 SUPER trails each of these by less than two percentage points, indicating that its single recorded benchmark places it in a narrow performance band alongside much older and lower-tier hardware.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation occupies a dramatically different position. It ranks at the 95th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 117088 across its two recorded tests. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GB10 at 117393 (0.3% ahead of the RTX 4000 SFF), the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 at 118976 (1.6% ahead), the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB at 114395 (2.4% ahead of the RTX 4000 SFF), and the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile at 113944 (2.8% ahead). The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation sits within roughly three percentage points of all four rivals, placing it in a competitive bracket with professional and high-end workstation GPUs.

The percentile gap between the two cards is substantial: 18th percentile versus 95th percentile. This 77-percentile difference reflects the distinct performance classes these products occupy in the database. The RTX 5070 SUPER's lone score of 2690 in a DX12 workload cannot be directly converted to the Geekbench metrics used for the RTX 4000 SFF, so any quantitative comparison between the two would require extrapolation beyond the recorded data. The database simply does not offer a common benchmark that both cards have run.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different NVIDIA architectures and generations. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, belonging to the GeForce 50 generation. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses the AD104 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture, belonging to the Workstation Ada generation. Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process node, so the manufacturing process is identical.

Transistor counts and die sizes differ meaningfully. The GB205 chip contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.3 million transistors per square millimeter. The AD104 chip contains 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, yielding a density of 121.8 million transistors per square millimeter. The Ada Lovelace chip is physically larger and packs more transistors, though its density advantage over the Blackwell chip is modest.

The RTX 5070 SUPER has a higher transistor density per square millimeter, but the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation carries more total transistors. This suggests the AD104 devotes more silicon to its functional units, while the GB205 achieves its specifications with a smaller overall chip.

Clock speeds show a wide separation. The RTX 5070 SUPER runs at a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation runs at a base clock of 720 MHz and a boost clock of 1560 MHz. The RTX 5070 SUPER's boost clock is over 60% higher than the RTX 4000 SFF's boost clock, a significant frequency advantage that directly influences its compute throughput figures.

Memory configurations diverge in capacity, type, bus width, and bandwidth. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has 20 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 160-bit bus, delivering 280.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 SUPER provides more than double the memory bandwidth despite having a smaller memory pool. The memory clock for the RTX 5070 SUPER is listed as 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective data rate, while the RTX 4000 SFF runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective, confirming the GDDR7 speed advantage.

Shader resources are comparable in count but not in output. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, 80 raster operation pipelines, 50 ray tracing cores, and 200 tensor cores. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has 6144 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, 64 raster operation pipelines, 48 ray tracing cores, and 192 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 SUPER leads in every unit count, though the margins are small for shading units (4% more), TMUs (4% more), and RT cores (also 4% more). The larger gap appears in ROPs, where the RTX 5070 SUPER has 25% more units.

The compute rate gap is much wider than the unit count gap. The RTX 5070 SUPER achieves 32.15 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio), while the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation achieves 19.17 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16. The pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s for the RTX 5070 SUPER versus 99.84 GPixel/s for the RTX 4000 SFF, and the texture rate is 502.4 GTexel/s versus 299.5 GTexel/s. The higher clocks and wider ROP count drive these output advantages.

Power and physical characteristics also differ. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W, uses a dual-slot cooler with a single 16-pin power connector, and measures 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W, uses a dual-slot cooler with no power connectors (drawing power from the PCIe slot), and suggests a 250 W power supply. It measures 168 mm in length and 69 mm in height, with no width recorded. The RTX 5070 SUPER is substantially larger and hungrier for power.

Interface and display outputs also differ. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and provides 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses PCIe 4.0 x16 and provides 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data indicates that the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation occupies a far higher performance tier in the database. Its 95th percentile ranking and average benchmark score of 117088 place it among workstation-class GPUs, while the RTX 5070 SUPER's 18th percentile ranking and score of 2690 place it near entry-level discrete graphics. The RTX 4000 SFF's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 and NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, both professional-grade accelerators. The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals are the Quadro K1100M, GT 1030, and GT 440, all of which are older or low-end parts.

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation is the clear performance leader based on the recorded benchmark data. Its average score exceeds the RTX 5070 SUPER's single score by a factor of roughly 43.5, and its percentile placement is 77 points higher. The RTX 4000 SFF also offers 20 GB of memory compared to 18 GB, which matters for large datasets in professional workloads.

The RTX 5070 SUPER does hold advantages in raw specifications that do not appear in benchmark results. It has higher clock speeds, double the memory bandwidth, more ROPs, higher pixel and texture rates, and substantially higher FP32 and FP16 compute throughput. These figures suggest the RTX 5070 SUPER has theoretical compute advantages, but the database contains no benchmark evidence that translates those specifications into measured performance.

The power envelope heavily favors the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation. At 70 W TDP with no external power connectors, the RTX 4000 SFF operates within a 250 W system power supply recommendation. The RTX 5070 SUPER requires 275 W on its own and a 16-pin power connector. For constrained chassis or low-power deployments, the RTX 4000 SFF is the only viable option from the recorded data.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has an average benchmark score of 117088, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 2690.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in memory bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth across a 192-bit bus with 18 GB of GDDR7 memory. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation delivers 280.0 GB/s across a 160-bit bus with 20 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Q: What are the clock speed differences?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER runs at 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation runs at 720 MHz base and 1560 MHz boost.

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER achieves 32.15 TFLOPS in FP32, while the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation achieves 19.17 TFLOPS in FP32.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W and uses a single 16-pin power connector. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W and uses no external power connectors, with a suggested power supply of 250 W.

Q: Which GPU has the higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation ranks at the 95th percentile, while the RTX 5070 SUPER ranks at the 18th percentile.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation wins decisively in measured benchmark performance. Its 95th percentile placement and average score of 117088 across Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests demonstrate strong results in compute-oriented workloads. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon PRO W7700 and NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, indicating it competes with established professional accelerators. The card's 20 GB memory capacity exceeds the RTX 5070 SUPER's 18 GB by 2 GB, which benefits memory-bound professional applications. Its 70 W TDP with no external power connector makes it suitable for systems with limited power delivery, and its compact dimensions of 168 mm length and 69 mm height allow installation in space-constrained chassis. The four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs support multi-display professional setups.

The RTX 5070 SUPER wins in theoretical specification comparisons. Its 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is more than double the RTX 4000 SFF's 280.0 GB/s, which provides a substantial advantage for bandwidth-intensive workloads if the GPU can utilize it. Its FP32 throughput of 32.15 TFLOPS exceeds the RTX 4000 SFF's 19.17 TFLOPS by 68%, and its pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s is more than double the RTX 4000 SFF's 99.84 GPixel/s. The texture rate of 502.4 GTexel/s versus 299.5 GTexel/s also favors the RTX 5070 SUPER. The card's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides double the bus bandwidth of the RTX 4000 SFF's PCIe 4.0 x16 connection. Its display outputs include HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b, which support newer display standards than the RTX 4000 SFF's mini-DisplayPort 1.4a.

The RTX 5070 SUPER also holds a generational advantage in memory technology, using GDDR7 at an effective data rate of 28 Gbps compared to the RTX 4000 SFF's GDDR6 at 14 Gbps. This doubles the effective memory speed and contributes directly to its bandwidth lead. The RTX 5070 SUPER's 50 ray tracing cores and 200 tensor cores exceed the RTX 4000 SFF's 48 and 192, respectively, though the margins are small.

The release dates place the RTX 5070 SUPER as the newer product, with a release date of 2025-12-31 compared to the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation's 2023-03-20. The RTX 4000 SFF has a documented predecessor in Workstation Ampere and a successor in Blackwell PRO W, while no predecessor or successor is recorded for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture in the GeForce 50 generation, while the RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation uses the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture in the Workstation Ada generation. Both use a 5 nm TSMC process, but the RTX 5070 SUPER has 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, while the RTX 4000 SFF has 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. Transistor density is 118.3M per mm² for the RTX 5070 SUPER and 121.8M per mm² for the RTX 4000 SFF.

Clock speeds differ significantly: the RTX 5070 SUPER runs at 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost, while the RTX 4000 SFF runs at 720 MHz base and 1560 MHz boost. Memory configurations diverge in capacity, type, bus width, and bandwidth: 18 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus at 672.0 GB/s versus 20 GB GDDR6 on a 160-bit bus at 280.0 GB/s. The effective memory data rate is 28 Gbps for the RTX 5070 SUPER and 14 Gbps for the RTX 4000 SFF.

Compute unit counts differ: 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores for the RTX 5070 SUPER, versus 6144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 64 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and 192 tensor cores for the RTX 4000 SFF. Output rates follow: 201.0 GPixel/s and 502.4 GTexel/s for the RTX 5070 SUPER, versus 99.84 GPixel/s and 299.5 GTexel/s for the RTX 4000 SFF. FP32 and FP16 throughput are both 32.15 TFLOPS for the RTX 5070 SUPER and 19.17 TFLOPS for the RTX 4000 SFF.

Power specifications differ markedly: 275 W TDP with a 16-pin power connector and no suggested PSU rating for the RTX 5070 SUPER, versus 70 W TDP with no power connectors and a 250 W suggested PSU for the RTX 4000 SFF. Physical dimensions differ: the RTX 5070 SUPER measures 245 mm by 115 mm by 40 mm, while the RTX 4000 SFF measures 168 mm by 69 mm with no width recorded. Bus interfaces are PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX 5070 SUPER and PCIe 4.0 x16 for the RTX 4000 SFF. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b for the RTX 5070 SUPER, versus 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a for the RTX 4000 SFF. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.