Nvidia aims for RTX 3080-class performance at $599/£589 with the new RTX 4070 12GB. How close does it get - and can it play Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive? Here's the digitalfoundry review:
The arrival of the $599/£589 GeForce RTX 4070 continues a trend of Nvidia's RTX 40-series GPUs: performance remains strong, thanks to the efficient Ada Lovelace architecture at its heart, but in terms of 'frames per currency unit' this is more of a sideways step than the genuine generational leap that the 3070 and 3080 provided. After all, the RTX 4070 aims only to match 3080 performance, whereas the 3070 had a loftier goal: matching the previous-gen flagship card, RTX 2080 Ti.
We can't gloss over the fact that the RTX 4070 is significantly more expensive than its predecessors, hence the focus on RTX 3080 performance. Price comparisons here are actually quite challenging as the 3080 is hard to find at its nominal $699/£649 MSRP - and it has been right across the product's lifespan. Amazingly, even in 2023 a $750/£700 retail price is more common.
You're also getting a richer product in terms of features: there's an extra 2GB of VRAM, plus you're receiving massively improved power efficiency and DLSS 3 frame generation. That said, it's difficult to avoid the fact that RTX 40-series is somewhat reminiscent of the 20-series launch with more of a focus on features that still need widespread adoption, while overall performance for the money remains relatively static.
In the embedded video review below, you'll see both of the test runs I carried out against RTX 3080 and RX 6800 XT, but as the benchmarks reveal, the 4070 provides a level of performance that looks consistently smooth on a 1440p screen, the caveat being that VRR/G-Sync/FreeSync is a must for this and essentially all frame generation-supported titles. Visual quality? The embed above shows what DLSS balanced mode looks like at 1440p with the RT Overdrive features in play.
It's fantastic, exciting stuff - but very definitely more of a preview of the future. Returning to a critique of the 4070 itself, it's good to see that as a physical item, we can breathe a sigh of relief after the gigantic, outsize third-party 4070 Ti offerings. The Founders form factor is highly reminiscent of the RTX 3070 - relatively small, easy to fit into a range of cases, and quite efficient too.
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