Breaking Down the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Specs: What You Need to Know

Nvidia and AMD encountered a problem with their next-generation GPUs, specifically in their pricing strategy. The Radeon RX 6800 XT and GeForce RTX 3080 were previously able to achieve a favorable balance between performance and price. While these GPUs were not as powerful as the flagship models, they still retained most of their gaming capabilities. However, the newly released RTX 4080 and RX 7900 XT failed to replicate the same level of ‘frames for the dollar.’ Although the recently released RTX 4070 Ti partially addressed this issue, it reinforces the notion that substantial performance improvements and significant price reductions are a thing of the past. In this article, we will take a look into Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Specs and performance.

When Nvidia decided to “unlaunch” its 12GB RTX 4080, controversy was inevitable for the RTX 4070 Ti. The spec sheet indicates that the RTX 4070 Ti is just the 12GB RTX 4080 with a name change, an odd move so early in Nvidia’s RTX 40-series generation. Nvidia has adjusted the price to match, lowering the announced list price of $900 by $100. However, early pre-orders suggest that the card will likely sell for more than that, and it doesn’t measure up to the best graphics cards in terms of performance. Although the RTX 4070 Ti has some positive features, such as DLSS 3 and excellent thermal management, its high pricing and trailing raw performance are significant drawbacks.

To read a full review on Nvidia’s 40-series, check our article HERE!

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti specs

The RTX 4070 Ti is a rebranded version of the failed RTX 4080 12GB, as confirmed by its spec sheet, aligning with the PC hardware world’s suspicion. Nvidia adjusted the pricing to $800 to match the cut-down version.

Specs	RTX 4090 24GB	RTX 4080 16GB	RTX 4070 Ti 12GB
Processor	AD102	AD103	AD104
Transistors	76.3B	45.9B	35.8B
Die Size	608mm²	379mm²	295mm²
CUDA Cores	16384	9728	7680
Boost Clock	2.52GHz	2.51GHz	2.61GHz
Memory Interface	384-bit	256-bit	192-bit
Memory Bandwidth	1018GB/s	742GB/s	557GB/s
TGP	450W	320W	285W
PSU Recommendation	850W	750W	700W
PSU Cables	4x 8-pin	3x 8-pin	2x 8-pin
Base Price	$1499/£1649	$1199/£1199	$799/£799
Release date	October 12th, 2022	November 16th, 2022	January 5th, 2023

The RTX 4070 Ti loses 21% of the CUDA cores and 4GB less GDDR6X memory compared to the RTX 4080. The Tensor and ray tracing cores also decrease by 21%, indicating that it should not have been placed in the xx80 class. The power is reduced to a manageable 285 watts, a significant drop from the RTX 4090’s 450W TGP. However, Nvidia’s recently released Ada Lovelace GPUs have shown that the listed power draw is often higher than what is necessary for demanding games due to their efficiency.

The RTX 4070 Ti has a new name and a more suitable price now. The memory specification, however, remains a concern. It features 12GB GDDR6X memory with a significantly lower total memory bandwidth due to a 192-bit bus. This is similar to the issue the previous-generation RTX 3060 faced, albeit with slower GDDR6 memory. The RTX 3070 Ti from the previous generation has about 40% more bandwidth than the RTX 4070 Ti. While the RTX 4070 Ti performs well in my results, higher resolutions put more stress on memory bandwidth, and its advantage at 1440p and 1080p begins to diminish.

Ray Tracing:

Nvidia’s claim of dominance in ray tracing has been challenged by the RTX 4070 Ti. At 4K, it barely outperforms the RTX 3090 and RX 7900 XTX. The RTX 4070 Ti’s limited memory bus plays a significant role at this resolution. However, at 1440p, the RTX 4070 Ti beats the RX 7900 XTX by 10% and its closest competitor, the RX 7900 XT, by 19%. At 1080p, the gap widens further, with the RTX 4070 Ti approaching the ray tracing performance of the RTX 4080.

The importance of ray tracing in games is subjective; it can offer significant improvements in some titles, but it can also cause a significant performance drop in others. AMD’s competing GPUs can hold their own against Nvidia’s current generation in ray tracing, with the major advantage for the RTX 4070 Ti being support for DLSS 3. This upscaling technology includes a frame generation feature that can double or sometimes triple frame rates in games.

1440p Gaming Benchmarks: Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Specs and Performance

All games are tested at max or ultra settings across all the GPUs and found that most games delivered performance exceeding 100fps at 1440p. If you have a 1440p 144Hz monitor, you’ll comfortably hit high frame rates with the RTX 4070 Ti, which makes games feel much smoother than 60Hz.

The RTX 4070 Ti is around 20% faster than the RTX 3080 at 1440p and even outperforms the RTX 3090 comfortably, providing solid performance for $799. Shadow of the Tomb Raider pushes above 200fps, and even Cyberpunk 2077 runs above 100fps at ultra settings.

But if you compare RTX 4070 Ti to AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XT, it traded blows for the price points, with AMD comfortably winning in titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, and Cyberpunk 2077.

Benchmark	RTX 4070 Ti	RX 7900 XT	RX 7900 XTX	RTX 4080	RX 6800 XT	RTX 3080	RTX 3080 Ti	RTX 3090
Microsoft Flight Simulator	61	61	67	63	66	61	62	61
Microsoft Flight Simulator + DLSS 2 or FSR	56	61	67	59	71	58	58	58
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215	216	242	259	165	164	179	187
Shadow of the Tomb Raider + DLSS 2	248	N/A	N/A	277	N/A	187	202	211
Forza Horizon 5	150	141	154	167	130	107	121	125
CS:GO	504	601	675	590	549	578	612	625
Gears 5	163	149	169	179	121	121	140	138
Control	157	168	192	187	124	131	149	153
Control + DLSS 2 + RT	174	N/A	N/A	194	N/A	140	155	165
Control + RT	96	93	108	125	69	82	94	99
Metro Exodus Enhanced	89	88	102	110	63	69	78	80
Metro Exodus Enhanced + DLSS 2 + RT	97	65	76	118	47	75	83	86
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla	129	144	160	149	112	103	113	117
Watch Dogs: Legion	115	133	146	136	100	91	100	101
Watch Dogs: Legion + DLSS 2 + RT	98	64	71	105	44	75	86	86
Cyberpunk 2077	107	123	139	127	88	85	95	97
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 2 or FSR + RT	88	63	70	99	44	65	73	75
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 2 or FSR + Psycho RT	83	56	63	93	39	61	68	70
Microsoft Flight Simulator + DLSS 3	123			127
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 3 + RT	128			154
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 3 + Psycho RT	122			149
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 3 Perf + Psycho RT	163			190

4K Gaming Benchmarks: Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Specs and Performance

According to the results presented below the RTX 4080 is still 20% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti at 4K. While the RTX 4070 Ti beats the RTX 3090, it falls short of AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XT in Cyberpunk 2077, which only hit 51fps. Both the RTX 4080 and the RTX 4070 Ti require DLSS 2 or DLSS 3 to boost their performance to reach 60fps.

Benchmark	RTX 4070 Ti	RX 7900 XT	RX 7900 XTX	RTX 4080	RX 6800 XT	RTX 3080	RTX 3080 Ti	RTX 3090
Microsoft Flight Simulator	53	53	56	62	38	42	48	50
Microsoft Flight Simulator + DLSS 2 or FSR	60	60	62	58	57	56	57	59
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	111	117	133	143	89	92	103	108
Shadow of the Tomb Raider + DLSS 2	147	N/A	N/A	187	N/A	118	131	136
Forza Horizon 5	111	108	121	122	93	78	89	91
CS:GO	242	318	409	315	425	374	419	430
Gears 5	85	82	97	97	66	69	80	80
Control	78	84	99	94	60	68	76	78
Control + DLSS 2 + RT	90	N/A	N/A	114	N/A	77	85	91
Control + RT	47	45	53	60	32	43	47	50
Metro Exodus Enhanced	56	53	65	70	40	45	51	53
Metro Exodus Enhanced + DLSS 2 + RT	64	36	43	79	25	50	56	58
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla	79	91	104	97	66	66	72	76
Watch Dogs: Legion	67	81	95	84	57	56	63	64
Watch Dogs: Legion + DLSS 2 + RT	61	33	39	75	22	46	55	57
Cyberpunk 2077	51	60	71	58	40	40	45	48
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 2 or FSR + RT	45	34	38	54	23	35	39	41
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 2 or FSR + Psycho RT	42	30	34	50	20	32	36	37
Microsoft Flight Simulator + DLSS 3	106			131
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 3 + RT	65			82
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 3 + Psycho RT	64			79
Cyberpunk 2077 + DLSS 3 Perf + Psycho RT	88			112

Enabling DLSS 3 in Cyberpunk 2077 resulted in an average frame rate of 88fps with psycho ray tracing and DLSS 3 performance mode enabled. DLSS 3 was also able to double the frame rates at 4K while DLSS 2 provided a slight performance boost to Microsoft Flight Simulator, pushing it to reach 60fps.

Lower than expected performance was encountered in CS: GO at both 1440p and 4K. The same dips were reproduced by Nvidia on the RTX 4080, indicating the presence of a bug. Despite this, an average frame rate in excess of 240fps at 4K was still achieved, making the most of even the best 4K monitors available.

Temperature and Power: Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Specs and Performance

Compared with AMD’s next-gen graphics cards, Nvidia’s efficiency and temperature control in the Ada Lovelace generation is impressive. The RTX 4070 Ti has a high TGP, but rarely hits its power limit. It stayed cool and quiet, running around 200W to 230W, occasionally dipping down to 150W at lower resolutions. The unsung advantage of the RTX 4070 Ti over the RX 7900 XT is that it runs cooler, quieter, and more efficiently.

The Asus Tuf Gaming models stayed cool and quiet, never going above 65 degrees Celsius. The RTX 4070 Ti is a great choice for those who want a powerful but quiet graphics card.

Pricing and Buying Options

As prices are changing continuously, to keep yourself updated about the latest prices, please visit the links below:

Asus 4070 Ti: Amazon

MSI 4070 Ti: Amazon

GigaByte 4070 Ti: Amazon

Conclusive Remarks on 4070 Ti

The RTX 4070 Ti has positive points, but it’s essentially a rebranded RTX 4080 12GB with only a small price cut. Although $100 off is decent, most cards are unlikely to sell at the listed price of $900 without a Founder’s Edition design. The RX 7900 XT from AMD is its biggest competitor and is almost 12% faster. While the RTX 4070 Ti offers DLSS 3 at a more affordable price, you trade some performance compared to the competition for that feature.

If you can find the RTX 4070 Ti for $799, it’s a great 4K card. However, with no Founders Edition and overclocked versions from various manufacturers, it’s unclear what the pricing will be. AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX cards are better choices if you want something more than the RTX 4070 Ti, especially instead of the $1,199 RTX 4080.