I. Introduction
Among the NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a relatively "special" existence, its performance and price are between the RTX 4060 series and the RTX 4080 series, and it is very popular with mid-to-high-end user groups in the market.
Its performance can basically be on par with the previous generation of flagship GeForce RTX 3090, the power consumption is only about 220W, and the performance in all aspects is relatively balanced, this article will share the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER's 4K image quality game test, evaluate its extreme performance, for the reference of friends who are interested and in need, in addition to performance, you can also focus on its power consumption and temperature performance.
As a final note, it will be interesting to see if the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER will be able to run smoothly without DLSS on the participating games, including the popular game Black Myth: Wukong.
2. Parameter introduction
Released on January 8, 2024, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is powered by the AD104-350 GPU, based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, TSMC's 5nm process, with 7168 CUDA cores, 224 texture units, 80 raster units, 56 ray tracing units, 56 multi-unit stream processors, 224 tensor cores, and 48MB of L2-level cache.
It runs at 1980 MHz as standard, 2475 MHz as a maximum frequency, and is equipped with 12GB of GDDR6X memory, 192 bit memory bit width, 21Gbps memory speed, 504.2GB/s memory bandwidth, 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 floating-point performance, 220W power consumption, and a suggested retail price of $599.
Second, the test platform configuration
The main configurations are as follows:
The processor is Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the motherboard is MSI MPG X670E CARBON, the memory is 32GB DDR5 6000MHz, the graphics card is two, the hard disk is two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB, and the operating system is Windows 11.
3. Game Testing
Here's a look at each of the seven games we'll test, all in 4K max quality mode.
The first game was Alan Wake 2.
The average frame rate is 39 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 32 FPS, the frame time is 25.9ms, the CPU usage is 15%, the power consumption is 46W, the temperature is 54 degrees, the memory usage is 11.2GB, the GPU usage is 99%, the video memory usage is 10.4GB, the power consumption is 218W, and the temperature is 57 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage is only 15% (in 4K quality mode, the CPU usage is usually low, and the graphics card is more of a test), the memory usage is in the early 11GB, the GPU is basically fully loaded, and the video memory usage is in the early 10GB.
In terms of average frame rate, it can be close to 40 FPS, and the lowest instantaneous frame rate is also above 30 FPS, but the frame time is a bit high, which is the only shortcoming, which says that the performance of the obvious card is still a bit difficult.
The second game is Cyberpunk 2077.
The average frame rate is 44 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 37 FPS, the frame time is 22.4ms, the CPU usage is 21%, the power consumption is 50W, the temperature is 58 degrees, the memory usage is 11.7GB, the GPU usage is 99%, the video memory usage is 8.5GB, the power consumption is 218W, and the temperature is 56 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage reaches about 20%, the memory usage is close to 12GB, the GPU is basically fully loaded, and the video memory usage is less than 9GB.
In terms of average frame rate, it can reach more than 40 FPS, and the lowest instantaneous frame rate is also close to 40 FPS, but the frame time is still slightly high, which is the only shortcoming, or a bit of a fly in the ointment.
The third game is Red Dead Redemption 2.
The average frame rate is 71 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 60 FPS, the frame time is 14.0ms, the CPU usage is 24%, the power consumption is 52W, the temperature is 53 degrees, the memory usage is 13.2GB, the GPU usage is 96%, the video memory usage is 7.0GB, the power consumption is 217W, and the temperature is 61 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage reaches 24%, which is higher than the previous two, the memory usage is over 13GB, the GPU performance is slightly idle, and the video memory usage is around 7GB.
In terms of average frame rate, it can reach about 70 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is around 60 FPS, and the frame time is only 14.0ms, without any shortcomings, and the performance is perfect.
The fourth game is Ghostwire Tokyo.
The average frame rate is 52 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 44 FPS, the frame time is 19.1ms, the CPU usage is 13%, the power consumption is 46W, the temperature is 48 degrees, the memory usage is 11.3GB, the GPU usage is 99%, the video memory usage is 8.9GB, the power consumption is 210W, and the temperature is 57 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage is only 13%, the memory usage is in the early 11GB, and the GPU is basically fully loaded, and the video memory usage is about 9GB.
In terms of average frame rate, it can reach more than 50 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is more than 40 FPS, and the frame time is less than 20ms, and the overall performance has no shortcomings.
The fifth game is Microsoft Flight Simulator.
The average frame rate is 57 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 51 FPS, the frame time is 17.5ms, the CPU usage is 16%, the power consumption is 47W, the temperature is 53 degrees, the memory usage is 11.5GB, the GPU usage is 99%, the video memory usage is 8.3GB, the power consumption is 219W, and the temperature is 60 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage is 16%, the memory usage is 11.5GB, the GPU is basically fully loaded, and the video memory usage is in the early 8GB, and the overall situation is similar to the previous one.
In terms of average frame rate, it can be close to 60 FPS, with a minimum instantaneous frame rate of more than 50 FPS and a frame time of less than 20ms.
The sixth game is Black Myth: Goku.
The average frame rate is 26 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 20 FPS, the frame time is 39.8ms, the CPU usage is 8%, the power consumption is 43W, the temperature is 50 degrees, the memory usage is 11.5GB, the GPU usage is 99%, the video memory usage is 8.7GB, the power consumption is 214W, and the temperature is 55 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage is only 8%, and the memory usage is 11.5GB, which is the same as the previous one, and the GPU is basically fully loaded, and the video memory usage is close to the early 9GB.
In terms of average frame rate, it can only reach around 26 FPS, with a minimum instantaneous frame rate of around 20 FPS and a frame time of nearly 40ms, which unfortunately the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER failed this crucial test, but not by much.
The seventh game is Starfield.
The average frame rate is 47 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is 35 FPS, the frame time is 20.5ms, the CPU usage is 35%, the power consumption is 57W, the temperature is 53 degrees, the memory usage is 13.5GB, the GPU usage is 99%, the video memory usage is 7.8GB, the power consumption is 211W, and the temperature is 57 degrees.
In this game, the CPU usage reached 35%, and the memory usage reached 13.5GB, both of which were the highest in the game tested, and the GPU was basically fully loaded, and the video memory usage was close to 8GB.
In terms of average frame rate, it can run close to 50 FPS, the lowest instantaneous frame rate is more than 30 FPS, and the frame time is about 20ms.
Fourth, the conclusion of the test
Overall, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER runs most games smoothly in 4K mode, but the frame times are a little high in a few blockbuster games.
It's a pity that the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER failed to pass the Black Myth: Wukong 4K mode test, but considering that the game has only been released for a long time, there is still a lot of room for optimization, and DLSS 3.0 can be turned on, so it is not a big problem.
In terms of power consumption and temperature, the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER was basically at full load during the test, with power consumption below 220W and temperatures below 60 degrees, which is very good.
That's how the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scores in 4K, and to be fair, it's still a little bit off the mark, and it's a little less than perfect. However, if the standards and requirements are appropriately lowered and run in 2K, 1440P and 1080P modes, then he is invincible and is very worth starting.