The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super might sound like a meme, but it’s a reality, and beneath its quirky name lies a promising set of specifications. Featuring 16GB of VRAM utilizing the AD103 silicon, the card suggests robust performance potential.
Diverging from the AD104 silicon used in other RTX 4070 class products, the 4070 Ti Super opts for the same AD103 silicon as the RTX 4080. This alteration results in a 10% increase in CUDA cores compared to the original RTX 4070 Ti, positioning it between the 4070 Ti and the RTX 4080. Additionally, it retains the substantial 48 MB L2 cache found in the original 4070 Ti and 4070 Super.
While the 4070, 4070 Ti, and 4070 Super share a 192-bit wide memory bus with 12GB of 21Gbps GDDR6X memory, providing a bandwidth of 504 GB/s, the 4070 Ti Super steps up with a 256-bit wide memory bus. This upgrade allows for a 16GB VRAM capacity, coupled with higher-clocked 22.4 Gbps memory, resulting in an impressive memory bandwidth of 672 GB/s – a significant improvement.
With these specifications, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super promises to outperform the 4070 Ti at the same $800 price point. Notably, it offers an additional 4GB of VRAM, bringing the total to 16GB, a feature we find particularly valuable in this price range. In fact, it addresses what we believe should have been the standard for this generation of GPUs.
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Graphics Chip | AD103 | AD103 | AD104 |
| Lithography | 5 nm | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Core Size | 379 mm² | 379 mm² | 295 mm² |
| Transistors | 46 billion | 46 billion | 36 billion |
| SP Units | 9728 | 8448 | 7680 |
| TMU Units | 304 | 264 | 240 |
| ROP Units | 112 | 96 | 80 |
| RT Cores | 76 | 66 | 60 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | 264 | 240 |
| Base Clock | 2205 MHz | 2340 MHz | 2310 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2505 MHz | 2610 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 22400 MHz | 21000 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 717 GB/s | 672 GB/s | 504 GB/s |
| Interface | PCI-E 4.0 x16 | PCI-E 4.0 x16 | PCI-E 4.0 x16 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 320 W | 285 W | 285 W |
| Starting Price | $1199 USD | $799 USD | $799 USD |
The enhancements in the 4070 Ti Super position it for more robust competition, especially against the Radeon RX 7900 XT, currently accessible at a common price point of $750. The 7900 XT outperforms the 4070 Ti in rasterization performance, and with a substantial 20GB of VRAM, it stands out as a compelling high-end alternative, even though it may have comparatively weaker ray tracing capabilities. This review will reevaluate the performance across these contenders and delve into the cost per frame data.
