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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Key differences

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Shading cores (16,384 vs 7,168)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher RT cores (128 vs 56)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (512 vs 224)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super has lower TDP (220 W vs 450 W)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has higher VRAM (24 GB vs 12 GB)

Full spec comparison

Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Performance
VRAM12 GB24 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory bus width192 bit384 bit
Memory bandwidth504 GB/s1008 GB/s
Shading cores7,16816,384
RT cores56128
Tensor / AI cores224512
Base clock1980 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock2475 MHz2520 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 3 (Frame Generation)DLSS 3 (Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP220 W450 W
Recommended PSU650 W850 W
Power connector1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)1× 16-pin (12VHPWR)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Card length267 mm304 mm
Slot width2 slots3.5 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.1