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ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB 12 GB GDDR6X · 2.48 GHz · 200 W Speed index 24/100

The ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 77 % faster than the ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB.

ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
24/100
43/100
FP32
29.15 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.48 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6X
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
504 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
200 W
300 W
Launch Price
599 $
899 $
323 pts
511 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipAD104-250-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors4684
Shader58885376
Render Output Units64192
Texture Units184336
Raytracing Cores4684
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The ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB has the AD104-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 31, which comes from the RDNA 3 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size12 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Clock1.313 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed21.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth504 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit320 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB clocks at 1.313 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 21.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.920 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock2.475 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.00 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP200 W300 W
Tjunction max90 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 200 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 70 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 2.1
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length269 mm276 mm
Height111 mm113 mm
Width40 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyYesNo
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The ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GBAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ4/2023Q4/2022
Launch Price599 $899 $
Structure size5 nm5 nm
Part-noTURBO-RTX4070-12G--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2023.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +47.1 %

  1. 8,463
  2. 12,453

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 18,027
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 3,908
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +24.3 %

  1. 11,238
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +0.9 %

  1. 4,489
  2. 4,529

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 82,766
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) ASUS Turbo GeForce RTX 4070 12GB +8.0 %

  1. 54 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +14.0 %

  1. 93 fps (avg)
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +21.5 %

  1. 130 fps (avg)
  2. 158 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +22.2 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +22.2 %

  1. 72 fps (avg)
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +11.3 %

  1. 124 fps (avg)
  2. 138 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 98 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 172 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +1.3 %

  1. 167,896
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +28.9 %

  1. 152,394
  2. 196,447

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