The MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 504 GB/s.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G is 354 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 has the GP104-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.
The MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G is based on the graphics chip AD104-250-A1, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.
Memory
Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
Memory Size
8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6X
Memory Clock
2.002 GHz
1.313 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
504 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G is 21.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.313 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
Base Clock
1.506 GHz
1.920 GHz
Boost Clock
1.683 GHz
2.490 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
TDP
150 W
200 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
90 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 16-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.
The MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 200 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 70 mm
3 x 95 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.
The MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
MSI Mystic Light
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With the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
Dimensions
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G
Length
267 mm
307 mm
Height
111 mm
125 mm
Width
38 mm
46 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
Weight
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988 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING SLIM 12G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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