The GPU that powers the RTX 4070 SUPER is an AD104-350-A1 with Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured by TSMC in its 4 nanometer node. It integrates 35.8 billion transistors (the same as the RTX 4070) and has 12 GB of GDDR6X graphics memory via a 192-bit bus.
This is a graphics card that, as you can imagine, is designed to be able to play at 1440p without any limitations, that is, whoever buys this graphics card can expect performance sufficient to be able to play all games with a maximum resolution of 2560. x 1440 or even 4K in many cases.
Unboxing and external analysis
On this occasion we are going to show you the analysis of the Founders Edition model, which comes directly from NVIDIA, and just like the other models in this range that we have analyzed previously, the new GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER comes in a large rectangular case, outside of which we can only see the model, and thanks to a simple label on the back we are informed of the technical requirements necessary to be able to use it, the contents of the box and information on support and warranty.
The box opens upwards, leaving it a triangular shape and showing us the cloistered graphic as a display. This is also the same in other FE models.
Before looking at the graphic, it is worth mentioning that underneath is included a small cardboard box where the usual adapter is located to be able to use this graphic with sources that do not have the new PCIe 5.0 connector.
Now let’s move on to the graph. From the beginning we realize that aesthetically the RTX 4070 SUPER has the same aesthetic design as the other graphics cards in the family but, in th is case, they have painted the trims black while in the other models they are silver.
On the front we find one of the 90mm fans that cool the entire graphics card, while on the other side we can see the aluminum fins arranged symmetrically but at different angles, all in black.
In the trims we have some details, like the name of the graph for example.
The fan we have on this side of the graph has a diameter of 90mm and is made up of 7 fairly wide and inclined blades, joined together at the ends to reduce turbulence and therefore noise.
On the other side, we find a completely different aesthetic; Where before there were aluminum fins, now we have a plastic one with the graphic name, and the fan is located on the opposite side and is flipped over to generate a push-pull system.
Here you can see the name of the graphic on this piece of plastic. Why are there no aluminum fins here? It’s very simple: because this way you guarantee that the air can only come out of one place, which allows the air flow to be better concentrated and promotes better cooling.
As on the opposite side, on the trim we find design details, in this case the NVIDIA logo.
The fan is not identical to the one on the other side: although it is also 90mm and has the blades joined at the end, they are a bit thinner. We’ve seen this fan configuration on other Founders Edition graphics cards in the past and it works very well in terms of performance and noise.
Let’s move on to the “spine” of the graphic, where the “GeForce RTX” logo stands out and the aluminum sheets that stick out, where the 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector is also located.
At the bottom, nothing notable apart from the PCIe connector.
There’s nothing notable at the back either.
Finally, in the part that faces the back of the PC we have a fairly large grill and the video outputs, in this case three DisplayPorts and one HDMI.
We have before us a chart which, unlike the other models in this family, has fairly contained dimensions. The RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition is just 244mm long and takes up just two PCI sockets wide.
Below and as a “bonus” we show you this new NVIDIA graph next to the RTX 4060 Ti so you can see that, physically, they are exactly the same except for the color.
After seeing the graph, it’s time to mount it on the test PC to see how it behaves.
RTX 4070 SUPER benchmarks
To test this graphics card we used our test bench, updated on the latest Intel platform. Here is the material used:
- Intel Core i9-14900K
- Corsair A115
- ASUS ROG STRIX Z790E Gaming Wi-Fi 2
- 2 × 16 GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 MHz
- TeamGroup Cardea A440 Pro 2TB
- Corsair Obsidian 4000D Airflow
- Be quiet! Right power 12 1000W
The operating system we used for testing is Windows 11 Pro x64 with all the latest updates installed, and as for the drivers, it is the GeForce 546.52 Beta that NVIDIA provided us for analysis, and which should already be available to all users.
You can see a summary of the hardware used in the following screenshot. CPU-Z.
And with GPU-Z We can see the details of the graph, although as you can see it has not been updated yet and does not detect all the parameters of this GPU, which is too new.
Considering the hardware with which we are going to carry out the tests, let’s start with them.
Consumption and temperature
As you could see when seeing the technical specifications of this graphics card, its TGP (Total Graphics Power) is 220W, a fairly contained consumption which does not increase compared to the RTX 4070 although it is much more powerful . As for the temperature, even though NVIDIA doesn’t say anything in its specs, it’s still 90ºC until it starts doing Thermal Throttling, so we should have a good range there.
To measure all this, we used GPU-Z, keeping it open during all tests and blocking consumption and temperatures to the maximum, with the following result:
As you can see, a maximum consumption of 226 watts, a little more than what NVIDIA says but within normal margins of error (both due to the measurement and the fact that after all not all chips are the same), a more than excellent consumption considering of the power of this GPU. NVIDIA recommends a 650W power supply, but realistically with 500W it would be fine depending on the processor we pair it with.
Concerning the temperature, a maximum of 68.3ºC with the hot spot (the hottest point) barely exceeding 80ºC, while maintaining a fairly low noise level thanks to the Founders Edition’s excellent heat sink. In short, it’s a graph that doesn’t heat up very much, far from it.
Synthetic benchmarks
Let’s start with performance testing with the sequel 3DMarkstarting with Fire Strike in its three versions which represent graphics performance under the DirectX 11 API in 1080p, 1440p and 2160p.
As you can see, the performance data offered by this RTX 4070 SUPER is almost at the same level as the RTX 4070 Ti. Obviously it’s below an RTX 4080 and let’s not talk about the RTX 4090, but the data obtained is very, very good.
Now let’s see what happens with 3DMark Time Spy, which uses the DirectX 12 graphics API.
Once again, much better results than expected, and this graph practically leaves aside the RTX 4070 Ti (in fact, remember that it comes from the NVIDIA catalog) since, for much less money and with less consumption , it has almost the same performance.
To finish with 3DMark, let’s look at the specific test for DLSSin which it will tell us what performance we can expect to gain using this technology.
Well look: we went from less than 28 FPS to more than 125 FPS, which is almost a five-fold increase in performance thanks to DLSS.
To finish with the summary tests, you can see below the result we obtained with Overlay referencein their tests in 4K and 8K resolution.
We can see here that the RTX 4070 SUPER was able to maintain almost 120 FPS on average in 4K resolution, with a low of over 92 FPS, while in 8K resolution it reached almost 44 FPS on average with almost 38 FPS on average. minimum. Nothing but nothing bad.
The RTX 4070 SUPER in games
The moment of truth has arrived, that of seeing how this RTX 4070 SUPER behaves in games, since ultimately this will be the main objective of anyone who buys this graphics card.
In this section we have reset the counter, since the games that we tested with other graphics cards were tested on a different test bench, since as you well know we updated the 12900K that we were using previously to a more modern and powerful 14900K. In addition, we have also updated the battery of games used, removing some older ones and adding more modern ones.
In any case, we tested the games at three different resolutions (1080p, 1440p and 4K) and always with all graphics settings at maximum, including Ray Tracing. Likewise, when DLSS was available, we enabled it. This is the result.
So, what to say? In Full HD resolution, no game drops below 100 FPS, and in 1440p resolution, all maintain an average of over 60 FPS, so we can say that we are looking for spectacular graphics to play at full capacity in 1440p resolution. Now, at 4K resolution, we already notice that the graphics are weak, and although most titles are fully playable, only a few of those we used maintained an average above the desirable 60 FPS.
Conclusion and verdict
Considering the evolution of the graphics card market over the last two years, the truth is that this RTX 4070 SUPER has left us with a very good taste in the mouth… not only because it offers excellent performance up to ‘at a resolution of 1440p and with all graphics settings at maximum, but for the fact that it offers this performance with very low consumption and temperature and at a price which, taking into account what we have seen, makes it almost like candy.
We must admit that we are in love with the Founders Edition heatsink that NVIDIA mounts on these mid-range graphics cards, because it manages to keep the GPU and memory at more than acceptable temperatures, with a low noise level and on top of that that gives the graphics card an aesthetic and level of quality that most manufacturers would want. Additionally, in the case of this RTX 4070 SUPER, the heatsink is relatively small… so much so that you will have no problem using it in most mini ITX cases on the market.
In short, we are looking at a graphics card with which we anticipate a lot of commercial success because not only is it very powerful, but NVIDIA has placed it with a price that makes it ideal for mid-range gaming PCs without having to invest . a million in it.
For all these reasons, we think that this NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition deserves our Platinum award, as well as our recommendation for its performance, its design and, who would have thought, its performance/price ratio.
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