{"id":25298,"date":"2024-01-16T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=25298"},"modified":"2024-01-16T17:23:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T16:23:42","slug":"nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/","title":{"rendered":"GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Reviewed for CG Workloads: NVIDIA's New Value King [Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6681d04ad0111\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 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SUPER Fit in?\">RTX 40 SUPER Lineup: Where Does the RTX 4070 SUPER Fit in?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#RTX_4070_SUPER_Specs_and_Prices_Compared_Taking_a_Closer_Look_at_the_Full_RTX_40-Series_Lineup\" title=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Specs and Prices Compared: Taking a Closer Look at the Full RTX 40-Series Lineup\">RTX 4070 SUPER Specs and Prices Compared: Taking a Closer Look at the Full RTX 40-Series Lineup<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#RTX_4070_SUPER_Benchmark_Test_Setup\" title=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Benchmark Test Setup\">RTX 4070 SUPER Benchmark Test Setup<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#RTX_4070_SUPER_Performance_Review_and_Benchmarks_for_Typical_CG_Workloads\" title=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Performance Review and Benchmarks for Typical CG Workloads\">RTX 4070 SUPER Performance Review and Benchmarks for Typical CG Workloads<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#GPU_Rendering_Benchmark_for_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Maxon_Redshift_OctaneRender_V-Ray_6_and_Blender\" title=\"GPU Rendering Benchmark for the RTX 4070 SUPER: Maxon Redshift, OctaneRender, V-Ray 6, and Blender\">GPU Rendering Benchmark for the RTX 4070 SUPER: Maxon Redshift, OctaneRender, V-Ray 6, and Blender<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Motion_Graphics_and_Animation_Benchmarks_for_RTX_4070_SUPER_After_Effects\" title=\"Motion Graphics and Animation Benchmarks for RTX 4070 SUPER: After Effects\">Motion Graphics and Animation Benchmarks for RTX 4070 SUPER: After Effects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Video_Production_Benchmarks_for_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Premiere_Pro_and_DaVinci_Resolve\" title=\"Video Production Benchmarks for the RTX 4070 SUPER: Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve\">Video Production Benchmarks for the RTX 4070 SUPER: Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Stable_Diffusion_Benchmark_for_RTX_4070_SUPER_txt2img_512%C3%97512_TensorRT\" title=\"Stable Diffusion Benchmark for RTX 4070 SUPER: txt2img, 512&#215;512, TensorRT\">Stable Diffusion Benchmark for RTX 4070 SUPER: txt2img, 512&#215;512, TensorRT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#RTX_4070_SUPER_PCIe_Scaling_Benchmark_Do_PCIe_Lanes_or_Generations_Matter\" title=\"RTX 4070 SUPER PCIe Scaling Benchmark: Do PCIe Lanes or Generations Matter?\">RTX 4070 SUPER PCIe Scaling Benchmark: Do PCIe Lanes or Generations Matter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Power_Consumption_Analysis_of_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Power_Draw_PerfWatt_and_Peak_Power_Draw\" title=\"Power Consumption Analysis of the RTX 4070 SUPER: Power Draw, Perf\/Watt, and Peak Power Draw\">Power Consumption Analysis of the RTX 4070 SUPER: Power Draw, Perf\/Watt, and Peak Power Draw<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Idle_Power_Draw\" title=\"Idle Power Draw\">Idle Power Draw<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Where_are_all_the_AMD_Radeon_GPUs\" title=\"Where are all the AMD Radeon GPUs?\">Where are all the AMD Radeon GPUs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-rtx-4070-super-review\/#Verdict_SUPER_or_Not_so_SUPER\" title=\"Verdict: SUPER or Not so SUPER?\">Verdict: SUPER or Not so SUPER?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>NVIDIA\u2019s familiar mid-cycle \u2018SUPER\u2019 refresh is finally here. Well, at least one part is: the RTX 4070 SUPER GPU. We\u2019re getting a decent bump to core count, and a decent launch MSRP of $599.<\/p>\n<p>More graphics horsepower for a lower price? Yes, please!<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the $499 graphics card everyone wishes existed, but I guess we\u2019ll have to get used to the $100 price bump for a 70-class card.<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 SUPER is <strong>truly <\/strong>a 70-class card \u2013 finally. Its core counts, clocks, and specifications now more closely resemble what we\u2019ve come to expect from an xx70 product! In fact, if NVIDIA had launched this GPU in the first place, I\u2019m sure it would have received rave reviews from everyone.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25319\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"G100 Nvidia RTX 4070 SUPER Review 01\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25319 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202560%201920%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"G100 Nvidia RTX 4070 SUPER Review 01\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202560%201920%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-01-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But that didn\u2019t happen, so now we have no choice but to account for the fact that a new GPU generation will be coming along in around a year.<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition looks identical to an RTX 4070 except for the \u2018SUPER\u2019 moniker on the shroud and boasts a compact 2-slot design. Its width makes it perfect for multi-GPU setups for rendernodes, so hopefully, its performance will hold up!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RTX_40_SUPER_Lineup_Where_Does_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Fit_in\"><\/span>RTX 40 SUPER Lineup: Where Does the RTX 4070 SUPER Fit in?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>NVIDIA\u2019s RTX 40 SUPER launch slides clarify that some of these new cards will replace some of the original RTX 40-series graphics cards. Here\u2019s that slide again:<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"782\" class=\"wp-image-25299\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview.png\" alt=\"Nvidia 40 SUPER Series pricing overview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview.png 1296w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview-768x463.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"782\" class=\"wp-image-25299 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201296%20782%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Nvidia 40 SUPER Series pricing overview\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201296%20782%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview.png 1296w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview-768x463.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/nvidia-40-super-series-pricing-overview.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Here, you can see that NVIDIA is discontinuing both the RTX 4080 and the RTX 4070 Ti. It\u2019s probably because the incoming SUPER GPUs make these models largely irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, I\u2019d argue that the RTX 4070 with just a $50 price drop is also irrelevant to a certain degree, but NVIDIA seems to be sticking to it for now.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RTX_4070_SUPER_Specs_and_Prices_Compared_Taking_a_Closer_Look_at_the_Full_RTX_40-Series_Lineup\"><\/span>RTX 4070 SUPER Specs and Prices Compared: Taking a Closer Look at the Full RTX 40-Series Lineup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the specifications for the new SUPER cards and see how the RTX 4070 SUPER stacks up against the rest of the 40-series lineup.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-205\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-205 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"> <\/th><th class=\"column-2\">RTX 4070<\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>RTX 4070 SUPER<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><em>RTX 4070 Ti (Discontinued)<\/em><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><strong>RTX 4070 Ti SUPER<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-6\"><em>RTX 4080 (Discontinued)<\/em><\/th><th class=\"column-7\"><strong>RTX 4080 SUPER<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-8\">RTX 4090<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">VRAM<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12GB<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12GB<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">12GB<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">16GB<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">16GB<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">16GB<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">24GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">GPU Die<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">AD104<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">AD104<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">AD104<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">AD103<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">AD103<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">AD103<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">AD102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Shading Units (CUDA)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">5,888<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">7,168<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">7680<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">8,448<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">9728<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">10,240<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">16,384<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RT Cores<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">56<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">60<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">66<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">76<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tensor Cores<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">184<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">224<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">240<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">264<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">304<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">320<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Base Clock\/Boost Clock (MHz)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1920 \/ 2475<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1980 \/ 2475<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2310 \/ 2610<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">2340 \/ 2610<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">2205 \/ 2505<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">2295 \/ 2550<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">2235 \/ 2520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Memory Interface Width<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">192-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">192-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">192-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">256-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">256-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">256-bit<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">384-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MSRP (USD)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$549<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$599<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$799<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">$799<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">$1,199<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">$999<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">$1,599<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-205 from cache -->\n<p>First, let\u2019s get one thing out of the way \u2013 the RTX 4090 is a true monster, and NVIDIA isn\u2019t going anywhere near that performance tier with this launch.<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 SUPER looks excellent from a specifications point of view \u2013 offering significantly more cores for nearly the same price as an RTX 4070. What\u2019s more, it makes the RTX 4070\u2019s $50 discount seem even more meaningless in this context.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RTX_4070_SUPER_Benchmark_Test_Setup\"><\/span>RTX 4070 SUPER Benchmark Test Setup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For our testing, we\u2019ll be using the following hardware:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X<\/li>\n<li>CPU Cooler: beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4<\/li>\n<li>RAM: 4 x 32GB DDR4-3600 CL16 (128GB total)<\/li>\n<li>Storage: Seagate FireCuda 530 Pro 2TB<\/li>\n<li>OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although we should be using a more powerful CPU for these tests to eliminate any CPU bottlenecks, we decided to stick to the workstation setup we recommend even now due to potential teething issues on new platforms like AM5. After all, stability is paramount when it comes to a professional workstation.<\/p>\n<p>That said, we\u2019re familiar with most of these workloads, and a faster CPU shouldn\u2019t change the outcome by a significant margin.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s move on to the benchmarks, shall we?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RTX_4070_SUPER_Performance_Review_and_Benchmarks_for_Typical_CG_Workloads\"><\/span>RTX 4070 SUPER Performance Review and Benchmarks for Typical CG Workloads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GPU_Rendering_Benchmark_for_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Maxon_Redshift_OctaneRender_V-Ray_6_and_Blender\"><\/span>GPU Rendering Benchmark for the RTX 4070 SUPER: Maxon Redshift, OctaneRender, V-Ray 6, and Blender<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>GPU rendering is one of the most efficient ways to render a scene, and the industry has been moving towards it of late \u2013 especially for the prototyping phases.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25321\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"G100 Nvidia RTX 4070 SUPER Review 31\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-2048x1343.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25321 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202560%201679%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"G100 Nvidia RTX 4070 SUPER Review 31\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1679\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202560%201679%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-2048x1343.jpg 2048w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-31-1-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>An ideal graphics card for this workload shouldn\u2019t exceed a 2-slot width because most popular render engines scale almost linearly with additional GPUs. It\u2019s an excellent way to add more rendering juice to your setup in the future.<\/p>\n<p>To test this out, we\u2019ll run the RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition through 4 popular GPU render engines to see whether it\u2019s a viable option for creative professionals.<\/p>\n<h4>Maxon Redshift Benchmark 3.5.22<\/h4>\n<p>The GPU rendering workload and (Maxon) Redshift have become synonymous due to the latter\u2019s popularity. We pit the RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition for this test against some of NVIDIA\u2019s older GPUs.<\/p>\n<p><em>PS. Although AMD\u2019s Radeon cards are an option now, they are still not as fully supported as NVIDIA\u2019s offerings, which won\u2019t be an attractive proposition for most creative professionals. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25302 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22.png\" alt=\"Redshift Benchmark 3.5.22\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25302 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20490%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Redshift Benchmark 3.5.22\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20490%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22-768x470.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-Benchmark-3.5.22.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Our RTX 4070 SUPER does VERY well here, inching close enough to an RTX 4070 to be classified as nearly the same performance. That\u2019s already a good value proposition, but there\u2019s more!<\/p>\n<p>An RTX 4090 completes the Redshift render in 76 seconds, while the RTX 4070 SUPER takes 132 seconds. Not only does this mean you\u2019re getting more performance for the same price, but it also means that we\u2019re finally seeing viable GPUs for a multi-GPU setup.<\/p>\n<p>According to our scores here, two RTX 4070 SUPER graphics cards should be able to beat a single RTX 4090 at nearly half the price for Redshift workloads. Even a single RTX 4070 SUPER now convincingly trounces an RTX 3090. It\u2019s a promising start!<\/p>\n<p><em>Note \u2013 Redshift also makes decent use of the CPU, so our Ryzen 9 5900X could be holding it back in this particular test.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Cinebench 2024.1.0<\/h4>\n<p>Maxon's Cinebench 2024 is based on the Redshift render engine, and as expected, we're seeing a near-identical performance distribution compared to the Redshift benchmark above. Cinebench 2024's score, too, is influenced by the CPU's single-core performance you're running the benchmark on, so be sure to keep an eye on the overall test system when comparing these scores to other reviews:<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0.png\" alt=\"Cinebench 2024.1.0\" width=\"791\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0.png 791w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0-768x486.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25316 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20791%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Cinebench 2024.1.0\" width=\"791\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20791%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0.png 791w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0-768x486.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Cinebench-2024.1.0.png\"><\/p>\n<h4>OTOY Octanebench 2020.1.5<\/h4>\n<p>While Redshift is a biased renderer, OctaneRender is an unbiased GPU render engine, which some artists and professionals prefer. Much like Redshift, though, Octane scales VERY well with multi-GPU setups (linearly) and only works with NVIDIA graphics cards.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note \u2013 Octane does have a build that supports AMD GPUs on MacOS, but there is no news of anything on Windows. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5.png\" alt=\"Octanebench Benchmark 2020.1.5\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25303 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Octanebench Benchmark 2020.1.5\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5-768x450.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Octanebench-Benchmark-2020.1.5.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Our RTX 4070 SUPER does well here, scoring closer to an RTX 4070 Ti than an RTX 4070. Considering its MSRP and the fact that it outright beats an RTX 3090, we\u2019re looking at a good value offering from NVIDIA after quite a while.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25329 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench.jpg\" alt=\"4070 Super Octanebench\" width=\"1846\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench.jpg 1846w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-1536x777.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1846px) 100vw, 1846px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25329 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201846%20934%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"4070 Super Octanebench\" width=\"1846\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201846%20934%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1846px) 100vw, 1846px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench.jpg 1846w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench-1536x777.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/4070-Super-Octanebench.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Octane boasts linear scaling with additional GPUs, two RTX 4070 SUPER cards should easily beat a single RTX 4090. You can easily accommodate up to 4 into a full tower case (if the motherboard allows) because these cards are only 2 slots wide.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the RTX 4080 is still very much out of reach, and if NVIDIA decides to launch a 2-slot RTX 4070 Ti SUPER that gets close to the RTX 4080 in performance, I think that\u2019ll be our pick for render nodes this generation.<\/p>\n<h5>Performance per Dollar (Octanebench RTX)<\/h5>\n<p>From a value standpoint, the RTX 4070 SUPER edges out an RTX 4070, thoroughly crushing the last-gen RTX 3090 without mercy.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25304 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering.png\" alt=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Performance per Dollar (GPU 3D Rendering)\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering-768x500.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25304 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20521%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Performance per Dollar (GPU 3D Rendering)\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20521%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering-768x500.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Performance-per-Dollar-GPU-3D-Rendering.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Unless you need the VRAM, there\u2019s no reason to go with an RTX 30-series graphics card now, as they all offer sub-par value compared to the RTX 4070 SUPER for GPU rendering in OctaneRender.<\/p>\n<h4>V-Ray 6 CUDA\/RTX Benchmark<\/h4>\n<p>Unlike the two GPU rendering engines above, V-Ray is a <strong>hybrid <\/strong>renderer that leverages both biased and unbiased rendering methods for its final result.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00.png\" alt=\"V-Ray 6.00.00\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25305 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"V-Ray 6.00.00\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00-768x492.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/V-Ray-6.00.00.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 SUPER easily outpaces the RTX 4070 that it\u2019s replacing with a nearly 20% higher score! As the theme has been, the RTX 4070 SUPER reaches within spitting distance of the RTX 4070 Ti (7% slower). It also outclasses the RTX 3090 easily \u2013 making the last-gen (almost) top dog largely irrelevant outside of workloads constrained by VRAM requirements.<\/p>\n<h4>Blender OptiX Render<\/h4>\n<p>Blender\u2019s Cycles Renderer remains one of the most potent OptiX implementations for effectively leveraging an NVIDIA GPU to its full potential. In this benchmark, we\u2019ll again have to focus on only NVIDIA, as OptiX is exclusive to NVIDIA GPUs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note \u2013 HIP-RT in Cycles is an option to accelerate the performance of AMD Radeon GPUs, but it\u2019s still an experimental feature and not recommended for Professional use yet. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0.png\" alt=\"Blender GPU Benchmark 4.0.0\" width=\"791\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0.png 791w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0-768x486.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25306 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20791%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender GPU Benchmark 4.0.0\" width=\"791\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20791%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0.png 791w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0-768x486.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-GPU-Benchmark-4.0.0.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blender results are a bit surprising after the previously-recurring theme of the RTX 4070 SUPER nearly matching an RTX 4070 Ti. With Blender\u2019s Cycles renderer in OptiX mode, the RTX 4070 SUPER sits bang in the middle of an RTX 4070 and an RTX 4070 Ti.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark.jpg\" alt=\"Blender Benchmark\" width=\"1407\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark.jpg 1407w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1407px) 100vw, 1407px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25330 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201407%201178%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender Benchmark\" width=\"1407\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201407%201178%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1407px) 100vw, 1407px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark.jpg 1407w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark-768x643.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Blender-Benchmark.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not disappointing, but it does mean a relatively minor performance bump at the same price point. Nonetheless, this jump is enough for the RTX 4070 SUPER to outpace an RTX 3090 without breaking a sweat \u2013 making the deal a bit sweeter.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Motion_Graphics_and_Animation_Benchmarks_for_RTX_4070_SUPER_After_Effects\"><\/span>Motion Graphics and Animation Benchmarks for RTX 4070 SUPER: After Effects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Adobe\u2019s Creative Cloud apps can either care about your GPU a LOT or only up to a certain extent. It\u2019s weird, and often requires you to rerun the benchmarks to reconfirm the bizarre results you get at times. Still, it\u2019s among the most popular sets of creative applications on the planet by a decent margin, so it is how it is.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly everyone, from solo artists to large studios, relies on After Effects as an essential part of their creative process. Although more powerful GPUs do help performance in this particular Adobe CC app, it doesn\u2019t scale well past a certain point.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25307 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1.png\" alt=\"PugetBench for After Effects V0.95.2 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25307 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PugetBench for After Effects V0.95.2 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1-768x481.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-After-Effects-V0.95.2-1.png\"><\/p>\n<p>As expected, the RTX 4070 SUPER keeps up with the rest of the RTX 40-series lineup \u2013 edging out the RTX 3090 by a slim margin. What\u2019s more, with its $599 MSRP, I\u2019m confident that the RTX 4070 SUPER will most likely be our GPU of choice for After Effects.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_Production_Benchmarks_for_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Premiere_Pro_and_DaVinci_Resolve\"><\/span>Video Production Benchmarks for the RTX 4070 SUPER: Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>PugetBench for Premiere Pro<\/h4>\n<p>Adobe\u2019s Premiere Pro is integral to many professional video production pipelines, much like After Effects. However, price to performance will remain a factor again because performance in Premiere doesn\u2019t scale well past a certain point of GPU horsepower.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3.png\" alt=\"PugetBench for Premiere Pro V0.95.3\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25308 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PugetBench for Premiere Pro V0.95.3\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3-768x481.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-Premiere-Pro-V0.95.3.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The results align with what we\u2019ve seen, with the RTX 4070 SUPER easily outclassing the last-generation (nearly) top dog, the RTX 3090. The RTX 4080 and 4090 do offer around 1.6% and 2.7% performance uplifts, respectively, but their price points are just too high to consider them for Premiere Pro workloads.<\/p>\n<h4>PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve<\/h4>\n<p>Blackmagic\u2019s DaVinci Resolve has been around for a long time, with its initial release dating back to 2004! It's a popular video editing application that touts itself as the world\u2019s <strong>only <\/strong>solution for editing, color-grading, VFX, motion graphics, and audio post-production.<\/p>\n<p>Resolve generally manages to leverage GPU horsepower better than Premiere Pro, so this next set of benchmarks should have a better spread to them.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3.png\" alt=\"PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve V0.92.3\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25309 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"PugetBench for DaVinci Resolve V0.92.3\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20501%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3-768x481.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/PugetBench-for-DaVinci-Resolve-V0.92.3.png\"><\/p>\n<p>As expected, the RTX 4070 again comfortably sits in the middle of the pack, edging out the RTX 3090 without too much trouble. However, this time, its RTX 40-series counterparts give it better competition, with the RTX 4080 delivering a 7% performance uplift over the RTX 4070 SUPER.<\/p>\n<p>For video production, it doesn\u2019t look like there\u2019s too much to gain from a performance POV because even an RTX 4090 only delivers a 10% improvement. An RTX 4070 SUPER will likely hit the value\/performance sweet spot for DaVinci Resolve much like it does for After Effects.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stable_Diffusion_Benchmark_for_RTX_4070_SUPER_txt2img_512%C3%97512_TensorRT\"><\/span>Stable Diffusion Benchmark for RTX 4070 SUPER: txt2img, 512&#215;512, TensorRT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t been living under a rock for the past year, you\u2019ll already know about all the \u201cAI\u201d-ness everywhere. However, some legitimate use cases exist for tools like Stable Diffusion for artists and other creative professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Stable Diffusion, for example, is becoming the best way to quickly (and locally) prototype design ideas and thoughts to get a baseline of what you want to create. These rough creations are then used as a template to improve and build on, with your creativity.<\/p>\n<p>However, generating these images is demanding work, and Stable Diffusion requires quite a bit of graphics horsepower and VRAM. So, we put the RTX 4070 SUPER with its 12GB VRAM through the paces to see how it holds up against the competition.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0.png\" alt=\"Stable Diffusion v1.7.0\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25310 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Stable Diffusion v1.7.0\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0-768x450.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Stable-Diffusion-v1.7.0.png\"><\/p>\n<p>This result wasn\u2019t too much of a surprise because the new SUPER card, yet again, inches close enough to the RTX 4070 Ti without touching it, and edges out both the RTX 3080 and RTX 4070.<\/p>\n<p>However, the larger VRAM buffer of the RTX 3090 does mean that it scores a bit higher than the RTX 4070 SUPER \u2013 managing to beat it for the first time in our tests.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RTX_4070_SUPER_PCIe_Scaling_Benchmark_Do_PCIe_Lanes_or_Generations_Matter\"><\/span>RTX 4070 SUPER PCIe Scaling Benchmark: Do PCIe Lanes or Generations Matter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been using PCs as render nodes, workstations, or even Gaming PCs, you might\u2019ve wondered whether your PCIe link speed affects performance.<\/p>\n<p>In our experience, the answer is \u2013 it depends.<\/p>\n<p>Professionals working within the constraints of their GPU\u2019s VRAM buffer shouldn\u2019t notice any impact on performance. However, if your scenes are generally larger than your VRAM, you\u2019ll see significant performance regression with fewer PCIe lanes and\/or older PCIe generations.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test.png\" alt=\"Redshift PCIe Lane Throttle Test\" width=\"889\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test.png 889w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test-768x483.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25311 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20889%20559%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Redshift PCIe Lane Throttle Test\" width=\"889\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20889%20559%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test.png 889w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test-768x483.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Redshift-PCIe-Lane-Throttle-Test.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Our custom benchmark scene is taken from a real-world client project and totals a whopping 106GB with 90 million Polys. While Redshift\u2019s benchmark scene doesn\u2019t seem to care about PCIe lane count too much (it\u2019s still marginally slower once you hit 4 lanes), our custom scene tells another story.<\/p>\n<p>Even dropping to PCIe 4.0 x8 from PCIe 4.0 x16 significantly impacts (~17%) the time it takes to render this scene. Since these cards ARE viable for multi-GPU setups, it\u2019s crucial to pick motherboards with a good PCIe layout and bifurcation to get the most out of them \u2013 assuming your scenes are larger than your GPU\u2019s VRAM.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Power_Consumption_Analysis_of_the_RTX_4070_SUPER_Power_Draw_PerfWatt_and_Peak_Power_Draw\"><\/span>Power Consumption Analysis of the RTX 4070 SUPER: Power Draw, Perf\/Watt, and Peak Power Draw<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Power draw isn\u2019t as important a factor for most users as it is for professionals frequently running day-long renders. In addition to testing the power drawn by an RTX 4070 SUPER in a broad range of workloads, we\u2019ll also need concrete perf\/watt numbers to recommend multi-GPU setups using the RTX 4070 SUPER.<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s look at how the RTX 4070 SUPER fares (power-wise) in a variety of workloads, including gaming, stress tests (Furmark), and GPU renderers.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render.png\" alt=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Maximum Power Draw [Stress, Game, 3D GPU Render]\" width=\"904\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render.png 904w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25312 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20904%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"RTX 4070 SUPER Maximum Power Draw [Stress, Game, 3D GPU Render]\" width=\"904\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20904%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render.png 904w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render-768x436.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/RTX-4070-SUPER-Maximum-Power-Draw-Stress-Game-3D-GPU-Render.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 SUPER sucks down around 208W of power in Shadow of the Tombraider (4K, Ultra, DLSS On, RT On), while hitting a peak of 192W in an Octane render (RTX on). V-Ray was surprisingly efficient here, reaching a peak of just 141W!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png\" alt=\"Total Board Power Draw [Average] - Octanebench 2020.1.5\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25313 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Total Board Power Draw [Average] - Octanebench 2020.1.5\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5-768x450.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Total-Board-Power-Draw-Average-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png\"><\/p>\n<p>If we look at the average power draw of the RTX 4070 SUPER, it looks pretty good compared to other options in its weight class. However, if you\u2019re considering running multi-GPU setups, note that 2 x RTX 4070 SUPER GPUs will draw close to 400W of power while only slightly outperforming an RTX 4090, which draws only 300W for the same render.<\/p>\n<p>A quick look at the performance per watt chart below illustrates this more clearly.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png\" alt=\"Performance _ Watt - Octanebench 2020.1.5\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5-768x450.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25314 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Performance _ Watt - Octanebench 2020.1.5\" width=\"800\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20469%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5-768x450.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Performance-_-Watt-Octanebench-2020.1.5.png\"><\/p>\n<p>If you care about power draw, an RTX 4090 is still the pinnacle of efficiency. What\u2019s more, the RTX 4080 looks better than the RTX 4070 SUPER from a performance-per-watt standpoint \u2013 making the upcoming SUPER cards (RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and RTX 4080 SUPER) even more interesting for GPU rendering workloads.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Idle_Power_Draw\"><\/span>Idle Power Draw<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Using two high-resolution monitors isn\u2019t uncommon for serious creative professionals, so we wanted to see how much power an upper-mid-range card like the RTX 4070 SUPER would need to handle this configuration at idle.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25315 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw.png\" alt=\"Multi Monitor Idle Power Draw\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border alignnone wp-image-25315 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Multi Monitor Idle Power Draw\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20513%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw.png 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw-768x492.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Multi-Monitor-Idle-Power-Draw.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The results were a bit surprising. And yes, we rechecked this result several times to make sure we\u2019re not seeing an outlier. The RTX 4070 SUPER draws MORE power than an RTX 4080 when running single or dual 3840&#215;2560 (4K+) displays @ 60Hz.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This could be a driver optimization issue, as we tested this on Beta drivers released to the Press. We\u2019ll retest this after the retail rollout and post an update here if anything changes. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_are_all_the_AMD_Radeon_GPUs\"><\/span>Where are all the AMD Radeon GPUs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering where all the Radeon graphics cards are, the answer is: <strong>not here yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many creative apps used in CG workflows don\u2019t support AMD to a reasonable enough level to be viable.<\/p>\n<p>Although the landscape is slowly changing with AMD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/software\/rocm.html\" target=\"_blank\">RoCM<\/a> push and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpuopen.com\/hiprt\/\" target=\"_blank\">HIP-RT<\/a> implementations for many popular applications and render engines, it\u2019s nowhere near usable if you can only trust stable release branches for your work.<\/p>\n<p>Some apps do support Radeon graphics cards natively, like Adobe\u2019s CC apps, but their performance isn\u2019t ideal.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the top-end Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card with a $900~ price tag gets outdone by the last-gen RTX 3090 in Premiere Pro. Remember, the RTX 3090 card consistently loses to the new $599 RTX 4070 SUPER Founders Edition.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX in a Blender render can only match the ancient RTX 2080 Ti! For reference, the RTX 4070 SUPER we tested here offers nearly double the performance of an RTX 2080 Ti with a $599 price tag!<\/p>\n<p>Still, I\u2019m hoping that AMD doesn\u2019t give up its push into the professional space and continues working with developers and the industry to optimize better for Radeon graphics.<\/p>\n<p>Competition is never a bad thing!<\/p>\n<p>For gamers, it's a different story altogether as AMD's Radeon graphics cards are decent options.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verdict_SUPER_or_Not_so_SUPER\"><\/span>Verdict: SUPER or Not so SUPER?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest here: the RTX 4070 SUPER is a price cut dressed as a product launch.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not bad in any way, shape, or form. It\u2019s just that this launch would have been <strong>so<\/strong> much more exciting if even this 70-class card had received a VRAM bump.<\/p>\n<p>Oh well, we can\u2019t complain about getting better performance at a lower price, can we?<\/p>\n<p>The RTX 4070 SUPER graphics card is nearly an RTX 4070 Ti, without getting all the way there.<\/p>\n<p>For video editing and motion graphics\/animation workloads, I\u2019m reasonably confident that this card, at its MSRP, will be the best bang-for-buck option on shelves for this generation of GPUs.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25322\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"G100 Nvidia RTX 4070 SUPER Review 14\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-2048x1434.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25322 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202560%201793%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"G100 Nvidia RTX 4070 SUPER Review 14\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1793\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202560%201793%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-2048x1434.jpg 2048w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/G100-Nvidia-RTX-4070-SUPER-Review-14-1-scaled.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you need a new GPU for your GPU rendering setup, I\u2019d wait for <strong>all<\/strong> the new SUPER graphics cards to launch before pulling the trigger on this one. Keep your eyes peeled for more 2-slot solutions further up the 40-series line!<\/p>\n<p>A 2-slot RTX 4070 Ti SUPER that\u2019s nearly an RTX 4080 would be a truly \u2018SUPER\u2019 GPU for rendering.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been holding out for a genuinely significant upgrade over something like an RTX 2070 or a 3070, the RTX 4070 SUPER is an excellent option. Not only does it finally beat the top-end card from NVIDIA\u2019s last-gen RTX 30-series, but it does so at a somewhat reasonable price.<\/p>\n<p>That said, you should know that NVIDIA\u2019s RTX 5000 series (or whatever they\u2019ll call it) is slated to launch in a year. So, if you\u2019re happy with the performance you\u2019re getting right now, you could stick with it for another year. However, if your work demands faster hardware, especially for the workloads we covered above, now is as good a time as any for an upgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NVIDIA\u2019s familiar mid-cycle \u2018SUPER\u2019 refresh is finally here. Well, at least one part is: the RTX 4070 SUPER GPU. We\u2019re getting a decent bump to core count, and a decent launch MSRP of $599. More graphics horsepower for a lower price? Yes, please! This isn\u2019t the $499 graphics card everyone wishes existed, but I guess...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2334,"featured_media":25320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[193],"tags":[118,131],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2334"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25298"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25349,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25298\/revisions\/25349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}