ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X – Review

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The new ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X is the third segment in 4000 series affair with a 3.15-slot design and triple-fan cooler. Underneath is the Ada Lovelace AD104 GPU on TSMC’s custom 4nm node, with 12GB of super-fast GDDR6X memory.

The GeForce RTX 4070  card is roughly on par with the AMD RX6800XT (16 GB), and besides, due to relatively adequate prices, coupled with a new architecture and lower consumption, the former are confidently replacing the latter in the world of gaming hardware. To the above advantages of the 4xxx line, you can add DLSS 3.5 version scaling technology, which works only with cards of this generation. In general, we can once again state that the RTX 4070 will provide excellent comfort in all games at maximum quality settings with disabled ray tracing and scaling technologies in resolutions up to 4K inclusive. In 4K, however, if the game allows, it is worth turning on DLSS.

Model ASUS TUF GeForce RTX™ 4070 12GB GDDR6X
Graphic Engine NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070
Bus Standard PCI Express 4.0
OpenGL OpenGL®4.6
Video Memory 12GB GDDR6X
Clock Speed OC mode: 2580 MHz
Default mode: 2550 MHz (Boost Clock)
CUDA Core 5888
Memory Speed 21 Gbps
Memory Interface 192-bit
I/O Interface Yes x 1 (Native HDMI 2.1a)
Yes x 3 (Native DisplayPort 1.4a)
HDCP Support Yes (2.3)
Dimensions 300 x 139 x 62.4 mm
Recommended PSU 650W
Slot 3.15 Slot

 

The back of the TUF GeForce RTX 4070 shows a large backplate fitting to the card which helps to cool and stiffens the card so as to not flex around. ASUS did redesign the backplate with TUF design.

The TUF RTX 4070 is fitted with 12 Gigabyte GDDR6X memory, it runs at 21 Gbps (effective data rate) of bandwidth. The IO panel shows three DisplayPort 1.4a, and one HDMI 2.1a connectors that will bring 8K 60 Hz HDR to a single HDMI cable. No more USB type-C Virtual Link connector.

The card has a single 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connector that has a maximum output of 150W in addition to the 75W PCIe slot.

 

Auto-Extreme Technology is an automated manufacturing process that sets new standards in the industry by allowing all soldering to be completed in a single pass. This reduces thermal strain on components and avoids the use of harsh cleaning chemicals, resulting in less environmental impact, lower manufacturing power consumption, and a more reliable product overall.

Benchmark:

ASUS TUF RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X is the second lowest range graphics card in Nvidia Ada Lovelace AD104-based segment. As such, our graphics workstation, based on an ASUS ROG Z790 Hero motherboard and Intel 13900k 24 cores processor.  The ram we will be using is  XPG 6000mhz- 32Gb memory kit. ADATA XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD is used as well to run with benchmark. On the Comparison, we will be testing 4 GPUs to run side by side to see perform better.

 

Model DIY System
Motherboard AsRock Z790PG-ITX/TB4
CPU Intel Core i9 13900K – 24 Cores/32 Threads
Cooling Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 A-RGB
Ram XPG DDR5 6000Mhz
SSD ADATA XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB M.2 NVMe
OS Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 22H2
Bios 7.03

 

Model Graphic Engine Bus Standard Video Memory GPU Clock Boost GPU Clock Memory Clock Resizeable Bar Driver
ASUS TUF RTX 4070Ti OC 12GB GDDR6X RTX4070 Ti AD104 PCI Express 4.0 12GB GDDR6X 2550 2580 1313 Enable 531.79
ASUS  GeForce RTX 4060TI 8GB GDDR6 RTX4060Ti AD106 PCI Express 4.0 8GB GDDR6 2625 2655 2250 Enable 535.98
PowerColor RX7600 Fighter Navi 33 PCI Express 4.0 8GB GDDR6 2250 2655 2250 Enable 23.5.1
ASUS TUF RTX 4070 OC 12GB GDDR6X RTX4070 AD104 PCI Express 4.0 12GB GDDR6X 2550 2580 1313 Enable 537.13

 

GPUZ

3Dmark Advanced Edition

3DMark includes everything you need to benchmark your PC and mobile devices in one app. Whether you’re gaming on a smartphone, tablet, notebook, or a desktop gaming PC, 3DMark includes a benchmark designed specifically for your hardware.

3DMark Advanced Edition
Model Speed Way Fire Strike Ultra Night Raid Port Royal Time Spy Extreme Wild Life Extreme
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 5417 13799 94007 14135 11299 46166
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 3169 7574 86421 8104 6756 25589
PowerColor RX7600 1929 7219 76735 5399 5580 18159
ASUS TUF RT4070 4442 10324 93336 11143 8982 36303

 

BaseMark GPU

Basemark GPU is a professional evaluation tool to evaluate and compare graphics performance across mobile and desktop platforms. Uniquely, it supports all major graphics APIs and operating systems.

BaseMark GPU
Model Average Minimum Maximum Overall Score
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 221 183 334 22146
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 124 104 197 12429
PowerColor RX7600 87 26 1377 8741
ASUS TUF RT4070 174 142 260 17392

 

Batman Arkham Origins

Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight.

Batman Arkham Origins
Model Average Minimum Maximum
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 124 102 151
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 214 121 371
PowerColor RX7600 123 104 147
ASUS TUF RT4070 276 147 486

 

FarCry 6

Far Cry 6 supports ray tracing at launch, with the ability to enable DXR reflections and DXR shadows. But because DXR shadows are kind of pointless and not worth the performance hit, we haven’t tested with them enabled, but I have taken a look at DXR reflections, so we’ll look at that shortly using supported hardware.

FarCry 6
Model Average Minimum Maximum
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 114 85 130
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 61 24 71
PowerColor RX7600 44 15 58
ASUS TUF RT4070 96 85 106

SuperPosition

Extreme performance and stability test for PC hardware: video card, power supply, cooling system. Check your rig in stock and overclocking modes with real-life load! Also includes interactive experience in a beautiful, detailed environment.

SuperPosition Benchmark
Model Average Minimum Maximum Score
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 129.48 108.04 159.49 17311
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 72.8 60.75 89.36 9732
PowerColor RX7600 56.11 48.58 67.53 7502
ASUS TUF RT4070 103.14 84.6 126.9 13790

 

 

Heaven Benchmark

Extreme performance and stability test for PC hardware: video card, power supply, cooling system. Check your rig in stock and overclocking modes with real-life load! Also includes interactive experience in a beautiful, detailed environment.

Heaven Benchmark
Model FPS Minimum FPS Maximum FPS Score
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 311.3 11 678.9 7841
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 175.8 44.9 410.5 4428
PowerColor RX7600 136.3 44.6 309.6 3432
ASUS TUF RT4070 233.1 51.4 535.9 5871

 

Sleeping Dog

In this open world game, you play the role of Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads from the inside out. You’ll have to prove yourself worthy as you fight your way up the organization, taking part in brutal criminal activities without blowing your cover.
Torn between your loyalty to the badge and a criminal code of honor, you will risk everything as the lines between truth, loyalty and justice become permanently blurred.

Sleeping Dog
Model Average Minimum FPS Maximum FPS
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 131.8 72 189.1
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 90.9 51.8 180.8
PowerColor RX7600 62.9 40.6 83.6
ASUS TUF RT4070 131.6 73.5 248.1

 

Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a military shooter set in a diverse, hostile, and mysterious open world that you can play entirely solo or in four-player co-op.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Model Total Score Frames Score FPS
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti S 2251 130
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti A 15165 88
PowerColor RX7600 A 15499 90
ASUS TUF RT4070 A 19457 113

 

Total War WARHAMMER

Addictive turn-based empire-building with colossal, real-time battles, all set in a world of legendary heroes, giant monsters, flying creatures and storms of magical power.

Total War WARHAMMER
Model Average Minimum FPS Maximum FPS
ASUS TUF RT4070Ti 48.3 33 64
ASUS TUF RT4060Ti 29 19 38
PowerColor RX7600 15.7 12 19
ASUS TUF RT4070 46.6 31 66

ASUS TUF RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X

1149
9.1

Quality

9.5/10

Value

8.0/10

Design

9.5/10

Performance

9.5/10

Pros

  • Dual Bios
  • Support for AV1 hardware encode and decode
  • Extreme low temperature
  • Support DDLS 3.5 & AMD FSR 3

Cons

  • Performance too close to RTX 4070Ti
  • Expensive

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