ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X – Review

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