Are We Finally Getting Good Value?
There’s a 22% increase in CUDA cores, only 7% less than the Ti model.
It also shares the same 48 MB L2 cache as the Ti.
Nonetheless, overall performance should be significantly improved.
The enhanced performance should also help the RTX 4070 Super better compete with the more affordableRadeon RX 7800 XT.
We anticipate that the RTX 4070 will soon be priced at $500,alongsidethe Radeon 7800 XT.
It seems more likely they would choose the new 4070 Super.
All data has been validated and updated for this review.
We’ll be using the Nvidia Founders Edition of the 4070 Super.
The gains in Resident Evil 4 over the original 4070 are less pronounced at 1440p.
Here, the new Super variant was just 12% faster, averaging 140 fps.
This time, there’s a significant 24% improvement over the standard 4070.
Hogwarts Legacy further demonstrates Nvidia’s need for a performance boost at the $600 price point.
This also means the Super is just 6% slower than the 4070 Ti.
The GeForce GPU offered 6% more performance at 1440p.
This illustrates the necessity of the 18% boost from the standard 4070 for Nvidia.
Thankfully, Starfield now supports DLSS.
Another new game added to our day-one reviews is Alan Wake 2.
The final game we’re examining is Hitman 3, a title where AMD underperforms.
We’re still observing a 16% increase over the 4070, though.
Moving up to 1440p, the results are more GPU-limited, giving us a clearer comparison.
It was again only slightly slower than the Ti model, trailing by a 6% margin.
The margins were similar at 1440p.
Ray tracing performance in Resident Evil 4 is competitive.
However, it’s not much faster than the standard 4070 in this example.
We expect that margin to increase as we raise the resolution, so let’s do that.
Now, let’s quickly examine the 4K data.
Power Consumption
When it comes to power consumption, the 4070 Super is very efficient.
This makes the RTX 4070 Super the most cost-effective 40 series product.
However, it still costs 6% more per frame than the 7800 XT.
At $600, it makes it difficult to recommend the 7800 XT at $510.
The higher memory temperatures are partly due to thick thermal pads, which are less efficient.
Nonetheless, the memory remained within safety margins throughout our testing.
We also have the Gigabyte Eagle OC, another base model using a compact triple-fan cooler.
The average operating frequency for the cores was 2,760 MHz, similar to the FE model.
That said, it’s an unimpressive model that we recommend avoiding.
What We Learned: Super or Not?
We’re quite pleased with the upgrade Nvidia is offering at the $600 price point.
With the new RTX 4070 Super GPU now available, should you buy it?
In our opinion, AMD needs to discount theRadeon 7800 XTto $450 to become a more compelling option.
Generally speaking, DLSS offers superiorimage qualitycompared to FSR.
Thus, benchmarking Nvidia GPUs with DLSS and AMD GPUs with FSR would be an unfair comparison.
This applies to both AMD and Nvidia’s implementations of the technology.
