NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

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GeForce RTX 4070 compared with GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4070	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060 Ti
Overview
Released
Released	April 2023	April 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	5,888	4,608
Boost clock
Boost clock	2,475 MHz	2,570 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	AD104 GPU; 46 SMs. NVIDIA reference specifications; photo illustrates an ASUS DUAL partner cooler without establishing its memory type or factory overclock.	NVIDIA reference GPU specifications; photo illustrates an ASUS DUAL partner cooler. The image does not establish its memory capacity or factory overclock.
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	TSMC 4N NVIDIA custom process; 35.8 billion transistors; 294.5 mm² die	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	46 third-generation RT Cores; 67 RT TFLOPS	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 72 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	184 fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 466 AI TOPS	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 759 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	DLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1.92 GHz; stock PNY and Gainward cards confirm 2,475 MHz boost, while NVIDIA rounds it to 2.48 GHz	2.41 GHz
Cache
Cache	36 MB L2	–
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	12 GB GDDR6X or 12 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR7 or 8 GB GDDR7
Memory bus
Memory bus	192-bit (better)	128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	504 GB/s or 480 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	GDDR6X at 21 Gbps and 504 GB/s (stock PNY); later GDDR6 at 20 Gbps and 480 GB/s (stock Gainward). Both have 12 GB on a 192-bit bus	16 GB or 8 GB of GDDR7; both versions have the same GPU specifications; stock PNY cards specify 28 Gbps and 448 GB/s on both capacities
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	200 W	180 W (better)
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 2 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box; some partner cards use 1 × 8-pin	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	650 W	600 W
Slot width
Slot width	2-slot (original GDDR6X Founders Edition)	–
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	244 × 112 mm, 2-slot (original GDDR6X Founders Edition)	–
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	1 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode