NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Review – ASUS TUF
Slight improvement with more VRAM
La NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER It is the second video card to be launched within the series "new" of RTX SUPER 40 series cards this year. Unlike the RTX 4070 SUPER and RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER It does not have a Founders edition. On this occasion, we have in our hands the model ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, which we will use as a reference for today's tests. Its reference price (MSRP USA) is US$799 US dollars.
This model replaces the RTX 4070 Ti, which is reaching end of life (EOL).
Table of Contents
Introduction, technical section/specifications
Like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, the RTX 4070 Ti Super makes use of the new Ada Lovelace architecture and features all the technologies present in the RTX 40 cards, including DLSS Frame Generation and generational improvements in Ray Tracing and Tensor Cores.
The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super features improved specifications compared to its counterpart, the RTX 4070 Ti, offering 8448 CUDA cores (+10%). The card is based on the AD103-275-A1 GPU, and this version has the same 285W TGP. Like other models in the family, the RTX 4070 Ti Super uses the 12VHPWR connector with an adapter option for PCIe power supplies.
In the VRAM department, the 4070 Ti SUPER comes with configuration changes, with an increase to 16GB and the memory bus has been increased to 256 bits.
Reminder about DLSS 3 Frame Generation
To understand DLSS 3, prior knowledge of DLSS Super Resolution (DLSS 2) is essential. DLSS Super Resolution uses an artificial intelligence model, specifically a convolutional autoencoder, to build a current high-resolution frame based on a current low-resolution frame and a previous high-resolution frame, pixel by pixel.
The AI model was trained to predict a 16K ultra-high-resolution reference image, improving through neural network training using the difference between the predicted and reference image.
After repeating this process numerous times, the network can produce high-quality images. DLSS 3 ushers in a new era where artificial intelligence creates entirely new frames instead of pixels, using four components: an optical flow accelerator, game engine motion vectors, a convolutional autoencoder AI frame generator, and a pipeline. super low latency high speed reflex.
DLSS 3 Frame Generation is a technology that uses the power of the Optical Flow Accelerator to provide the neural network with the direction and speed of the pixels from one frame to the next. This enables the generation of entirely new frames without conventional graphics processing, resulting in up to a 4x performance boost in GPU-limited cases (according to NVIDIA) without sacrificing quality.
Additionally, DLSS 3 FG can benefit both GPU- and CPU-limited games, including games with large worlds and physics-based gameplay. By allowing Ada GPUs to render at a much higher frame rate, DLSS 3 provides significant improvements in game performance.
Specifications Table - Summary
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| RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | RTX 4070 Ti | |
| Board & SKU | PG141 SKU 323 | PG141 SKU 331 |
| GPU | AD103-275-A1 | AD104-400-A1 |
| CUDA Cores | 8488 | 7680 |
| Conference proceedings | 16GB G6X | 12GB G6X |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Base Frequency | 2340 MHz | 2310 MHz |
| Boost frequency | 2610 MHz | 2610 MHz |
| Memory clock | 21 Gbps | 21 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 672.3 GB / s | 504.2 GB / s |
| PCIe | 4.0 x16 | 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 285w | 285w |
| power connector | 1x 12VHPWR / PCIe Adapter | 1x 12VHPWR / PCIe Adapter |
| recommended font | 700w | 700w |
| Exits | -3x DisplayPort - 1x HDMI | -3x DisplayPort - 1x HDMI |
| Sales availability | 24/1/2024 | 05/1/2023 |
| MSRP | $799 | $799 |
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super - Photos and unboxing
Synthetic and gaming benchmarks (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
With the launch and announcement of new generation video cards, we have to update our test bench. The best processor that we have in our hands to carry out the necessary tests is the processor Intel Core i9-13900K.
Also, we have updated to Windows 11, with the option VBS (Virtualization-Based Security) disabled.
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K (Power Limiters Disabled) (https://amzn.to/3X53WQS)
Board: Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (BIOS F10) (https://amzn.to/3ClPWde)
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 Series (AMD Expo) 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6000 CL36-36-96 (https://amzn.to/3Z8g45y) (https://amzn.to/3HeZhpJ)
T.video (what we are testing): ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (https://amzn.to/3SGQ1zU)
Operating system: Windows 11 Home Edition 23H2 – VBS OFF
Liquid refrigeration: Lian Li Galahad 360 (https://amzn.to/3jMvNXO)
SSD: Addlink S70 1TB + TeamGroup MP34 4TB SSD (https://amzn.to/3PuIAvX)
Driver: NVIDIA Driver
Power supply: NZXT C1200 (https://amzn.to/4aVcbXJ)
A statistic reminder...
Before detailing our configuration system, let's refresh a little what they are AVG FPS y 1% LOW.
AVG FPS (Average FPS): As the name says, it is the average number of frames per second within a specific sequence. It is the most used measure, but it does not detail the whole story, since there are FPS drops.
1%LOW: Within an entire frames per second dataset, the 1% LOW is the value equal to the lowest 1% within the frames dataset (of the specific sequence ordered ascending). In simpler terms, it is the frame where you see the FPS drop that exists within a specific sequence.
3DMark Time Spy Extreme
3DMark Speed Way
Vray Benchmark 6 (CUDA) - GPU
Vray Benchmark 6 (RTX)
Blender
OctaneBench
Gaming – Rasterization
All tests are done at the highest quality available, unless otherwise specified.
Let's see the first title, The Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Proprietary
Alan Wake 2 (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Northlight Engine
Assassin's Creed: Origins (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: AnvilNext 2.0
Borderlands 3 (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Frostbite 3
Monitor (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Northlight Engine
Death Stranding (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Decima
F1 2022 (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: EGO “Boost” Engine 4.0
God of War (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Proprietary
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Proprietary
Shadow of the Tomb Raider DX 12 (1080, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Foundation
Shadow of War (1080, 1440p, 2160p)
Game engine: LithTech Jupiter EX
Strange Brigade DX12 + Async (1080p, 1440p, 2160p)
Game Engine: Asura
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super - Consumption, temperatures, noise
The RTX 4070 Ti SUPER does not have a reference model, unlike the 4070 Super and 4080 Super. Therefore, we will carry out measurements of temperatures and other variables using the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. We will evaluate whether this model offers low temperatures, reduced noise levels and also its power consumption.
Consumption - Identical to the original GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
We will use the performance evaluation tool Furmark, which is capable of reaching a resolution of 3840x2160p, and we will put it to the test for a period of 15 minutes (o 30 minutes for those using a liquid cooling solution).
In this way, we can effectively determine the maximum temperatures of the video card and establish the noise level generated under these specific conditions. When playing, it is important to keep in mind that consumption can increase by 100 to 150 additional watts, since the processor is also stressed during gaming.
The consumption of the new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is identical to that of its predecessor, the RTX 4070 Ti. The performance improvement is achieved with no or very little penalty in terms of energy consumption.
Maximum temperature
The dissipation design of the video card ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER It's remarkably good according to our tests. With a delta over ambient temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius, it is positioned as one of the best cards we have tested in this category, even surpassing the AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti MASTER, which is one of AORUS' top-of-the-line ranges using the previous GPU.
Noise - Extremely quiet
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Relative performance – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
1080p is not the resolution I would suggest when using a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. However, we saw a marginal improvement compared to the traditional RTX 4070 Ti (5.57% more), since there are games where the bottleneck can be the processor or the game engine. 1440p It will be a better resolution to check if there are further improvements with this new release.
At 1440p, the improvement of GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER becomes more noticeable, although it is still a modest improvement from 8.95% more of FPS than its non-SUPER version. This may not be extremely exciting, but considering that the replacement comes with 4GB additional of VRAM, This strengthens the argument of this release.
In 2160p, although it is not the ideal resolution for the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER In the most demanding games, it is still feasible to use it if the graphic quality is reduced a little. In this scenario, the advantage of the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER over the non-SUPER version is 13.65% more performance. The great benefit of this improvement is that the 16GB of VRAM is more than adequate for this resolution in demanding games.
Cost per FPS
One of the users' favorite indicators is the cost per FPS, a metric that we calculate based on the MSRP price, although it can vary depending on market prices. An example of this is the RTX 4090, which is in short supply and priced above MSRP. We will focus on the 1440p resolution as we believe, and the numbers support, that it is best suited for the RTX 4070 Ti Super.
The non-SUPER RTX 4070 Ti we have in our hands is the TUF OC, which has a US MSRP of $849; 50 dollars more than the TUF GAMING RTX 4070 Ti SUPER that we used today. Although, in real terms, the cost per FPS improvement is not substantial and is equivalent to the performance improvement due to the hardware changes within the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.
1080p
1440p
2160p
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER - Slight improvement with more VRAM
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER video card is the second to be released from the new RTX 40 SUPER family. Unlike the RTX 4070 SUPER, its Ti SUPER variant has a slight upgrade compared to its previous iteration, which is reaching the end of its lifespan. The highlight of this card is its increased VRAM, which we believe will be the biggest selling point for content creators. Previously, one of the recommendations for AI, especially in machine learning (ML), was to use a GeForce RTX 4080, since the RTX 4070 Ti did not have enough VRAM. The increase in VRAM will be a solid argument for those on a tight budget, since the next big leap for this type of use would be the RTX 4090.
This release isn't exciting, but it fills the need for an upgrade in the mid-lifecycle of GeForce RTX 40 video cards.
