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Review and testing of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC video card

 

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In the upcoming article, we will dive into the world of high-tech, testing one of the most exciting offerings on the graphics card market - the 4070 Super graphics card, courtesy of ARTLINE. This review is intended for those who seek to understand the latest innovations in the field of graphics processing and want to evaluate the potential of this model in modern gaming and professional applications.

The ARTLINE company, known for its wide range of computer equipment, presents 4070 Super video card as part of its extensive catalog of over 5000 computer models - from basic workstations to high-end custom PCs. The article will highlight the detailed architecture of the 4070 Super, its key characteristics, including performance, energy efficiency and cooling system.

We'll also look at how the latest technologies included in the 4070 Super meet the needs of today's gamers and professionals, as well as how they compare to current graphics card market trends. In ARTLINE you can buy a gaming video card for every taste from RTX 3050 to RTX 4090.

This review promises to be not only informative, but also extremely useful for those who are considering purchasing a 4070 Super and want to be as conscious as possible when choosing their next graphics accelerator.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

This subsection of our review highlights the main aspects of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC, such as appearance and hardware configuration.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC is now available in standard SUPER GAMING packaging. This model is an improved version of previous graphics cards from GIGABYTE and is built on the new NVIDIA RTX 4070 SUPER GPU.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC has high core and memory frequencies, as well as an efficient cooling system. It also boasts additional features such as RGB lighting and customizable performance settings via dedicated software.

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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC graphics card comes with a power adapter designed to make it easy to connect to the graphics card and connect two 8-pin power connectors to one 12-pin connector on the graphics card itself.

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This graphics card takes up 2,5 PCI-E slots in the system unit, which may require free space in the case, especially near the PCI-E slot it connects to, and affect the ability to install other expansion cards in adjacent slots. However, this slot size provides a more efficient cooling system, increasing the performance and stability of the graphics card.

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On the side of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC there is a 12-pin power connector.

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The BIOS switch for selecting the operating mode (between quiet and OC) is located on the back of the board.

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The video card is also equipped with four video outputs, including one HDMI and three DisplayPorts, which provides the ability to connect a variety of monitors and devices.

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In addition, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC is equipped with a metal plate on the back side, which strengthens the rigidity of the graphics card and protects it from bending during operation. The cutout in the metal plate provides better airflow through the radiators, which helps reduce the operating temperature of the graphics card.

ARCHITECTURE

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The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is based on the AD104 GPU and features 7 CUDA Cores, delivering 168 FP36 Shader-TFLOPS of rendering power for traditional rasterized graphics, 32 224th Gen Tensor Cores offering 568 sparsity-aware AI TOPS for AI processing and DLSS technology, 56 third-generation Ada RT cores capable of 82 RT-TFLOPS to support next-generation ray-traced graphics, 12 GB GDDR6X memory and 36 MB L2 cache. Like all GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs, the RTX 4070 SUPER is full of Ada innovations including Shader Execution Reordering (SER), new RT cores, and DLSS 3.5, while offering the best combination of performance and power efficiency.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER powers the latest games and is the centerpiece of today's AI-enabled PCs. PC gamers demand the best visual quality, and Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction, powered by NVIDIA AI, combine with ray tracing to deliver stunning worlds in games like Alan Wake 2, Diablo IV, Pax Dei and Horizon Forbidden West. With DLSS, seven out of eight pixels can be generated by hardware-accelerated AI, increasing full ray tracing performance by up to 4 times with better image quality. The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is an amazing upgrade. The RTX 4070 SUPER supports over 500 RTX-enabled games and apps already available and will prepare users for the wave of generative AI applications coming to PC. The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is designed to meet these needs. Technological innovations of the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture include:

  • New Streaming Multiprocessors (SM) - New SMs provide up to 2x performance and power efficiency.
  • 3th Generation Tensor Cores and Optical Flow - Enable and accelerate transformational AI technologies, including new NVIDIA DLSS XNUMX frame augmentation technology.
  • 2rd Generation RT Cores - Up to XNUMXx ray tracing performance, creating incredibly detailed virtual worlds like never before.
  • Innovative Ada Memory Subsystem - Ada provides a significant increase in L2 cache, delivering better performance, reduced memory traffic, and improved power efficiency.
  • Shader Execution Ordering (SER) - SER improves ray tracing operations by up to 2x.

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Features of the NVIDIA Ada architecture include a new shader execution engine (Shader Execution Reordering (SER), new RT cores and an improved version of DLSS, making the RTX 4070 an excellent solution for games at any graphics level.

The GeForce RTX 4070 GPU is ideal for content creation and delivers extreme gaming performance. The RTX experience is accelerated in top content creation applications, along with NVIDIA Studio drivers designed for maximum stability. In addition, exclusive tools are available that leverage the power of RTX to accelerate creative processes using artificial intelligence.

NVIDIA Ada Streaming Multiprocessor

GPU RTX has three core processors: a programmable shader that was introduced nearly 20 years ago, RT cores for accelerating ray and triangle intersections, and an AI processing pipeline called Tensor Cores.

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The Ada architecture improves all three RTX processors:

  1. Programmable Shader: 29 Shader-TFLOPS, compared to 22 TFLOPS on the RTX 3070 Ti. SM Ada includes new Shader Execution Reordering (SER) technology, which redistributes tasks on the fly, doubling the speed of ray tracing shaders. SER is as significant an innovation for GPUs as out-of-order execution has become for CPUs.

  2. 4th Generation Tensor Cores: New Tensor Cores in Ada include the NVIDIA Hopper FP8 Transformer engine, which delivers over 466 tensor terraflops with sparsity in the RTX 4070 for AI workloads. This is double the 174 tensor terraflops of the RTX 3070 Ti. Compared to FP16, FP8 reduces storage requirements and doubles AI performance.

  3. 3rd Generation RT Cores: New Opacity Micromap Engine speeds up alpha-tested geometry ray tracing by 2x, and new Micro-Mesh Engine allows additional geometry to be created on the fly, allowing for increased geometric complexity without the expense of building and storing BVH . Ray-triangle intersection performance on Ada reaches 67 RT-TFLOPS, compared to 42 RT-TFLOPS on the RTX 3070 Ti.

4th Generation Tensor Cores

Tensor cores are high-performance computing cores specialized in matrix multiplication and accumulation that are used in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing applications. Tensor cores provide breakthrough performance for matrix computations, which are critical for training and inference of deep learning neural networks. Example output applications include NVIDIA DLSS 2.1 technology for gamers, which introduced a new 9x upscaling mode with 1440p internal rendering and upscaling to 8K resolution. In addition, many creative applications have begun to use artificial intelligence features to speed up the work of artists. NVIDIA Broadcast also offers tools for noise removal, virtual backgrounds, and other capabilities for video broadcasting and video conferencing.

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The fourth generation of Ada's Tensor Cores build on the capabilities of previous generations GPU Ampere, which supported a variety of new data types and introduced sparsity, doubling the throughput of the Tensor Cores compared to Turing Tensor Cores. The fourth-generation Ada Tensor Cores support the new FP8 data format, which was first introduced in the architecture. GPU NVIDIA Hopper. Compared to FP16, the FP8 data format reduces data storage requirements and doubles AI performance. With the new FP8 format and sparsity feature, the GeForce RTX 4070 delivers 466 teraflops of performance for AI inference workloads.

3rd generation RT cores

The third generation of RT cores in the Ada architecture are specialized hardware units for accelerating BVH traversal and performing ray and triangle intersection calculations, which are critical to accelerating ray tracing.

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RT cores free up resources from the programmable SM shader cores, allowing them to perform other pixel, vertex, and computational tasks. Ada RT cores provide up to 2x faster ray and triangle intersection testing than GPU Ampere architecture, allowing developers to add more detail to their virtual worlds. The Ada architecture also introduces the Opacity Micromap Engine, which accelerates ray tracing of alpha-tested geometry by 2x, and the Micro-Mesh Engine, which generates micro-meshes on the fly to create additional geometry, allowing for increased geometric complexity without the cost of BVH generation and storage.

AV1 video encoding

The GeForce RTX 4070 offers hardware support for video encoding using the AV1 codec. AV1 provides improved image quality at the same bitrates as H.265/H.264, which is a big advantage for game streaming. When using AV1, users can achieve the same image quality with lower bitrates, resulting in smaller file sizes and faster loading videos. Ada's AV1 encoder is 40% more efficient than Ampere's H.264 encoder.

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So, with advanced technologies and Ada architecture, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC is an excellent choice for content creation professionals and gamers who demand high performance and visual quality. With support for the latest technologies such as ray tracing, DLSS and AV1, the RTX 4070 delivers superior visual quality and performance in today's and tomorrow's games and applications.

WindForce TECHNOLOGIES
 
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The WindForce cooling system is a true technological masterpiece, combining a number of innovative solutions to provide the highest efficiency in heat dissipation. The sleek design of the system features three powerful 100mm fans with unique blades that rotate alternately to create optimal air movement and minimize noise.

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The sharply angled edge of the fan blades creates a triangular airflow, harmoniously directed through the elegant 3D stripe on the surface of the fan. This provides soft and smooth air movement, reducing vibration and noise.

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The use of graphene nanolubricant in fan sliding bearings makes it possible to increase the service life by 2,1 times, bringing it closer to the service life of a double ball bearing. Thanks to this, the WindForce cooling system is highly reliable and quiet in operation.

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The system is based on a steam chamber that is in direct contact with GPU. Together with seven composite copper heat pipes, it quickly and efficiently transfers heat from GPU and VRAM to the heatsink, ensuring ideal temperatures for stable component operation.

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Seasoned with a sophisticated visual design, the WindForce cooling system is equipped with the legendary RGB Fusion three-ring lighting. With its help, you can create a unique atmosphere around your computer by choosing the brightest and most mesmerizing lighting effects or synchronizing them with other devices via Gigabyte Control center.

As a result, the WindForce cooling system is the perfect combination of technical innovation, efficiency and sleek design, becoming an integral part of a powerful and stylish gaming PC.

HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION

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The energy efficiency testing of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC graphics card was conducted in an assembly mounted in a closed DeepCool CH510 WH case.

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As a result of tests performed using the FurMark program, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC video card showed excellent thermal efficiency and energy efficiency. At full load, the device reached a maximum temperature of 58 degrees Celsius, while its power consumption was 220 watts.

TEST PART
Test configuration
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32 GB DDR5 7200@7800 CL30 Kingston FURY Renegade

Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 

Case DeepCool CH510 WH

Multimedia equipment

Monitor Philips 326M6VJRMB/00

Seasonic PRIME TX-1000 power supply


Software configuration
Operating system Windows 10 21H2/ Windows 11(Alder Lake)
Graphics driver

Nvidia GeForce/ION Driver Release 546.52 WHQL

Monitoring programs

MSI Afterburner

 
GAMES
 
All games were taken at the discretion of the editors, from the point of view of why this new product could be purchased now. For a long time now we have not accepted synthetics at all; we are only interested in games:
 
Hogwarts Legacy

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Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.

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Alan wake 2

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  Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 
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The Last of Us Part I

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  Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 

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Resident Evil 4

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 Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 
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Baldur's Gate III

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  Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 
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Diablo IV

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  Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 
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Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart

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  Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 
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Starfield

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  Video cards were tested at resolution 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 with maximum graphics quality settings.
 
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CONCLUSION

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC is an outstanding graphics card with advanced technology and excellent performance. During testing at separate screen resolutions, the 1920x1080 и 2560x1440 This graphics card was found to deliver amazing gaming performance, delivering a smooth and high-quality gaming experience across two popular separate screen resolutions.

Features:

  1. GAMING series technologies: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC introduces proprietary GAMING series technologies to deliver cutting-edge solutions to enhance your gaming experience. Highly efficient cooling system, innovative RGB lighting systems and optimized gaming settings make this card an ideal choice for gamers.

  2. Permissions 1920x1080 и 2560x1440: During testing, we found that the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC delivers high performance at both resolutions 1920x1080, as well as at higher resolutions 2560x1440. This ensures stunning visual performance and smooth gameplay on both settings.

  3. Excellent development of the 4070 line: The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC is a great evolution of the 4070 series, almost reaching the performance level of the 4070 Ti. This shows the outstanding features and performance of this graphics card, making it a great choice for those looking for a balanced and powerful graphics accelerator.

All in all, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GAMING OC is a great choice for resolution-conscious gamers. 1920x1080 и 2560x1440, and is also an ideal evolution of the 4070 series, approaching the performance level of the 4070 Ti.

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