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

Author svl, January 24 2024. Published in Test Video Cards

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 Ti 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 Ti Super, its key features including performance, power 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 Ti 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 Ti SUPER GAMING OC, such as appearance and hardware configuration.

APPEARANCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GAMING OC is a high-performance device designed for gaming enthusiasts and professionals. This modification is based on the advanced NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti SUPER architecture, which provides it with superior power and speed.

The key features of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GAMING OC are its advanced cooling technologies and increased performance. The graphics card is equipped with a powerful cooler and a unique airflow distribution system, which guarantees effective heat dissipation even under intense load. A detachable bracket-stand for the graphics card is also included in the kit.

For connection flexibility and energy efficiency, the video card includes a special adapter that allows you to connect two 8-pin power connectors to one 12-pin connector located on the video card itself.

The video card occupies 2,5 slots in the computer case, which is an important factor when planning the system assembly. The larger slot size improves cooling and improves the overall performance of the device.

The video card is equipped with four video outputs, including HDMI and DisplayPort, which provides ample connectivity to a variety of displays.

In addition, the back of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GAMING OC has a metal plate that strengthens the structure of the graphics card and protects it from deformation. The cutouts in this plate contribute to more efficient cooling, reducing the operating temperature of the device.

On the back of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GAMING OC graphics card is a BIOS switch that allows you to choose between different operating modes, including silent and boost modes.

ARCHITECTURE

4070

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a powerful graphics card designed for gamers and creative professionals who demand high performance. It is built on the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, known for its efficiency and advanced capabilities. This architecture increases the performance of the card, especially in tasks related to artificial intelligence and ray tracing.

The card offers enhanced gaming immersion and realistic graphics by leveraging NVIDIA's latest advances in AI and ray tracing. It has features such as DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) that significantly increase frame rates without sacrificing image quality.

Key graphics card specifications include:

GPU: Based on AD103 GPU.
Frequencies: Base frequency 2340 MHz and boost frequency 2610 MHz.
Memory: 16 GB GDDR6X running on a 256-bit bus with a bandwidth of 672,3 GB/s.
Shader units and cores8448 shader units, 264 Tensor Cores (4th generation) and 66 ray tracing cores (3rd generation).
Power and size: TDP (Thermal Design Power) is 285 watts, recommended for use with a 600 watt power supply. Card dimensions - 310 mm x 140 mm x 61 mm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WindForce TECHNOLOGIES

The WindForce cooling system is the pinnacle of technological excellence, combining cutting-edge innovations for optimal heat dissipation. Its aesthetically pleasing design features three dynamic 100mm fans with innovative blade designs that operate in an alternating rotation mode. This ensures efficient and uniform air distribution, significantly reducing noise levels.

Cooling fans have specially designed angled blade edges that create a triangular airflow. This flow is directed through an exquisite 3D stripe on the fan, promoting smoother, quieter air movement and reduced vibration.

The innovative use of graphene nanolubricant in fan bearings allows them to double their service life compared to conventional bearings, while ensuring quiet operation. This approach significantly increases the reliability and durability of the WindForce cooling system.

The basis of the cooling system is a steam chamber that has direct contact with GPU. Seven copper heat pipes combined with a steam chamber effectively distribute heat from GPU and VRAM to the heatsink, ensuring optimal cooling for stable component operation.

Adorned with a sophisticated visual style, the WindForce cooling system is equipped with the famous Fusion RGB 3-ring lighting. This allows you to create a unique lighting environment for your gaming computer by choosing bright and mesmerizing lighting effects or synchronizing them with other components via Gigabyte Control center.

As a result, the WindForce cooling system is a unique combination of technical innovation, superior efficiency and sophisticated design, becoming a key element of a powerful and stylish gaming PC.

HEATING AND POWER CONSUMPTION

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GAMING OC graphics card's energy efficiency was tested in a DeepCool CH510 WH closed case.

As a result of tests performed using the FurMark program, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER GAMING OC video card showed excellent thermal efficiency and energy efficiency. At full load, the device reached a maximum temperature of 60 degrees Celsius, while its power consumption was 290 watts.

TEST PART

Test configuration
test stands	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 551.15 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