GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER General Graphics Card Review: Obviously it is the successor, but it wants to leapfrog the jungle

At the beginning of 2024, a large wave of RTX 40 SUPER graphics cards have arrived. As one of the first brands to be released, GALAX is also the first to launch this GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER general graphics card. From a positioning perspective, RTX 4070 SUPER, as an iterative upgrade product, still focuses on the 2K high-brush gaming experience. At the same time, with the support of AI technology, how will this card perform in terms of professional productivity and AIGC? Let’s take a look at this review together.

In order to maximize the performance potential of the graphics card, the hardware configuration must be fully loaded. The specific configuration is as follows:

# #Appearance Design

#Although it is called a general, this card is relatively restrained in size. It is still a 2.5-slot design and is not heavy at all in the hand. Its measurements are 282*127*44mm, and it can be well fixed in the chassis without any graphics card bracket. The GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER graphics card adopts a three-fan design on the front, and the layout is relatively compact. The large-area fan hollow openings further reduce the weight of the graphics card. The pattern is mainly black, although it is not fancy, but through the expression of different materials, it has a sense of layering. Still strong.

The fan shaft part is embellished with white patterns, coupled with the three-fold fan blade shape and the concave and convex texture of the graphics card’s metal armor, the general’s design language is relatively hard-core.

The design of the back panel of the graphics card is quite satisfactory. On the left side is a pattern with the logos of GALAX and GEFORCE RTX printed on it. The exposed screws are arranged very neatly, and the metal material is conducive to fast speed. Import heat.

#On the right side of the back panel is a large-area hollow air inlet with beveled corners. The exposed heat dissipation grille looks luxurious.

Similarly, the GALAX and GEFORCE RTX logos are also printed on the side of the graphics card armor. The half-wrapped design allows you to see the internal grille and heat pipe exposed in the upper part.

The power supply interface is 12 4Pin. It is best to use a power supply that supports the ATX3.0 specification. A flat custom cable can greatly enhance the aesthetics of the installation.

There is no pattern decoration on the other side, and you can clearly see the stack of heat dissipation modules inside.

The I/O interface bezel is dark gray, and the interface is equipped with 3*DP1.4a interface and 1*HDMI2.1 interface, supporting up to 8K60Hz output.

In terms of accessories, in addition to the graphics card itself, the package also comes with a 12VPRER to 2*8pin one-to-two adapter cable.

Theoretical Performance

RTX 4070’s previous low power consumption performance was impressive. This time through the single baking test, we can see that after 20 minutes of baking, the GPU power consumption Maintaining 220W, the core temperature is stable at 70°C, and the memory temperature is only 66°C. Theoretically, with a CPU with a power consumption of 100 watts such as i5 and R5, a 500W power supply is enough to drive it. Although the power consumption is slightly higher than that of the RTX 4070, the temperature control is very good.

We then conducted a 3D Mark Time Spy stress test on the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER to see how it performs under continuous high load. Whether the performance release of the graphics card is smooth and lasting, it finally got a score of 99.3%, and the continuous performance output is very stable.

Then we started the theoretical GPU performance test. In the 3DMark TimeSpy DX12 test, the graphics card score of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER was 20685 points, compared to the RTX 3070’s The public version's score of 13630 points has increased by about 51.7%, but the power consumption is 130W less, which is not a small improvement.

In the 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme DX12 test, the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER graphics card scored 9983 points, and the RTX 3070 scored 6670 points, an increase of approximately 49.6%. Compared to the RTX 3090’s score of 10,328, it’s basically tied, and the improvement is also considerable.

In the 3DMark Fire Strike DX11 test, the graphics card score of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER was 45942 points, which was an increase of about 33.6% compared to the RTX 3070's 34363 points. By the way, It surpassed the RTX 3090's 45,900 points.

In the 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme DX11 test, the graphics card score of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER reached 22958 points, which was an increase of about 37.6% compared to the RTX 3070's 16680 points. FSE's test is based on 2K resolution, so even at high resolution, the improvement of RTX 4070 SUPER is significant.

In the 3DMark Portal Royal light tracing test, the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scored 12,727 points, an increase of 52.9% compared to the RTX 3070's 8,321 points, and played at 2K resolution. Light chasing games at low speed are not a problem.

Game Test

Now that we are talking about games, we have to mention that the NVIDIA platform currently has more than 500 games and applications that support RTX technology. Both quantity and quality are very rich, and as DLSS 3 technology becomes more mature and popular, the number of games that support DLSS 3 is still rising.

For example, 14 new games supporting DLSS 3 technology have been added this year, including "Dragon's Dogma 2", "Horizon West", "Yakuza 8", "Halfjou" Well-known games such as "Destiny 2 RTX". In addition, the released "Alan Killer 2", "Cyberpunk 2077: Shadows of the Past", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3", etc. also support DLSS 3 or DLSS 3.5 technology at the first time. At the same time, the current mainstream popular online competitive games all support NVIDIA Reflex technology. Whether it is for low-end players or e-sports players, these two technologies can greatly improve the gaming experience.

In the next game test session, we will test 6 games for you, including 2 online competitive games, 2 traditional raster games and 2 games that support DLSS 3 /3.5 light chasing game, and will be played at 1080P and 2K resolutions to ensure that everyone can intuitively refer to our data.

First are two online competitive games. In "CS2", we used the default high image quality option, played a game at 1080P and 2K resolutions, and recorded the average frame number through Frame View. Finally, GALAXY GeForce The average frames of the RTX 4070 SUPER are 349 frames and 367 frames respectively.

"CS2" also supports NVIDIA Reflex low-latency technology, so we turned on the NVIDIA Reflex option in the game settings to enable enhancement. According to actual measurements, the average latency at 1080 resolution is 6.6ms, the average delay at 2K resolution is 8.2ms, I believe it will not affect the points of all the master players.

For the second online competitive game, we chose the popular "Rainbow Six: Siege", GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER General's average frame rate at 1080P resolution and highest quality reaches 489 frames, and 2K resolution and highest quality also has an average frame rate of 383 frames. This frame rate performance is very sufficient for professional players.

"Rainbow Six: Siege" also supports NVIDIA Reflex technology. When the game is running, select the option with Vukan to find the Reflex on enhanced option in the game. , after it is turned on and captured through Frame, the final average delay at 1080P resolution is only 5.4ms, and at 2K resolution it is 9.8ms. The delay performance is also very good.

Then there are 2 traditional raster games. In the classic action adventure game "Shadow of the Tomb Raider", select the highest image quality, and then turn on the ultra-high light chasing level. When DLSS 2 selects the quality level, the average number of frames at 1080P resolution can reach an average of 199 frames, and the RTX 4070 is 176 frames, an increase of 13%.

At 2K resolution, at the highest quality and with the ray tracing DLSS quality file turned on, the average number of frames of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is 175 frames, and the RTX 4070 is 175 frames. 153 frames, an increase of about 14%.

Ubisoft’s latest game “Assassin’s Creed: Visions” does not have ray tracing and DLSS options. Will all beings be equal again this time? After entering the game, we selected the highest resolution of 1080P and ran the performance benchmark test that comes with the game. The average frame number of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER reached 149 frames, and the average frame number of the RTX 4070 was 123 frames, an increase of about 21%. .

At 2K resolution, the average frame number of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is 122 frames, and the average frame number of the RTX 4070 is 97 frames, an increase of about twenty four%. It seems that "Assassin's Creed: Visions" is more friendly to PC performance requirements, and finally it is no longer just a 60-frame "playable" level.

Finally, there are two light chasing games that support DLSS 3/3.5. One of them is the very well optimized "Forza Horizon 5". Choose it in the game After setting the extremely high image quality preset and turning on the DLSS 3 option, the NVIDIA Reflex option will also be turned on by default. As usual, we select Reflex ON BOOST and run the performance benchmark test that comes with the game.

Under the extremely high resolution of 1080P, select the quality level of DLSS 2, and turn on DLSS 3 frame generation at the same time, the average frame number of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER general is here 220 frames, while the average latency is only 14.3ms. The RTX 4070 averaged 200 FPS, an improvement of about 10%.

At 2K resolution, the average number of frames can reach 181 frames, and the average delay of the game has slightly increased to 15.2ms. The average frame rate of the RTX 4070 is 160 frames, an improvement of about 13%. For a racing game with competitive attributes, the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has excellent frame rate performance and latency performance.

As a "testing field" for ray tracing and DLSS technology, "Cyberpunk: 2077" is currently the game with the highest load on PC hardware performance among next-generation ray tracing games. Well, we selected the ultra-fast ray tracing image quality in one step, turned on the DLSS quality file DLSS 3.5, and ran the game's own benchmark performance test at 1080P resolution. The final average frame rate reached 120 frames, and the average frame number of the RTX 4070 was 104 frames. , an increase of about 15.3%.

At 2K resolution, keeping other settings unchanged, the average number of frames of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER can approach the level of 100 frames, and the average number of RTX 4070 The number of frames is 78, an increase of about 21.7%, and the improvement is even more impressive than 1080P.

Turn off light reconstruction

Turn on light reconstruction

So does DLSS 3.5 have any impact on game image quality, especially ray tracing performance? Look at these two pictures. The reflection of the slippery road after rain in the same scene in the game gives us the answer. After turning on light reconstruction, the clarity of the reflection is significantly improved, and the artifacts that were common in the previous pictures are also much reduced. It is obvious that DLSS 3.5 can be said to be the lubricant for high-level ray tracing. While retaining the highest picture effects, it can also achieve the best frame rate performance.

Finally, we also calculated the average power consumption of all test games at 2K resolution. As shown in the figure above, the overall power consumption of GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER General The performance is quite outstanding. Except for the game "Cyberpunk: 2077", which exceeds 200W, other games are controlled at more than 100 watts of power consumption. Competitive games such as CS2 can be driven with a minimum power consumption of 137W. It is said to be very environmentally friendly.

creative production

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER continues to maintain a large 12GB video memory, the video memory type is still GDDR6X, and the video memory width is still 192 bits. This provides the creative production capabilities of GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER. A certain foundation has been laid. Users can also install NVIDIA Studio drivers to accelerate more than 110 of the most popular creative applications. At the same time, the blessing of large video memory also gives it a certain degree of generative artificial intelligence computing power, which can also be used for simple AI painting training. no problem.

In modeling and rendering software, GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER's 7168 CUDA cores can provide hardware acceleration, improving work efficiency. Almost all modeling software is optimized for NVIDIA GPUs, so it can take into account efficiency, stability, and compatibility. For example, in the commonly used rendering tool V-Ray, you can use the RTX accelerated ray tracing function to achieve high-performance final frame rendering. In addition, a GPU equipped with AI noise reduction can further accelerate interactive rendering and provide a smoother work experience.

# Actual productivity performance, let’s first look at the performance of the modeling software. In the BenchMark test of the professional modeling tool V-Ray, the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER's GPU CUDA test project score was 2227 points, compared with the RTX 4070's 1847 points, an increase of about 20.5%.

In the GPU RTX test project, the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER achieved a final score of 3070 points, an increase of approximately 16.6% compared to the RTX 4070's 2631 points.

In the Benchmark test of another modeling software blender, the three-scene scores of the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER are shown in the figure, while the three-scene scores of the RTX 4070 Then it is 3139, 1517, 1538, which are also improved.

Then let’s take a look at its performance in video rendering and encoding and decoding. RTX 4070 SUPER is equipped with an NVENC encoder and supports the new generation of AV1 video encoding technology. The same It can provide faster video encoding and higher quality streaming performance at the same video size. Domestic Cutting Professional Edition has implemented acceleration support for the NVIDIA AV1 video encoder. We also tested this. We imported a 2 minute and 30 second 4K video material into the Cutting Professional Edition, and then used H .264 encoding and AV1 encoding for export.

You can see that the size of the video exported by AV1 encoding is 334MB, and the size of the video exported by H.264 encoding is 790MB. The space occupied by the former is not even half of that of the latter. Yes, the coding efficiency is still very high.

And in terms of picture quality, by intercepting the picture details of the two videos and observing them, there is basically no difference between the two encoding methods. They are small and high-definition, AV1 It is bound to become the new favorite among encoding formats.

There is also RTX VSR technology, which is called RTX Video Super Resolution (RTX video super-resolution technology). It can upscale online 1080P videos to 4K resolution through GPU AI calculations, achieving the effect of algorithmically improving clarity. We only need to find the video in the NVIDIA control panel - adjust the video image settings, and then we can customize the adjustment. There are 4 super levels.

↑ From left to right are 480P, VSR1, VSR2, VSR3, VSR4

We play on this site B I took a video posted by the website account, adjusted the resolution to 480P, and then successively increased the super score level to conduct a screenshot test. It can be seen that the characters become clearer at levels 1-4.

As usual, we tested the actual video editing and rendering performance through the Puget for Adobe series plug-ins. Currently, the plug-in has launched an update based on the latest versions of Photoshop and Premiere Pro. However, due to some reasons, we were unable to complete the test, so we still used the old version of the plug-in. The running scores are for your reference only. In the Puget for Premiere Pro test, the GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scored 1526 points and the RTX 4070 scored 1475 points.

In the Puget for After Effects test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scored 1770 points and the RTX 4070 scored 1640 points.

Finally, we briefly tested the performance of this card in AIGC through Stable Diffusion, by selecting the model v2-1_768-ema-pruned.ckpt, draw 21 images of the keyword "cute anime girl" in the form of Vincentian diagrams. The image resolution is 768*768. It finally took 59 seconds to complete. As a reference, RTX 4070 takes 2 minutes and 01 seconds to complete the drawing, which improves the speed. About 51%.

Summary

2024 is also known as the first year of AI PC. It is foreseeable that AI technology innovations on various PCs will follow one after another to better serve mass consumers. GALAXY GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, as a member of the RTX 40 SUPER series of graphics cards, has naturally become the most suitable tool card for AIGC creation. In terms of cost performance, it is definitely more suitable than professional cards, and in terms of performance, it can also satisfy ordinary players and AIGC enthusiasts. need.

At the same time, for gamers, RTX 4070 SUPER is also more comfortable in 2K game performance. With the blessing of DLSS 3/3.5 technology, whether it supports optical Chasing, mainstream games can be easily controlled at 2K resolution, and the power consumption is not high. If you are still using a 20-series graphics card and are eager for the addition of ray tracing and DLSS technology to game performance, the RTX 4070 SUPER is currently the most suitable for you. s Choice.

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