NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 49% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1005 MHz
  • Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1725 MHz vs 1545 MHz
  • Around 43% higher texture fill rate: 317.4 GTexel/s vs 222.5 GTexel/s
  • 2.6x more pipelines: 5888 vs 2304
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 8% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1625 MHz (13000 MHz effective)
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 123479 vs 85209
  • Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 453.922 vs 232.933
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5803.174 vs 3728.135
  • Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 40.757 vs 24.872
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 182.055 vs 136.223
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1664.554 vs 1011.233
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 31716 vs 20206
  • 3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 13566 vs 3714
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 31930 vs 3359
  • Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 31716 vs 20206
  • 3.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 13566 vs 3714
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 31930 vs 3359
  • Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3163 vs 1873
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 vs 13 November 2018
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 1005 MHz
Boost clock speed 1725 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Texture fill rate 317.4 GTexel/s vs 222.5 GTexel/s
Pipelines 5888 vs 2304
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1625 MHz (13000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 123479 vs 85209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 453.922 vs 232.933
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174 vs 3728.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 40.757 vs 24.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 182.055 vs 136.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1664.554 vs 1011.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 vs 20206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 vs 20206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 vs 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3163 vs 1873

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 220 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt vs 220 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
123479
85209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
453.922
232.933
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5803.174
3728.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.757
24.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
182.055
136.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1664.554
1011.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31716
20206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13566
3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31930
3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31716
20206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13566
3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31930
3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3163
1873
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 22253
PassMark - G2D Mark 999
Geekbench - OpenCL 123479 85209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 453.922 232.933
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174 3728.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 40.757 24.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 182.055 136.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1664.554 1011.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 20206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 20206
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3163 1873

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA104 TU104
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 13 November 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $899
Place in performance rating 44 211
Type Desktop Desktop
GCN generation Quadro RTX

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1725 MHz 1545 MHz
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1005 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64) 222.5 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1) 14.24 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.31 TFLOPS 7.119 TFLOPS
Pipelines 5888 2304
Pixel fill rate 165.6 GPixel/s 98.88 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 317.4 GTexel/s 222.5 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 Watt 160 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 13600 million
Render output units 64
Texture Units 144

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Height 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 242 mm, 9.5 inches 9.5 inches (241 mm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm, 4.4 inches

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.1
OpenCL 3.0 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s 416.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective 1625 MHz (13000 MHz effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6