GeForce RTX 4070 bottleneck & FPS

Ranked 28 of 126 desktop graphics cards in our database (78th percentile). Paired with a Core i9-10910 it lands near 108 fps at 1080p and 22 fps at 4K in a typical AAA title at high settings.

SpecificationsAda Lovelace · 2023

Architecture	Ada Lovelace
Shading units	5,888
Boost clock	2,475 MHz
Memory	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	504.2 GB/s
Board power	200 W
Released	2023

Frame rate by resolutionwith Core i9-10910, high

Resolution	Est. FPS	GPU load	Limited by
1920 x 1080	108	99%	Balanced
2560 x 1440	64	99%	Graphics card
3440 x 1440	49	99%	Graphics card
3840 x 2160	22	99%	Graphics card

Best matched processors1080p, high

Ranked by how little performance the pairing wastes, not by which processor is fastest. The fastest chip pairs well with everything, which makes it a useless recommendation.

Processor	Est. FPS	Unused
Core i9-10910	108	0.3%
Core i7-10700K	108	0.6%
Core i7-10700KF	108	0.6%
Core i5-12400	108	0.9%
Core i5-12400F	108	0.9%
Ryzen 9 3900	108	1.7%

Estimated FPS by game1440p, high, Core i9-10910

Game	Est. FPS	VRAM
Cyberpunk 2077	44	OK
Fortnite	89	OK
Counter-Strike 2	157	OK
Baldur's Gate 3	64	OK
Red Dead Redemption 2	49	OK
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024	53	OK

Who a GeForce RTX 4070 is actually for

This sits in the range where most enthusiast builds land, and it is the range where pairing matters most. Fast enough that a budget processor will hold it back at 1080p; not so fast that it stops caring about resolution. Get the pairing right and very little is wasted.

The sweet spot is 1440p. At that resolution the card is doing enough work to stay busy without the processor needing to be exceptional.

Is 12 GB enough?

At 1440p and high settings, 12 GB clears every title we model with room to spare. Memory is not the constraint on this card, and it is unlikely to become one within its useful life.

Where it sits

Ranked 28 of 126 desktop cards we model. Nearest faster: GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. Just below: Radeon RX 7700 XT, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. Full method on the methodology page.