GeForce RTX 4070 — Benchmarks & Specs
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Bottom line: how fast is the GeForce RTX 4070?
At 1440p (High), the GeForce RTX 4070 averages 214 fps in Counter-Strike 2, per PC Guide. For local LLM inference it generates 283.0 tokens/sec running llama3.2:1b at q4_K_M under llama.cpp, per LocalScore.ai. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 37,790 points, per Overclocking.com.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The GeForce RTX 4070 is a graphics card from the Ada Lovelace family from NVIDIA. Data on this page draws on 8+ Amazon listings, 10 synthetic benchmark results, 12 community AI inference reports, 14 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the GeForce RTX 4070, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | High | 313 fps | — | PC Guide 2024-01-01 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1440p | High | 214 fps | — | PC Guide 2024-01-01 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1440p | DLSS Ultra Quality DLSS | 165 fps | 150 fps | Puget Systems 2023-08-25 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1440p | RT Ultra RT on DLSS Balanced | 164 fps | — | Overclocking.com 2023-04-13 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1440p | Ultra Native | 150 fps | 135 fps | Puget Systems 2023-08-25 | |
| Hitman 3 | 1440p | Ultra | 147 fps | — | TechSpot 2023-04-12 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1440p | Highest | 139 fps | — | TechSpot 2023-04-12 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4K | DLSS Ultra Quality DLSS | 135 fps | 118 fps | Puget Systems 2023-08-25 | |
| Far Cry 6 | 1440p | Ultra | 135 fps | 102 fps | HardwareDB 2023-06-01 | |
| Far Cry 6 | 1440p | Ultra | 132 fps | — | Overclocking.com 2023-04-13 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1440p | Ultra | 127 fps | — | Overclocking.com 2023-04-13 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4K | Ultra Native | 121 fps | 105 fps | Puget Systems 2023-08-25 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1440p | Ultra | 115 fps | 90 fps | HardwareDB 2023-06-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1440p | RT Ultra RT on DLSS Quality | 110 fps | — | Tom's Hardware 2023-04-13 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llama3.2:1b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 283.0 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai 2024-12-01 | |
| llama3.2:1b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 283.0 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders) 2025-01-01 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 92.3 tok/s | — | knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Benchmark Scoreboard 2026-04-23 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 78.0 tok/s | — | Local LLM Benchmarks — kunalganglani.com 2024-06-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 78.0 tok/s | — | kunalganglani.com LLM Benchmarks 2024-12-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 76.3 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai 2024-12-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 76.3 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders) 2025-01-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_XL llama.cpp | 52.1 tok/s | — | Ajit Singh / Hardware Corner 2024-06-01 | |
| qwen3:8b | q4_K_XL llama.cpp | 52.1 tok/s | — | Local LLM Speed Comparison — singhajit.com 2025-05-01 | |
| qwen3:0.6b | — ollama | 47.1 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-04-15 | |
| qwen2.5:14b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 37.9 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders) 2025-01-01 | |
| qwen2.5:14b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 37.9 tok/s | — | LocalScore.ai 2024-12-01 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 37,790 points | Overclocking.com 2023-04-13 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 26,909 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 17,887 points | TopCPU.net 2023-04-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 16,822 points | 3DMark 2023-06-01 | |
| 3DMark Port Royal | 10,953 points | PC Guide 2024-01-01 | |
| 3DMark FireStrike Ultra | 9,880 points | PC Guide 2024-01-01 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 8,592 points | Overclocking.com 2023-04-13 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 8,320 points | PC Guide 2024-01-01 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,485 points | Overclocking.com 2023-04-13 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,360 points | 3DMark 2024-11-02 |
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