GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
GPU·Mid-Range

GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU

NVIDIA

G3D Mark

19,555

MSRP

$400

January 3 2023
285 Watt
Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)

Performance Spectrum - GPU

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Overview

The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in January 3 2023. It features the Ada Lovelace architecture. The core clock ranges from 2310 MHz to 2610 MHz. It has 7680 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 285W. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. It features 60 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 19,555 points. Launch price was $799.

Value Upgrade Path

This is the official ChipVERSUS Value Rating, comparing raw performance (G3D Mark) per dollar. Components placed above yours deliver better value for money.

MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
Avg price is the current average price collected from markets across the web.

Performance Per Dollar GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU

#370
Radeon R7 +8G
MSRP: $49|Avg: $20
122%
#371
Radeon RX 5500M
MSRP: N/A|Avg: $100
122%
#372
GeForce GTX 960A
MSRP: $199|Avg: $60
118%
#373
Radeon RX 7700
MSRP: $449|Avg: $399
114%
#374
GeForce 920A
MSRP: $100|Avg: $15
113%
#375
Radeon R9 360
MSRP: $99|Avg: $55
113%
#376
112%
#377
Radeon R9 M290X
MSRP: $400|Avg: $60
110%
#378
Radeon RX 540
MSRP: $99|Avg: $40
109%
#379
GeForce 930MX
MSRP: $80|Avg: $25
105%
#380
Radeon RX 6500
MSRP: $199|Avg: $150
104%
#381
Radeon RX 6700S
MSRP: $479|Avg: $300
103%
#382
Iris Xe MAX Graphics
MSRP: $55|Avg: $40
101%
#383
GeForce GTX 980 (móvel)
MSRP: N/A|Avg: $150
100%
#384
Radeon RX 7600M XT
MSRP: $329|Avg: $300
100%
#385
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
MSRP: $400|Avg: N/A
100%
#386
Radeon R7 M270DX
MSRP: $100|Avg: $20
98%
#387
Radeon 680M
MSRP: N/A|Avg: $80
98%
#388
GeForce MX570
MSRP: $150|Avg: $120
98%
#389
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
MSRP: $300|Avg: N/A
98%
#390
Radeon HD 6970M
MSRP: N/A|Avg: $48
97%
#391
Radeon Vega 8 Ryzen 5 3500C
MSRP: $99|Avg: $30
96%
#392
Arc 7-Core iGPU
MSRP: $199|Avg: N/A
96%
#393
95%
#394
GeForce 840A
MSRP: $100|Avg: $25
91%
#395
Radeon RX 7700S
MSRP: $449|Avg: $350
91%
#396
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
MSRP: $150|Avg: $75
90%
#397
Mobility Radeon HD 4850
MSRP: $199|Avg: $20
89%
#398
GeForce GTX 760M
MSRP: N/A|Avg: $40
88%
#399
GeForce RTX 2080 (móvel)
MSRP: $1000|Avg: $350
88%
#400
Radeon RX 6650M XT
MSRP: $400|Avg: $400
87%
Based on actual market prices and performance benchmarks.

FPS Benchmarks

Predicted performance for GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 7800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

1080p
low668 FPS
medium537 FPS
high406 FPS
ultra351 FPS
1440p
low488 FPS
medium384 FPS
high315 FPS
ultra255 FPS
4k
low245 FPS
medium203 FPS
high181 FPS
ultra152 FPS
Delta Force

Delta Force

1080p
low265 FPS
medium238 FPS
high225 FPS
ultra196 FPS
1440p
low229 FPS
medium208 FPS
high197 FPS
ultra172 FPS
4k
low143 FPS
medium127 FPS
high118 FPS
ultra104 FPS
Destiny 2

Destiny 2

1080p
low283 FPS
medium240 FPS
high220 FPS
ultra197 FPS
1440p
low246 FPS
medium213 FPS
high200 FPS
ultra166 FPS
4k
low167 FPS
medium144 FPS
high129 FPS
ultra113 FPS
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

1080p
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
1440p
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
4k
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high57 FPS
ultra56 FPS
Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV

1080p
low84 FPS
medium77 FPS
high72 FPS
ultra67 FPS
1440p
low80 FPS
medium75 FPS
high70 FPS
ultra66 FPS
4k
low74 FPS
medium69 FPS
high64 FPS
ultra60 FPS
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

1080p
low195 FPS
medium168 FPS
high138 FPS
ultra108 FPS
1440p
low148 FPS
medium125 FPS
high107 FPS
ultra89 FPS
4k
low107 FPS
medium90 FPS
high72 FPS
ultra67 FPS
Honkai: Star Rail

Honkai: Star Rail

1080p
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
1440p
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
4k
low60 FPS
medium60 FPS
high60 FPS
ultra60 FPS
League of Legends

League of Legends

1080p
low880 FPS
medium704 FPS
high587 FPS
ultra440 FPS
1440p
low660 FPS
medium528 FPS
high440 FPS
ultra330 FPS
4k
low440 FPS
medium352 FPS
high293 FPS
ultra220 FPS
Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

1080p
low183 FPS
medium167 FPS
high146 FPS
ultra126 FPS
1440p
low147 FPS
medium122 FPS
high105 FPS
ultra96 FPS
4k
low93 FPS
medium79 FPS
high66 FPS
ultra59 FPS
Rust

Rust

1080p
low250 FPS
medium216 FPS
high178 FPS
ultra158 FPS
1440p
low194 FPS
medium167 FPS
high137 FPS
ultra119 FPS
4k
low94 FPS
medium80 FPS
high67 FPS
ultra57 FPS

Technical Analysis

Detailed breakdown of GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU specifications and capabilities.

Graphics Performance

The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU scores 19,555 in the G3D Mark benchmark (the standard measure of rasterization GPU performance), placing it in the High-End tier as a Recent generation graphics card. It is built on the Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) architecture (codename: AD104), manufactured on a 4 nm process— smaller process nodes improve power efficiency and transistor density. It packs 7680 shader units (the primary compute units for rendering pixels), 240 TMUs (texture mapping units), and 80 ROPs (render output units that handle final pixel output). Raw FP32 compute power: 40.09 TFLOPS — this measures the theoretical peak floating-point performance. Boost clock reaches 2610 MHz from a base of 2310 MHz.

SpecificationGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
G3D MarkPassMark 3D graphics benchmark score19,555
ArchitectureGPU microarchitecture generationAda Lovelace (2022−2024)
CodenameInternal GPU die codenameAD104
Manufacturing ProcessFabrication node — smaller = more efficient4 nm
Shader UnitsCore compute units for rendering/compute7680
TMUsTexture Mapping Units — handle texture sampling240
ROPsRender Output Units — final pixel/color blending80
Boost ClockMaximum GPU frequency under load2610 MHz
Base ClockGuaranteed minimum GPU frequency2310 MHz
Compute (FP32)Peak single-precision floating-point performance40.09 TFLOPS
Texture Fill RateTextures processed per second626.4 GTexel/s
PCIe InterfaceCPU↔GPU data link generationPCIe 4.0 x8
Transistor Count35,800 million
Performance RankPosition in global GPU performance ranking#11
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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 video memory connected via a 128-bit memory bus, delivering 256 GB/s of bandwidth. GDDR6 provides fast memory access for gaming and compute workloads. Memory operates at 16 Gbps effective speed.

SpecificationGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
VRAM SizeVideo memory capacity — more = better for high-res textures8 GB
VRAM TypeMemory technology generationGDDR6
Memory BusWidth of data path — wider = more bandwidth128-bit
Memory SpeedEffective memory data rate16 Gbps
BandwidthMaximum data throughput between GPU and VRAM256 GB/s
L1 Cache7.5 MB
L2 Cache48 MB

Advanced Features & APIs

The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU supports modern upscaling and frame generation technologies: NVIDIA Reflex, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution — these can dramatically boost effective FPS by generating intermediate frames or upscaling from lower internal resolution. Graphics API support: DirectX 12.2, Vulkan 1.2, OpenGL 4.6— latest API versions enable the most advanced rendering features like ray tracing and mesh shaders.

SpecificationGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
NVIDIA Reflex✅ Supported
DLSS Frame Generation✅ Supported
DLSS Super Resolution✅ Supported
DirectXMicrosoft graphics API version12.2
VulkanCross-platform graphics API1.2
OpenGLLegacy graphics API4.6
Compute APIGPGPU framework (CUDA/ROCm/OpenCL)CUDA 11.0
Multi-GPUSLI/CrossFire/NVLink supportOptimus
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Display & Media

Display outputs: 1x Internal — supports up to 1 simultaneous displays. Hardware encoder: 7th Gen NVENC, decoder: 5th Gen NVDEC— dedicated hardware for video encoding/decoding accelerates streaming, recording, and video playback. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9.

SpecificationGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Internal PortsNumber of Internal display connectors1x
Max DisplaysMaximum simultaneously connected monitors1
Hardware EncoderVideo encoding engine version7th Gen NVENC
Hardware DecoderVideo decoding engine version5th Gen NVDEC
CodecsSupported video compression formatsMPEG-2,H.264,HEVC,VP9
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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU draws 285 Watt under load (TDP) — a 650W PSU minimum is recommended. Power connector: Mobile. Physical size: 0mm long, 0mm tall, occupying 0 expansion slots— verify your case has clearance before purchasing. Typical temperatures: 45°C at idle, 80°C under load.

SpecificationGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
TDPPower consumption under load285 Watt
Recommended PSUMinimum power supply wattage650W
Power ConnectorRequired PCIe power cable typeMobile
Card LengthGPU card length — check case clearance0mm
Card Height0mm
Slot WidthExpansion slots occupied0-slot
Idle TemperatureTypical temperature at desktop idle45°C
Load TemperatureTypical temperature under gaming load80°C
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Value Analysis

At an average price of $400, the GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU delivers 49 G3D Mark points per dollar. Overall performance ranking position: #11 among all indexed GPUs.

SpecificationGeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
MSRPManufacturer's Suggested Retail Price$400
Performance RankPosition in global GPU performance ranking#11
Release DateJanuary 3 2023
Release Year2023

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