Two faster GPUs, one better deal

But what about the new RTX 4070 Ti? She is sandwiched between her two sisters, with no clear audience. After all, if you’re willing to spend $799 on a video card, going a bit more for the 4080 Super might make more sense for the extra power. Otherwise, you can just get a 4070 Super, overclock it a bit, and spend the extra $200 on another SSD or more RAM. This is a conundrum entirely of NVIDIA’s making, which can be solved by offering a modest $50 discount on the 4070 Ti Super. (And it’s even more confusing when some cards, like the ASUS model we reviewed, cost more than MSRP.)

ASUS

The RTX 4070 Ti Super is faster than the original 4070 Ti, but it’s now wedged between the $599 4070 Super and the $999 4080 Super.

Pros

• Excellent 1440p and 4K performance
• Faster than the 4070 Ti
• Cool temperatures

Cons

• The price has not dropped below $799

$850 at ASUS

Like the 4070 Super, the 4070 Ti Super and 4080 Super have more CUDA cores than the original models, as well as slightly higher clock speeds. The 4070 Ti Super has 8,448 CUDA cores, compared to the 4070 Ti’s 7,680, and the 4080 Super has 10,240 CUDA cores instead of 9,728. The 4070 Ti Super also has 4GB more VRAM, taking it up to 16GB of GDD6X memory, and the 4080 Super up to 16GB. (NVIDIA probably doesn’t want to go any closer to the wild RTX 4090, which now sells for hundreds more than its original $1,599.)

NVIDIA

The 4080 Super is a solid value for high-end gaming, as it’s both faster and $200 cheaper than its predecessor.

Pros

• Excellent 4K and 1440p performance
• Cool performance with quiet fans Cool performance with quiet fans

Cons

• Still more expensive than previous high-end cards

$999 at NVIDIA

Given the RAM bump, I expected the RTX 4070 Ti Super to be faster than the 4070 Ti, but it scored just 742 points higher in the 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme benchmark. It performs better in games, scoring 15fps higher in both Halo Infinite (104 fps) and Cyberpunk 2077 (93 fps) when playing in 4K with maximum graphics and ray tracing settings. The 4080 Super’s results were similarly muted: it scored 289 more than the 4080 in TimeSpy Extreme and was 10fps higher. Cyberpunk (103 fps) when playing in 4K with ray tracing.

Content creators will also appreciate the extra horsepower. The 4070 Ti Super scored 87,707 in the Luxmark HDR test and 7,424 in the Blender test, compared to the 4070 Ti super’s 75,997 and 7,247 points. The 4080 Super scored 99,515 in Luxmark HDR, compared to the previous score of 94,832.

These are the results you’d expect from simply throwing more CUDA cores at these cards, so I’m not exactly disappointed. But after benchmarking both GPUs and comparing the results to the 4070 Super, I was more impressed with the 4070 Ti Super. I understand that NVIDIA doesn’t want to make it faster, but it should be cheaper than the original 4070 Ti. Otherwise, as I said, the 4070 Super is more attractive and I wouldn’t be surprised if cheaper 4070 Ti cards emerge.

we reviewed ASUS TUF Gaming 4070 Ti Super (currently selling for $850), as well as NVIDIA’s Founders Edition 4080 Super. The ASUS GPU has three fans and a typical cooler design, while NVIDIA’s card once again uses a unique (and very effective) vapor chamber cooling setup. Both cards hovered around 75 Celsius under load, but the ASUS GPU was noticeably higher thanks to those three big fans. I could still hear the 4080 Super revving under pressure, but not as loud.

If you can’t tell by now, the 4080 Super’s biggest selling point is that it’s $200 less than the original. Not only is it a better deal on its own, but its lower price should (hopefully) help keep the cost of older 4080 cards down. If you’re not willing to pay $999 for a video card, then the $599,4070 Super is no slouch either.