RTX 4070 SUPER vs RTX 3070
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 4070 SUPER is 69.2 % stronger than RTX 3070. RTX 4070 SUPER ranks #9 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (10,673 GPU score over 10 verified runs). RTX 3070 ranks #18 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (6,307 GPU score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 14 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 4070 SUPER | RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 10,673 | 6,307 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 11,875 | 7,635 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 44.2 FPS | 25.9 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 55.6 FPS | 32.4 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 51 FPS | 31.3 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 123.7 FPS | 89.3 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 150 GB/s | 157 GB/s |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 4070 SUPER clearly wins this showdown, leading the RTX 3070 by a significant 66.8% in overall GPU score. This performance gap is starkly visible in our scene tests, where the 4070 SUPER delivers 43.4 FPS in Earth II Vulkan, 55.1 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12, and 51.4 FPS in Earth II Landing DX12 Ultimate, all substantially higher than the 3070. Contributing to its much higher 3rd place rank (compared to the 3070's 6th), the 4070 SUPER boasts a peak clock of 2805 MHz, a powerful ALU index of 515147, and 12 GB of VRAM, surpassing the 3070's 1920 MHz, 208497 ALU index, and 8 GB VRAM. For gamers, this translates to significantly better frame rates and a smoother experience with the RTX 4070 SUPER, although it's important to remember both cards have a thin sample of verified runs backing these numbers.
Generated July 19, 2026 from the 14 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for RTX 4070 SUPER · All measurements for RTX 3070