At 21:00 on April 12, 2023, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 series graphics cards will be officially lifted. As one of NVIDIA's core AIC partners, Gainward has also launched the new Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC and Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Magic Ji OC. Its suggested retail price is RMB 5199. The release of Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 series GPUs gives players another new choice in the 10,000-yuan installed machine option.
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC and Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Magic Ji OC also use the Ada Lovelace architecture core and support many NVIDIA RTX technologies. Among them, with the blessing of DLSS 3, they can provide players with powerful performance release and Satisfy the player's 2K 100 FPS+ light pursuit game experience.
Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC adopts a penetrating heat dissipation system design, and the right side of the back panel further increases the product hollow space. Gengsheng's "Blade of Dazzling Wind" shaped fan blade has both performance and coolness.
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At the same time, more than 400 games and applications support RTX, including more than 50 games that announced support for DLSS 3! 7 times. DLSS 3 is now available in some of the most popular released and upcoming games, including Forza Horizon 5, Diablo IV, Isle of Red and The Finals. The RTX 4070 brings the ultimate gaming experience, and for creators, it will also bring creative projects to life with ray tracing and neural network rendering.
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Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC Accessories List
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC adopts the new Ada Lovelace architecture core, and the GPU model is AD-104, which has 5888 CUDA cores, 184 Tensor Cores and 46 RT Cores. The base frequency is 1920 MHz and the boost frequency is 2580MHz. It has 192-bit GDDR6X specifications, 12 GB of video memory, a video memory speed of 21 Gbps, and a video memory bandwidth of 504.2GB/s. The TDP power consumption is 215W, and it is recommended to use a power supply of 600W or above.
192-bit GDDR6X specifications, memory speed of 21Gbps, memory bandwidth of 504.2GB/s, 12 GB large memory design, can meet the daily needs of gamers and designers. Whether it is 1080P or 2K games, the game can be played smoothly, and the work efficiency of designers and video workers can be improved when rendering and exporting videos.
In terms of power supply module, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC adopts 8-layer PCB design, 8-phase core power supply, 2-phase memory power supply, and single 8Pin power supply interface, which can bring stable and efficient power to the graphics card. The short PCB design enhances heat dissipation and cools down the graphics card strongly. The power consumption of the whole graphics card is 215W, and it is recommended to use it with a power supply of 600W or above to ensure the stable and continuous output power of the graphics card and safe operation.
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC is equipped with 3*DP 1.4a / HDMI 2.1 interface, up to 4K@240Hz or 8K@60Hz With DSC, which is enough to meet the game experience and audio-visual needs of players with 2K monitors.
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC adopts a new hollow heat dissipation design, pure white color matching and supports ARGB adjustable lighting effect belief logo and synchronization with mainstream board factories, with pure white metal texture and heat dissipation performance. Combined with three 92mm second-generation Gengsheng widened 9-blade special blade design and optimized Gengsheng "Xuanfeng Blade" shaped fan blades, the heat dissipation performance can be improved and noise can be effectively suppressed at the same time. Not only has a super high value, but also has a strong heat dissipation performance.
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC is also specially equipped with a penetrating metal heat dissipation backplane, so that the temperature of the graphics card can be further reduced and the operation can be stable. Upgraded extra-large-area cooling fins, built-in 4 6mm composite heat pipes, adding nickel-plated design to the heat pipes to enhance anti-oxidation ability, enhance thermal conductivity and prolong service life. Further, the overall temperature of the graphics card can be relieved, and the improvement of the core dynamic frequency can be strengthened.
product specification
Compared with GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC adopts Ada Lovelace architecture, the acceleration frequency is increased to 2580MHz, and the memory speed is increased to 21 Gbps. The brand-new Ada Lovelace architecture brings high-performance improvements, allowing players to obtain an extraordinary gaming experience, and the application of DLSS 3 frame generation technology can also enable the graphics card to show strong performance in gaming and rendering.
Basic Performance Test
The test platform processor uses Intel i9-12900K with ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO motherboard; the memory uses Zhifeng DDR5 6000Hz 16GB*2; Water cooling can cool down and supply power to the GPU to the greatest extent. The driver is updated to the new NVIDIA Game Ready driver version 531.42. This set of configuration is enough for Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC graphics card to maximize its super performance in a stable environment.
3D Mark test data comparison
From the test results, the Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC equipped with the new NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture has a significant gap in 3D Mark data compared with the RTX 3070 Ti data. Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingjihaoyue OC FireStrike scored 42400, Fire Strike Extreme scored 20822, TimeSpy scored 17533, Port Royal scored 10990, and Fire Strike Ultra scored 9834. From the data, we can know that the basic performance and light tracing performance of Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingjihaoyue OC are excellent.
GPU-Z
From the detection software GPU-Z, you can see the product specifications and basic parameters of Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC, as well as its standby temperature of 38.5°C and standby power consumption of 34.9W. within the controllable range.
FurMark full load test
Use the load software FurMark to test the power of Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC GPU at full load. Before the test started, the GPU’s standby power consumption was 34.9W, and the standby temperature was 38.5°C; after opening the load software to squeeze the GPU, wait for the temperature and power consumption to be stable, and the measured final GPU power consumption was 145.1W, and the temperature was 66.8°C . Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC adopts a new widened 9-blade special fan-shaped radiator and extra large-area cooling fins, so that the graphics card can still maintain an excellent and stable temperature when it is fully loaded, and at the same time exert the most complete performance It also prolongs the life of the graphics card.
game testing
The games tested in this test are: "Cyberpunk 2077", "The Lost Light 2: The Battle of Humanity and Humanity", "Hogwarts Legacy", "Marvel Spider-Man: Remake", "The Witcher III: Wild Hunt. Test the performance of each game at 1080P and 2K resolutions. All the above games support NVIDIA DLSS 3, which can bring better game performance experience to gamers. Among them, RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti use DLSS 2, and Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC uses DLSS 3.
"Cyberpunk 2077"
(Left: Ray Tracing Off Right: Ray Tracing On)
Cyberpunk 2077 is a game with better ray tracing. Under the higher setting of extremely high-quality ray tracing, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC only has 55 frames at 2K resolution without DLSS enabled, while it reaches 91 frames at 1080P resolution. But after turning on the DLSS 3 mode, the number of frames has been greatly improved: at 2K resolution, the performance is directly doubled to obtain a 120-frame light-chasing game experience, and 1080P also has a significant performance improvement. An astonishing 183 FPS was achieved, and the power was 174W throughout the game. The RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3070 only have about 25 frames at 2K resolution, and only about 39 frames at 1080P. It can be seen that the performance improvement of DLSS 3 to the game is huge, and it is far ahead of DLSS 2 technology in terms of frame rate improvement.
Dying Light 2: The Battle of Humanity and Humanity
In "Dying Light 2: The Battle of Humanity and Humanity", the advantages of DLSS 3 are more obvious: Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC's DLSS 3 "frame generation" mode can greatly increase the number of game frames. Under 1080P, DLSS 77 fps when off; 105 fps in DLSS quality mode, and 144 fps in DLSS performance mode. At 2K resolution, the performance gap is even more pronounced: 57 fps with DLSS off, 84 fps in DLSS quality mode, and 110 fps in DLSS performance mode. The RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti are only at the level of 70 frames, and the DLSS 3 technology is slightly better in terms of game fluency.
Legacy of Hogwarts
As the most eye-catching game of this year, "Hogwarts Legacy" supports ray tracing and DLSS 3 technology, and is hailed by players as the "Harry Potter" simulator. Under 1080P extremely high image quality, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC has 76 frames when DLSS is off, 95 frames in DLSS quality mode, and 100 frames in DLSS performance mode. Both RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3070 only have 80 frames; at 2K resolution, DLSS 3 technology can bring a substantial increase in the number of frames of the game. In DLSS 3 quality mode and performance mode, Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingjihaoyue OC can reach around 90 frames, which is a better and smoother running for this game.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered
"Marvel Spider-Man: Remastered Edition", as a popular game last year, DLSS 3+ ray tracing technology brought players a visual feast. In this work, Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC has a good performance: at 1080P, DLSS 3 can run to more than 124 frames, and it can still have about 120FPS frames at 2K resolution Number, to achieve a better smooth game standard. The RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti only have about 120 frames, and even only about 90 frames at 2K resolution.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt", as CDPR's signature game, was updated to the next-generation version last year, adding DLSS 3 and ray tracing technology to the game, bringing players a great improvement in game graphics and performance. Compared with the original game, the next-generation version of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" has better picture quality, and the blessing of ray tracing makes the beautiful scenery in the game more realistic. In terms of game performance, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC can reach about 110 frames when DLSS 3 quality mode and DLSS 3 performance mode are turned on at 1080P, and 100 frames when DLSS 3 performance mode is turned on at 2K resolution. There are no stuttering and flashbacks. The RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti have about 85 frames when DLSS 2 is turned on, and the performance of DLSS 3 is even better in terms of game performance.
AV1 video export rendering test data
This Studio test is to test the time required to export 4K video to 2K resolution using the Clipper PRO video software and compare the size of the exported file under different encoders. From the test results, the original 4K resolution file size is 1.03GB, and the file size after exporting with the AV1 encoder is 860MB, and the export time is 108 seconds. Instead, the file size exported with H.264 encoding was 1.15GB, and the export time was 137 seconds. In terms of time, AV1 encoding technology is 29 seconds faster than H.264 encoding, and in terms of file size, AV1 also saves space than H.264 encoding. For video creators, using the AV1 encoding technology of Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC can effectively improve work efficiency and save file size.
RTX VSR
(Left: RTX VSR off Right: RTX VSR on)
(Left: RTX VLC off Right: RTX VLC on)
The principle of RTX VSR is to improve the quality of any video viewed through Chrome and Edge browsers by utilizing AI and GeForce RTX Tensor Core to eliminate block effects of video compression to increase video resolution. This function can improve the sharpness and clarity of the video, allowing users to watch online content on 4K high-resolution displays on video sites such as Douyu, Huya, and Bilibili.
It can be seen from the comparison test that the video resolution has been significantly improved after the RTX VSR is turned on: the picture quality is clear and the details are outstanding, and the definition comparable to the original video can be generated on the video website through AI technology. To bring users a better viewing experience. VLC is the first local player that supports RTX VSR. It can play native video through the local video player, making the native video clearer. It is worth noting that Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC supports the eighth-generation NVENC encoder and AV1. Compared with the previous generation RTX 30 series, it has faster rendering speed and export speed, which can greatly improve video workers. efficiency.
Summarize
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC is equipped with NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, has 192-bit GDDR6X specification, 12 GB memory, and has both performance and coolness. And the performance is comparable to GeForce RTX 3080, and the game performance is 20% higher than that of GeForce RTX 3070 Ti.
In addition, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC also supports technologies such as ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS 3 and NVIDIA Reflex. The performance of DLSS 3 is 70% higher than that of DLSS 2. The new DLSS 3 technology can greatly improve the frame rate The rate greatly reduces the system delay, so that Gengsheng GeForce RTX 4070 Xingjihaoyue OC can obtain 2K 100+ light-chasing gaming experience.
For creative workers, in the field of AI painting, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC can greatly shorten the drawing time of rendering AI painting, and the generated picture is comparable to or even surpasses the original rendering effect. In the field of video creation, Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Xingji Haoyue OC's unique AV1 video encoder greatly reduces video export time and video volume, and greatly improves creators' creative efficiency.