GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 OC 2X Graphics Card Review: Out Goes GDDR6X, In Goes GDDR6

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series - GeForce RTX 4070 (GDDR6)

It's been over a year since NVIDIA introduced its Ada Lovelace GPUs, and since then, the lineup has seen various additions with the most recent one being the "SUPER" series which introduced brand new variants in the lineup while replacing the older Non-SUPER models. One of the cards that was still kept in the lineup is the GeForce RTX 4070 and despite its "SUPER" variant offering a nice boost in performance, the 4070 still exists in the current stack owing to its popular demand, mostly due to its price point in the $500 US range.

NVIDIA has periodically said that the GeForce RTX 4070 has seen good demand however, the card faced severe production and supply issues due to a lack of GDDR6X memory chips recently. GDDR6X is being used across the high-end lineup starting with the RTX 4070 and considering that the card is the most in-demand currently out of the entire high-end "Ada" batch, the company decided to opt for GDDR6 chips instead of GDDR6X.

As such, several NVIDIA partners have introduced their new GDDR6 variants of the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER which are now being made available in the market places so we decided to test one out to see if there are any major differences between the two models.

NVIDIA GeForce GPU Segment/Tier Prices

Graphics Segment	2023-2024	2022-2023	2021-2022	2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019	2017-2018	2016-2017	2014-2016
Titan Tier	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GeForce RTX 3090	GeForce RTX 3090	Titan RTX (Turing)	Titan V (Volta)	Titan Xp (Pascal)	Titan X (Pascal)	Titan X (Maxwell)
Price	$1599 US	$1599 US	$1999 US $1499 US	$1499 US	$2499 US	$2999 US	$1199 US	$1199 US	$999 US
Ultra Enthusiast Tier	GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER	GeForce RTX 4080	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	GeForce GTX 980 Ti	GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Price	$999 US	$1199 US	$1199 US	$1199 US	$999 US	$999 US	$699 US	$649 US	$649 US
Enthusiast Tier	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER	GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB	GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB	GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER	GeForce RTX 2080	GeForce GTX 1080	GeForce GTX 1080	GeForce GTX 980
Price	$799 US	$799 US	$799 US	$699 US	$699 US	$699 US	$549 US	$549 US	$549 US
High-End Tier	GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GeForce RTX 4070	GeForce RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3070	GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GeForce RTX 3070	GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER	GeForce RTX 2070	GeForce GTX 1070	GeForce GTX 1070	GeForce GTX 970
Price	$599 $549	$599 US $499 US	$599 $499	$599 $499	$499 US	$499 US	$379 US	$379 US	$329 US
Mainstream Tier	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GeForce RTX 4060	GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GeForce RTX 4060	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB	GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER GeForce RTX 2060 GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER GeForce GTX 1660	GeForce GTX 1060	GeForce GTX 1060	GeForce GTX 1060	GeForce GTX 960
Price	$449 $299	$399 US $299 US	$399 US $329 US	$399 US $329 US	$399 US $349 US $279 US $229 US $219 US	$249 US	$249 US	$249 US	$199 US
Entry Tier	RTX 3050 8 GB RTX 3050 6 GB	RTX 3050	RTX 3050	GTX 1650 SUPER GTX 1650	GTX 1650 SUPER GTX 1650	GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050	GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1050	GTX 950	GTX 750 Ti GTX 750
Price	$229 $179	$249 US	$249 US	$159 US $149 US	$159 US $149 US	$139 US $109 US	$139 US $109 US	$149 US	$149 US $119 US

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Gaming Graphics Cards

Turing wasn't just any graphics core, it was the graphics core that was to become the foundation of future GPUs. The future is realized now with next-generation consoles going deep in talks about ray tracing and AI-assisted super-sampling techniques. NVIDIA had a head start with Turing & Ampere and its Ada generation will only do things infinitely times better.

The Ada GPU does many traditional things which we would expect from a GPU, but at the same time, also breaks the barrier when it comes to nontraditional GPU operations. Just to sum up some features:

• New Streaming Multiprocessor (SM)
• New Turing Tensor Cores
• New Real-Time Ray Tracing Acceleration
• New Shading Enhancements
• New Deep Learning Features For Graphics & Inference
• New GDDR6X High-Performance Memory Subsystem
• New HDMI 2.1 Display Engine & Next-Gen NVENC/NVDEC

The technologies mentioned above are some of the main building blocks of the Ada GPU, but there's more within the graphics core itself which we will talk about in detail so let's get started.

NVIDIA's partners will be releasing a brand new GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, the GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. This new model will incorporate GDDR6 memory instead of GDDR6X and the reason behind the sudden change is due to the high demand for this particular SKU and a slight shortage of GDDR6X memory dies which have been dedicated to the higher-end models. As the RTX 4070s demand grew, partners decided to integrate GDDR6 memory as the memory was available in ample supply.

Same GPU Specs, Tweaked 20 Gbps GDDR6 Memory

So let's start with the specifications of this new variant. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 retains the same core specifications as the GDDR6X model. It features the AD104-250/251-A1 graphics chip with 5888 CUDA cores, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs configured with 46 SM units. The graphics card will operate at a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The VRAM configuration will also remain the same with 12 GB capacity running across a 192-bit interface & here's where the main difference comes.

Since GDDR6 memory is used, the clock rate has been tweaked to 20 Gbps which is lower than the 21 Gbps GDDR6X modules but still higher for the G6 standard which mostly ended up at 18 Gbps & 19 Gbps in previous offerings.

The GDDR6 modules on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 also feature tuned memory timings and Latencies to deliver better performance than standard dies. This is to ensure that data transfer between the GPU & memory retains optimized interconnect bandwidth. The 20 Gbps modules offer 480 GB/s bandwidth, slightly lower than the 504 GB/s bandwidth from the GDDR6X modules. The use of these GDDR6 means doesn't lead to any power changes as the TGP will remain the same at 200W.

NVIDIA RTX 4070 Series:

Graphics Card	RTX 4070 G6	RTX 4070 (Official)	RTX 4070 (Unreleased)	RTX 4070 SUPER (Official)
GPU Name	AD104-250-A1	AD104-250-A1	AD104-275-A1	AD104-350-A1
Core Count	5888	5888	7168	7168
TMUs/ROPs	184/64	184/64	224/80	224/80
Base/Boost Clocks	1920/2475 MHz	1920/2475 MHz	2355/2520 MHz	1980/2475 MHz
VRAM	12 GB	12 GB	10 GB	12 GB
Memory Speeds	20 Gbps GDDR6	21 Gbps G6X	21 Gbps G6X	21 Gbps G6X
Memory Bus	192-bit	192-bit	160-bit	192-bit
Memory Bandwidth	480.0 GB/s	504.2 GB/s	420.2 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Release Date	20th August 2024	12th April 2023	N/A	17th January 2024
Founders Edition	No	Yes	N/A	Yes
Price	$549	$599 US ($549 Now)	N/A	$599 US

Performs Just As Well As The G6X Models

Now coming to the performance that gamers can expect from the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 GPUs. We have a few comparative numbers between the GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6X and the GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 GPUs across various games running at 1440p & also a few creator applications. The higher resolution can expose any memory bottlenecks that a GPU might inherit from lower bandwidth.

Across the most demanding titles such as Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Metro Exodus, and A Plague Tale: Requiem, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 performs the same as the GDDR6X variant. The gaming performance even sees a small uptick in performance in certain games but it's all within the margin of error so you're essentially looking at a card that offers the same performance as the GDDR6X variant. In creator applications, the GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 also delivers the same performance.

Partner Cards Launch Today At Same $549 MSRP

And the thing about GDDR6 memory is that it features good overclocking support too so those who want that extra bit of performance can just tweak the memory themselves for faster experiences. Once again, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 graphics card is designed to meet the increased demand for this particular variant. The GDDR6X variants will still be available on shelves but the GDDR6 GPU variants should make up the large portion of supply in the coming weeks.

In terms of availability and pricing, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 GPUs will be available through all major AIB partners today. The card won't receive any Founders Edition variant but it will retain the same MSRP of $549 US. Custom models may cost a bit extra but those should also feature better cooling designs and factory overclock.

The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 2X OC graphics card comes inside a standard cardboard box. The front of the package has a large "GeForce RTX" brand logo along with the "GALAX" logo in the top left corner and a large hooded figure in the middle which is part of the new 'EX Gamer' brand. You can see similar hooded figures on the Serious Gaming packages too.

The packaging puts a large emphasis on the RTX side of things as the first feature enlisted by AIBs will be NVIDIA Ada architecture, Ray Tracing & DLSS support. NVIDIA has bet the future of their gaming GPUs on Ray Tracing support as these are the first cards to offer support for the new feature. The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards.

There's also a focus towards GeForce.com on each AIB card through which users can download the latest drivers and GeForce Experience application which are a must for gamers to access all feature sets of the new cards.

The sides of the box once again greet us with the large GeForce RTX branding. There's also the mention of 12 GB GDDR6 (RTX 4070) memory available on the card.

Outside of the box, the graphics card and the accessory package are held firmly by foam packaging. The graphics card comes with a few manuals which might not be of much use to hardcore enthusiasts.

After the package is taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. The GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 OC 2X gamer is a standard dual-slot and dual-fan design with all-black aesthetics.

The graphics card is a compact variant in terms of size and weighs around 1kg. The card measures 252 x 131 x 41 mm and takes up 2 slots worth of space for installation.

The cooling shroud extends beyond the PCB and the card being a SFF-compliant design makes it easy to install in almost all cases and even ITX form factors.

The back of the card features a solid backplate with a white and black dual color tone. The backplate offers a lot more functionality than just looks which I will get back to in a bit.

Coming to the fans, the card rocks triple 'Wings" fans. Each fan is comprised of 11 blades which have a very angular shape that is made to disperse hot air out of the card faster than standard designs. Both of these fans are 92mm in size.

GALAX also features 0db fan technology on the fans which is part of the Silent Extreme design. This feature won’t spin the fans on the card unless they reach a certain threshold. In the case of the GALAX heatsink, that limit is set to 60C. If the card is operating under 60C, the fans won’t spin which means no extra noise would be generated.

I am back at talking about the full-coverage, full metal-based backplate that the card uses. The whole plate is made of solid metal which adds to this card's durability. The brushed matte-black finish on the backplate gives a unique aesthetic. The graphics card also comes with a compact PCB design which means that the shroud, heatsink, and backplate are all extended beyond the PCB. The third fan blows air through the heatsink and blows it out from the cutouts that are situated at the very end of the backplate.

With the outside of the card done, I will now start taking a glance at what's beneath the hood of these monster graphics cards. The first thing to catch my eye is the large fin stack that's part of the heatsink that this card utilizes.

The large fin stack runs from the front and to the back of the PCB and is so thick that you can barely see through it.

Talking about the heatsink, there are two blocks of aluminum fins that are interconnected by several heat pipes running through the copper base plate and heading out toward the dual heatsink blocks.

There are several heat pads included for the VRMs and memory chips. They are full-sized, making full contact with the components to offer stable and efficient heat transfer. The GeForce RTX logo on the side also lights up but can be turned off.

I/O on the graphics card sticks with the reference scheme which includes three Display Port 1.4a & a single HDMI 2.1 port.

We used the following test system for comparison between the different graphics cards. The latest drivers that were available at the time of testing were used by AMD and NVIDIA on an updated version of Windows 11. All tested games were patched to the latest version for better performance optimization for NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

The Wccftech Test Bench

CPU	Intel Core i9-13900K @ 5.0 GHz
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z790 ACE
Video Cards	ASRock Intel Arc B570 Challenger OC Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition GALAX GeForce RTX 4070 OC 2X (GDDR6) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER FE MSI RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER ASRock Radeon RX 7800 XT Phantom Gaming ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 FE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti FE MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Trio GALAX GeForce RTX 4060 Ti EX Gamer PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming X MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Lightning MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio MSI Radeon RX 6650 XT Gaming X
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 X 16GB) CL38 7200 Mbps
Storage	Teamgroup T-Force A440 Pro 2 TB Gen 4
Power Supply	MSI MEG Ai1300P 1300W PSU
OS	Windows 11 64-bit
Drivers	AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 24.2.1 NVIDIA GeForce 560.81 WHQL Intel Driver 6256

• All games were tested at 3840x2160 (4K) resolution.
• Image Quality and graphics configurations are provided with each game description.
• The "reference" cards are the stock configs except where mentioned otherwise.

Speed Way

Developed with input from AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and other leading technology companies, Speed Way is an ideal benchmark for comparing the DirectX 12 Ultimate performance of the latest graphics cards. 3DMark Speed Way’s engine is assembled to demonstrate what the latest DirectX API brings to ray-traced gaming, using DirectX Raytracing tier 1.1 for real-time global illumination and real-time raytraced reflections, coupled with new performance optimizations like Mesh Shaders.

Firestrike

Firestrike is running the DX11 API and is still a good measure of GPU scaling performance. In this test, we ran the Extreme and Ultra versions of Firestrike which runs at 1440p and 4K and we recorded the Graphics Score only since the Physics and combined are not pertinent to this review.

Time Spy

Time Spy is running the DX12 API and we used it in the same manner as Firestrike Extreme where we only recorded the Graphics Score as the Physics score is recording the CPU performance and isn't important to the testing we are doing here.

Port Royal

Port Royal is another great tool in the 3DMark suite, but this one is 100% targeting Ray Tracing performance. It loads up ray-traced shadows, reflections, and global illumination to tax the performance of the graphics cards that either have hardware-based or software-based ray-tracing support.

Doom Eternal

DOOM Eternal brings hell to earth with the Vulkan-powered IDTech 7.  We test this game using the Ultra Nightmare Preset and follow our in-game benchmarking to stay as consistent as possible.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Developed by Rockstar San Diego, Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most visually stunning open-world games I've played to date that is backed up by a rich story set around the protagonist, Arthur Morgan. The game is based on the RAGE engine which features an insane amount of graphics fidelity but also requires a lot of power to run maxed out. For this test, we set the graphics settings to Ultra with AA turned disabled.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Wolfenstein is back in The New Colossus and features the most fast-paced, gory, and brutal FPS action ever! The game once again puts us back in the Nazi-controlled world as BJ Blazkowicz. Set during an alternate future where Nazis won the World War, the game shows that it can be fun and can be brutal to the player and to the enemy too. Powering the new title is, once again, id Tech 6 which is much acclaimed after the success that DOOM has become. In a way, ID has regained its glorious FPS roots and is slaying with every new title.

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 sets you up in a horror thriller that takes place between two dimensions and lets you play better two different protagonists, Alan himself and Saga, who once again have to find a way to fix the darkness that erupted in Bright Falls.

Atomic Heart

Atomic Heart is set in an alternate universe where the Soviet Union achieved incredible technological breakthroughs thanks to a scientist named Dr. Sechenov, who invented a liquid programmable module called Polymer that links robots in a so-called Kollektiv network.

Battlefield V

Battlefield V brings back the action of the World War 2 shooter genre. Using the latest Frostbite tech, the game does a good job of looking gorgeous in all ways possible. From the open-world environments to the intense and gun-blazing action, this multiplayer and single-player FPS title is one of the best-looking Battlefields to date.

Baldur's Gate III

2023's GOTY is well-deserved its title. The creation from Larian Studios is a turn-based RPG that has gorgeous interiors and exteriors shown through a bird's eye top-to-bottom view. You can sink in countless hours in the game and if you're a fan of the D&D playstyle, then this epic is just for you.

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. The story takes place in Night City, an open world set in the Cyberpunk universe. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary known as V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery with options for melee and ranged combat. The game uses CD Projekt Red's in-house Red Engine which is one of the most visually breathtaking and also one of the most graphics-intensive engines designed to date.

Dead Space (Remake)

Remaking Dead Space was a bold choice but I would say that the team at EA Motive nailed every bit and piece of this horror classic. The remake makes the USG Ishimura twice as scarily beautiful. The gore, the endless corridors of terror, the void of space, all of it looks incredible while the game remains true to its core to the original Dead Space formula. Modern cards can run the game well but it can also be demanding if you crank the settings to the max with ray tracing enabled.

Death Stranding

Sam Porter Bridges has delivered one of PS4's most anticipated games to the PC community and opened a whole new world of possibilities. This was the first game to feature the Decima Engine on PC and unarguably did it the best. Death Stranding may not feature ray tracing effects, but it does showcase that DLSS can be used effectively even when RT isn't around. We tested this one just like we did in our launch coverage with DLSS enabled.

Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 carries on the open-world racing tradition of the Horizon series.  The latest DX12-powered entry is beautifully crafted, amazingly well executed, and a great showcase of DX12 games.  We use the benchmark run while having all of the settings set to non-dynamic with an uncapped framerate to gather these results.

Halo Infinite (DX12 Highest)

Next up, we have the latest entry in the Halo franchise, Halo: Infinite, which uses the brand new Slipspace engine (although there are rumors it will be ditched in the future for Unreal Engine) based on the DX12 API. The game rocks some incredible environments for Master Chief to visit on the Halo ring.

Hitman III (DX12 Highest Settings)

Hitman III is the highly acclaimed sequel to the 2016 Hitman & 2018 Hitman II, which was a redesign and reimaging of the game from the ground up. With a focus on stealth gameplay through various missions, the game once again lets you play as Agent 47. The game runs on the IO Interactive Glacier 2 engine which has been updated to deliver amazing visuals and environments on each level while making use of DirectX 12 API.

Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus continues Artyom's journey through Russia's nuclear wasteland and its surroundings. This time, you are set over the Metro, going through various regions and different environments. The game is one of the premier titles to feature NVIDIA’s RTX technology and does well in showcasing the ray-tracing effects in all corners.

Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village is the latest in the horror franchise that was wonderfully rekindled with RE7 and onto the RE2 Remake. But now the RE Engine is back and better than ever with Ray Traced Reflections and Lighting that makes the world just come to life, unironically. The game was tested in the center of the village itself with all graphical settings maxed out and with raytracing enabled.

Resident Evil IV Remake

The remake of the beloved and highly acclaimed Resident Evi IV is here, boasting the latest RE engine which adds stunning visuals and even better ray tracing effects, the game looks just as incredible as it plays.

Starfield

Bethesda's latest RPG epic is set in space and takes place across a vast universe, filled with lots of planets to explore. Based on the latest iteration of the Creation Engine, Starfield offers a great amount of visual fidelity, whether you are exploring an abandoned base or just roaming a planet on which you just laid your foot.

Crysis Remastered (DXVK RT)

Crysis is back with a vengeance to reclaim its title of the graphics crown. The remastered version of the game uses DX11 API but has Vulkan extensions on top which enable Vulkan Ray tracing. That's also something that the original game didn't offer. DXVK, along with improved textures and visual effects, leads to higher performance demand making us question once again "Can It Run Crysis?"

Doom Eternal

DOOM Eternal brings hell to earth with the Vulkan-powered idTech 7.  We test this game using the Ultra Nightmare Preset and follow our in-game benchmarking to stay as consistent as possible.

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 sets you up in a horror thriller that takes place between two dimensions and lets you play better two different protagonists, Alan himself and Saga, who once again have to find a way to fix the darkness that erupted in Bright Falls.

Note - FSR Frame-Gen mod applied to non-RTX 40 GPUs including RTX 30 & RX 7000/6000 series. DLSS 3.5 has been applied to RTX 40 GPUs.

Battlefield V

Battlefield V brings back the action of the World War 2 shooter genre. Using the latest Frostbite tech, the game does a good job of looking gorgeous in all ways possible. From the open-world environments to the intense and gun-blazing action, this multiplayer and single-player FPS title is one of the best-looking Battlefields to date.

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 is an action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. The story takes place in Night City, an open world set in the Cyberpunk universe. Players assume the first-person perspective of a customizable mercenary known as V, who can acquire skills in hacking and machinery with options for melee and ranged combat. The game uses CD Projekt Red's in-house Red Engine which is one of the most visually breathtaking and also one of the most graphics-intensive engines designed to date.

Dead Space (Remake)

Remaking Dead Space was a bold choice but I would say that the team at EA Motive nailed every bit and piece of this horror classic. The remake makes the USG Ishimura twice as scarily beautiful. The gore, the endless corridors of terror, the void of space, all of it looks incredible while the game remains true to its core to the original Dead Space formula. Modern cards can run the game well but it can also be demanding if you crank the settings to the max with ray tracing enabled.

Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy, as the name suggests, is set in the world of Hogwarts and retains its landscape true to the books and the movies. The game looks visually stunning although it can be a total hog when running at the highest settings with all visual candy enabled.

Shadow of The Tomb Raider

The sequel to Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of The Tomb Raider is visually enhanced with an updated Foundation Engine that delivers realistic facial animations and the most gorgeous environments ever seen in a Tomb Raider Game. The game is a technical marvel and shows the power of its graphics engine in the latest title.

Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus continues Artyom's journey through Russia's nuclear wasteland and its surroundings. This time, you are set over the Metro, going through various regions and different environments. The game is one of the premier titles to feature NVIDIA’s RTX technology and does well in showcasing the ray-tracing effects in all corners.

Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village is the latest in the horror franchise that was wonderfully rekindled with RE7 and onto the RE2 Remake. But now the RE Engine is back and better than ever with Ray Traced Reflections and Lighting that makes the world just come to life, unironically. The game was tested in the center of the village itself with all graphical settings maxed out and with raytracing enabled.

Resident Evil IV Remake

The remake of the beloved and highly acclaimed Resident Evi IV is here, boasting the latest RE engine which adds stunning visuals and even better ray tracing effects, the game looks just as incredible as it plays.

Stray (That Cat Game)

Stray is a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. The story follows a stray cat who falls into a walled city populated by robots, machines, and mutant bacteria, and sets out to return to the surface with the help of a drone companion, B-12. The game uses Unreal Engine 4, but DX12 Ray tracing can be enabled by adding the "-dx12" extension to the game.

No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. All RTX 4070 graphics cards were tested with their default 'Performance' BIOS and the results are below:

I compiled the power consumption results by testing each card under idle and full stress when the card was running games. Each graphics card manufacturer sets a default TDP for the card which can vary from vendor to vendor depending on the extra clocks or board features they plugin on their custom cards. The default TDP for the GeForce RTX 4070 is rated at the same 200W TDP as the GDDR6X vendor and the GALAX cards stick with that rating.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has become a very interesting SKU recently due to its memory swap from GDDR6X to GDDR6. The older standard is slower but we wanted to verify these claims and requested GALAX if they can arrange a sample for us of this specific variant. GALAX was quick to assist us with the sample.

So getting straight to the performance aspects, yes it is correct that the GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 graphics card offers the same performance levels as the GDDR6X variants. There are only a few 4K and 1440p scenarios where we saw a 1-2 FPS loss but that's all within the margin of error. What I can say right now is that the RTX 4070 GDDR6 offers 99% of the performance of the G6X variant & that is a good thing for gamers who might be cautious when buying the newer model of the 4070.

We can see that GALAX has a factory overclock applied which can be enabled using the 1-Click OC app and is a small one but can mitigate some of the performance differences versus the non-OC variants. The other thing is that we saw the GDDR6 temperatures to be moderately lower than GDDR6X and the power consumption of the card was also a bit lower. In terms of design, the card is an SFF-compliant design making it a perfect fit for smaller cases and even ITX board, and the black tone makes it a good component for your PC build.

Another thing that GALAX should be credited for is the fact that they mention the GDDR6 memory on the box package which lets users know firsthand that they aren't getting the G6X variant. The pricing of this variant is also the same as the MSRP of the 4070 at $549 US but we heard reports that the 4070 will soon be discounted down to $499 US and maybe even lower in the coming months as we get closer to next-gen launches, making it a formidable product in the mid-range market. So there it is, the GDDR6 version of the RTX 4070 offers the same performance at the same price point and the results show that what NVIDIA claimed for this product was on point.

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