RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 4070: Which is better for smooth 4K gaming in 2024?

Are you struggling to decide between the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and the RTX 4070 12GB for smooth 4K gaming experience? Well, let's compare the two to find out which one is better to play the most demanding games in 2024.

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⏱️Timestamps:
0:00 - Test PC system specifications
0:32 - Power consumption comparison
0:52 - 4070: Hellblade 2, High preset, DLSS Performance, Frame Gen ON
1:35 - 4070: Hellblade 2, Medium preset, DLSS Performance, Frame Gen OFF
2:12 - 4070: Hellblade 2, Medium preset, DLSS Balanced, Frame Gen ON
3:05 - 4060 Ti: Hellblade 2, High preset, DLSS Performance, Frame Gen ON
4:05 - 4060 Ti: Hellblade 2, Medium preset, DLSS Performance, Frame Gen ON
5:09 - Can the 4060 Ti handle the most demanding game?
5:26 - 4070: Ghost of Tsushima, DLSS Quality, Frame Gen OFF, Very High preset
6:24 - 4070: Ghost of Tsushima, DLSS Balanced, Frame Gen OFF, Very High preset
6:39 - Don't use Frame Generation on RTX 4070 in Ghost of Tsushima
7:58 - Let's try Frame Generation on RTX 4070
8:19 - 12GB vs 16GB memory
8:45 - 4060 Ti: Ghost of Tsushima, DLSS Balanced, Frame Gen OFF, Very High preset
9:20 - 4060 Ti: Ghost of Tsushima, DLSS Balanced, Frame Gen ON, Very High preset
9:50 - 4060 Ti: Ghost of Tsushima, DLSS Performance, Frame Gen ON, Very High preset
10:38 - CONCLUSION

[theivadim]

4060 Ti or 4070? Or maybe some other GPU? Cast your vote under this comment👇🙂

[stangamer]

The important thing about the latest Nixxes PC ports of PS games (including Ratchet & Clank and Horizon FW):
1) they are very hungry in terms of VRAM, unlike many other games;
2) DLSS upscaling in these games does not reduce VRAM usage at all (although it should, since with DLSS actual rendering resolution is much lower).
So the only way to reduce VRAM usage in Nixxes ports is to reduce resolution or texture quality. I do not think the devs will ever fix this issue, as, I belive, they do not see this as an issue.
It looks like their games do not manage VRAM as good as other titles (based on UE5, for example). They keep a big chunk of data in a VRAM buffer somehow and do not replace it with new data. They just add more and more data to a VRAM pool. Even 16GB cards might eventually run out of VRAM, if you play long enough (like 3-4-5 hours).
You can play most of modern games with 12GB at 4K w/o any issues, especially if you use DLSS, which usually reduces VRAM usage by quite a bit.
For example, Banishers GoNE looks better than GoT, but uses much less VRAM. At native 4K with enabled FG it never exceeds 10GB. Texture quality in this game is much higher than in GoT, yet it is much more efficient in terms of VRAM usage.

P. S. The great rhing about GoT is the difference between Ultra and High texture quality is barely visible. So you can just reduce them to High and play at 4K with FG.
Also FSR FG uses less VRAM than DLSS FG, so if you use FSR FG, 12GB should not be a problem, even at 4K.

[awesomeit]

Just bought rtx 4060 ti 16gb for 400€ this card rocks!! Very Happy.

[gkp]

Ivadim always answers my question ❤❤ hope you grow so much. New sub.❤

[snaggyak-ftfi]

Can you benchmark and play the finals on rtx 4060ti?

[NatuurSpoorEducatie]

I think it all comes down to price. I hear that sometimes prices are similar. In that case the 4070 is better. For me the price difference was almost €150. Partly because I only want a GPU with premium cooling after suffering from cards with terrible thermals. So I went with RTX 4060 Ti 16gb. Which has been a smooth performer with great thermals so far. Also thank you for doing all these more real world tests. It is easy to point at benchmarks but benchmarks don't tell the whole story. Because all of these midrange cards need things like DLSS and Frame Gen.

[Jakiyyyyy]

Unless I can manage to find a 24 inches or 27 inches 4K monitor then I would consider 4K gaming, with DLSS Performance of course. Maybe in the next year there will be more games that can actually make use of 16GB, we just don't know it yet. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[АрхиМед-ыь]

4060ti for 4k gaming is weak but for 2k is ideal .

[BartoszKaleta-ti]

Hi. A bit off topic, but I'm afraid you won't reply to me if I wrote it under an old movie. I have already ordered an RTX 4070 super and an i5 14400f. I mainly play Fortnite and is the processor really that important for competitive games? I mean, will there really be that much of a difference between the i5 14400f and i5 13600kf? The difference in the price of these processors is small, and when I look at the Fortnite benchmarks, the difference in FPS is really big.

[fluxy]

Hey, is it currently worth getting a new pc or should I wait for new gpus? (would like to put together a 4070ti super build, they are priced at about 750€ here)

[FRCooperPlays]

Should I buy the 4090, 7900 XTX, or 4080 super or any other recommendations? I bought a Samsung Odyssey 4K gaming monitor 240hz. I currently have a 1660 ti and want to upgrade to 4K gaming.

[larsenmats]

4070 has good performance but 12GB VRAM is a concern for the future. 4060 Ti 16GB has 16GB VRAM which is ideal, but has a bit weak performance. It should have been switched around, so the RTX 4070 had 16GB VRAM and the 4060 Ti had 12GB VRAM. RX 7800 XT is cheaper than RTX 4070 and not much more expensive VS RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, has 16GB of VRAM and even more raw performance VS RTX 4070. However, the argument for many is that DLSS is better VS FSR. FSR 3.1 looks quite good but maybe not on pair with DLSS? Thus far I am very happy with my RX 7800 XT, but not super happy with my RTX 4060. If I buy another mid to high end graphics card I definetely want 16GB VRAM and enough performance to back that VRAM up.

[thomasdehetre]

I have a 4060 ti 16gb and i can run 1440p with no issues settings on ultra. I upgraded from an amd rx radeon 580 and im hapoy with the performance

[syeddanishanwer]

Great video. Never watched a review in First Person (FP) mode before.
So, a 12GB card performs better than a 16 GB card. That allows making a decision easier as the price difference between the two is not that significant in my country - the 4070 12 GB costs about $200 more than the 4060 16GB card. Cost per value of the 4070 12GB is greater, imo.

[dukeversewalker]

Why do they always demonstrate using a single player game. How does it perform with an online pvp game like Star Citizen or COD, etc.

[Obie]

The extra Vram is nice.. But, With the reduced performance of the 4060 series it's doesn't feel enough. "In a perfect world", If I was working at Nvidia... I would have given the 4060ti the 4070 performance tier class and called it a 4060ti 16 gig. I'm surprised and upset with Nvidia unbalancing the video card line up so severely. Thanks iVadim for the interesting comparison. Cheers!

[michaeltownley]

Thats why i always watch you to get update of what ill buy to for my gpu upgrade. I think ill wait for gtavi to be released because as of now theres really not a game to play worth an upgrade. Thank you so much! I love you already!

[reviewforthetube]

Its crazy to see how people believe that the 4070 isnt that good haha. Its a monster its just new games are just as monaterous. Play the old games you fuys used to base performance on wnd see the increduble performance. People need to stop expecting 200fps in 1440p lol. It aint happening these games are to demanding.

Like hellbalde its insanely demanding

[bombyo]

Is this a decent build


YEYIAN - TANTO Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7 5700 - NVIDIA RTX 4070 - 16GB MEMORY - 1TB SSD NVMe Gen 4.0 - Black

Or

MSI - Aegis Z Gaming Desktop - AMD R7-7700 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super - 1TB SSD - Black

Or

YEYIAN - PHOENIX IRON MESH Gaming Desktop - Intel i5 14400F - NVIDIA RTX 4070 - 32GB DDR5 - 1TB SSD NVMe Gen 4.0 - Black


Are these bad?

[alweon]

Очень хороший английский, так даже и не сразу понял в чем подвох)) Спасибо за видео!