NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Reviews to Focus on MSRP and Premium Variants Individually, Launches April 13

Videocardz leaked the latest embargo document for NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. The new document shows that NVIDIA will separate the revisions into MSRP and Non-MSRP shots.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card MSRP reviews come a day earlier than premium variants

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card will be the latest entry in the RTX 40 “Ada” lineup. The graphics card is expected to be in the $599 USD price range, which would be slightly higher than its predecessor, the $499 RTX 3070. The graphics card will be officially unveiled on April 12 at 6am. , we will be receiving the official reviews.

However, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 embargo document lists two hotfixes. The official release will include only MSRP models which will likely include the reference Founders Edition (FE) variant. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti did not get a reference Founders Edition model, but NVIDIA did send out to press, including us, an ASUS TUF Gaming variant that was priced above the MSRP of $799 USD. The RTX 4070 won’t see the same situation and instead the card will get an MSRP FE variant and several custom variants that adhere to the MSRP, although it’s unlikely that the AIBs would be willing to send these cards to the press as they want them to reviewers focus on the more premium variants.

As such, the second revision of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 will arrive a day later, which is also the official shelf launch date. This second round of revisions will focus entirely on non-MSRP variants. These will include more high-end cooling solutions and factory overclocking among a list of things. Now, for those surprised by this, this isn’t the first time NVIDIA has separated its NDA for reviews in this particular way. The company and its AIBs have also done this in the past and it is common practice.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 “rumored” graphics card specs

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is expected to feature the AD104-250/251 GPU core. The GPU will feature 5888 CUDA cores and 12 GB GDDR6X VRAM running at 21 Gbps. It seems there are three PCBs designed for GeForce RTX 4070 graphics cards, two of which we had pointed out last month and another has been revealed by kopite7kimi. Two of these are for the reference cards, while one is for the Founders Edition, as detailed below:

• PG141-SKU343 RTX 4070 Reference Edition AD104-250-A1
• PG141-SKU344 RTX 4070 Founders Edition AD104-250-A1
• PG141-SKU345 RTX 4070 Reference Edition AD104-251-A1

Below is a comparison of all known Ada GPU dies for desktop graphics cards. (Credits to MEGAsizeGPU/TechpowerUP GPU Database for AD102/AD103/AD104 shots.)

The graphics card is expected to feature a 200W TGP which featured a 220W TGP, so you’ll get a 10% reduction in power. Also, another interesting thing to note is that the GeForce RTX 4070 core configuration is very similar to the RTX 3070, which also boasts 5888 cores, but the successor houses the Ada GPU core, which should not only provide additional performance but also higher efficiency. The card also reportedly has a base clock rate of 1920 MHz and a boost clock rate of 2475 MHz, giving it around 30 TFLOPs of computing power.

When it comes to pricing, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 will most likely be closer to $600; otherwise, there will be a huge price difference between the Ti and Non-Ti variants. The 4070 Ti starts at $799, so the RTX 4070 may also be priced at $599, which will be a $100 increase over its predecessor, the $499 RTX 3070. . NVIDIA has started phasing out the old inventory of the RTX 30 FE (Founders Edition). which might be our first hint that this news might be legit.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40-series graphics card lineup (rumored):