RTX 4070 Super vs RX 7800 XT

The RTX 4070 Super leads in raw frame rates at 1440p, typically by around 10% across a modern game library, while the RX 7800 XT stays close enough that the two never feel like different classes of card. In esports-style titles both cards sit so far above 144fps that the gap stops mattering.

Ray tracing is the clearest split. DLSS produces a cleaner upscaled image than FSR, and DLSS Frame Generation roughly doubles frame rates in supported titles, so path-traced presets such as Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive put the 4070 Super in a different league. The RX 7800 XT still handles conventional ray-traced settings at 1440p, just with more compromises.

The RX 7800 XT ships 16GB of GDDR6 against 12GB on the 4070 Super. Today that difference rarely shows at 1440p, but texture-heavy releases and 4K ambitions favor the larger frame buffer, and 12GB is the more likely constraint three years from now.

The 4070 Super delivers more performance while drawing less power - roughly 220W average against about 263W for the 7800 XT. That means a smaller PSU requirement, less heat into the room, and a quieter system at matched fan curves.

AMD counters on price: the RX 7800 XT typically sells about $100 below the 4070 Super. At equal pricing the NVIDIA card wins outright; at a real $100 gap the 7800 XT becomes the value pick for anyone playing with ray tracing off.