NVIDIA brought some exciting announcements to CES 2024 this week, revealing their new GeForce RTX 40 Super series graphics cards, setting the stage for a new generation of high-performance gaming and AI acceleration.
Starting with the GPUs, gamers will be most excited about the GeForce RTX 4080 Super, which NVIDIA claims can deliver smooth 4K gaming with full ray tracing enabled. This updated card has significantly more cores and faster memory than the previous generation RTX 3080 Ti, making it an estimated 1.4 times faster without the help of DLSS 3 frame generation technology.
NVIDIA says the performance doubles over the 3080 Ti, which could be very exciting for people who want to play the latest titles at over 60FPS with everything cranked up. With a price tag of $999 and a release date of January 31st, the RTX 4080 Super brings cutting-edge performance at a reasonable price point and is slated to replace the current RTX 4080.
| RTX 4080 SUPER | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 2080 SUPER | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Cores | Ada Lovelace 52 Shader TFLOPS | Ampere 34 Shader TFLOPS | Turing 11 Shader TFLOPS |
| RT Cores | 3rd Gen 121 RT TFLOPS | 2nd Gen 67 RT TFLOPS | 1st Gen 34 RT TFLOPS |
| Tensor Cores | 4th Gen 836 AI TOPS | 3rd Gen 273 AI TOPS | 2nd Gen 89 AI TOPS |
| DLSS | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NV Encoders | AV1 / H.264 | H.264 | H.264 |
| Frame Buffer | 16GB G6X | 12GB G6X | 8GB G6 |
| Memory Subsystem | 64MB L2 736 GB/sec | 6MB L2 912 GB/sec | 4MB L2 496 GB/s |
| Average Gaming Power | 246W | 352W | 227W |
| Video Playback Power | 22W | 27W | 17W |
| Idle Power | 15W | 13W | 10W |
| TGP | 320W | 350W | 250W |
For gamers and content creators looking for silky smooth 1440p or 4K gaming, the RTX 4070 Ti Super looks like an appealing step down. It still has more cores and memory bandwidth than the already announced 4070 Ti at a slightly more palatable $799 MSRP, hitting store shelves on January 24th and also replacing the current generation RTX 4070 Ti. NVIDIA claims it’s 1.6 times faster than the previous generation RTX 3070 Ti or 2.5 times faster with DLSS 3.
| RTX 4070 TI SUPER | RTX 3070 Ti | RTX 2070 SUPER | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Cores | Ada Lovelace 44 Shader TFLOPS | Ampere 22 Shader TFLOPS | Turing 9 Shader TFLOPS |
| RT Cores | 3rd Gen 102 RT TFLOPS | 2nd Gen 43 RT TFLOPS | 1st Gen 27 RT TFLOPS |
| Tensor Cores | 4th Gen 706 AI TOPS | 3rd Gen 174 AI TOPS | 2nd Gen 73 AI TOPS |
| DLSS | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NV Encoders | AV1 / H.264 | H.264 | H.264 |
| Frame Buffer | 16GB G6X | 8GB G6X | 8GB G6 |
| Memory Subsystem | 48MB L2 672 GB/sec | 4MB L2 608 GB/sec | 4MB L2 448 GB/s |
| Average Gaming Power | 226W | 240W | 205W |
| Video Playback Power | 17W | 20W | 15W |
| Idle Power | 12W | 12W | 11W |
| TGP | 285W | 290W | 215W |
Rounding out the new lineup is the $599 RTX 4070 Super, hitting store shelves on January 17th, rocking 20% more cores than the standard 4070 for better performance than the mighty RTX 3090. Paired with DLSS 3, NVIDIA says it can hit speeds 1.5 times faster. One thing to note is that the new RTX 4070 Super will be living alongside the current generation $549 RTX 4070, giving choice to people looking to invest in a new GPU.
| RTX 4070 SUPER | RTX 3070 | RTX 2070 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Cores | Ada Lovelace 36 Shader TFLOPS | Ampere 20 Shader TFLOPS | Turing 8 Shader TFLOPS |
| RT Cores | 3rd Gen 82 RT TFLOPS | 2nd Gen 40 RT TFLOPS | 1st Gen 24 RT TFLOPS |
| Tensor Cores | 4th Gen 568 AI TOPS | 3rd Gen 163 AI TOPS | 2nd Gen 63 AI TOPS |
| DLSS | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NV Encoders | AV1 / H.264 | H.264 | H.264 |
| Frame Buffer | 12GB G6X | 8GB G6X | 8GB G6 |
| Memory Subsystem | 36MB L2 504 GB/sec | 4MB L2 448 GB/sec | 4MB L2 448 GB/s |
| Average Gaming Power | 200W | 215W | 177W |
| Video Playback Power | 16W | 20W | 18W |
| Idle Power | 11W | 11W | 10W |
| TGP | 220W | 220W | 185W |
These new Super variants aim higher than the standard 40-series GPUs announced last year—more performance, memory, and AI muscle for gaming, creating, and productivity. And with DLSS 3 frame generation potentially doubling frames in supported games, they stretch your performance per dollar even further.
While it is not a massive upgrade if you already own a current generation 40-series card, but these improvements are massive for anyone who has been waiting to make their GPU purchase. Their second-generation RT cores allow for stunning ray-traced graphics in modern games, and the improved third-generation Tensor cores accelerate AI capabilities like NVIDIA Broadcast background noise removal. For creators, that means faster video and image generation. For gamers, even more immersive worlds.
The pricing certainly isn’t budget, but for those looking to max out visual quality with ray tracing and high FPS counts, the 40 Super series hits a nice performance sweet spot. I expect them to be top choices for gaming PC builds in 2024, especially if ray tracing or AI is a factor. With over 500 games and applications taking advantage of NVIDIA RTX features, there are plenty of ways to put these GPUs through their paces.
NVIDIA is clearly positioning their 40 Super line as the new standard for high yet attainable performance. We will be testing these GPUs soon to get a sense of how they are fair in the real world, and we will be sure to release reviews then. But with markedly improved specs over early 40-series offerings, they certainly look poised to impress. It’s an exciting time in the world of PC gaming and creating, and NVIDIA seems to keep on leading that charge.
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