NVIDIA RTX 4070 Founders Edition:
Architecture:
As a reminder, the cards of the “Founders Edition” series are unique models offered by NVIDIA. The main advantage of these cards is to be proposed at a “locked” price which will not change in the weeks or months to come unless the price is reduced. This NVIDIA RTX 4070 Founders Edition is listed at 649 euros on the NVIDIA website. NVIDIA partners will also offer their own model, but at a higher price even if NVIDIA announces a larger number of cards at MSRP! Visually, NVIDIA has kept a similar design to the previous cards with here a width of 2 slots with very interesting proportions since it will find its place very easily in any case.
This RTX 4070 has an AD104-250 GPU with 5888 CUDA cores which is 1792 cores less than the RTX 4070 Ti. It is equipped with a manufacturing process in 4 nm manufacturing process from TSMC and not the 8 nm made by Samsung which allows to lower the TGP to 200 watts only.
In terms of memory, there are 12 GB of GDDR6X memory in 192-bit, which translates into a bandwidth of 504 GB/s. The speed of this RTX 4070 should be slightly faster than the RTX 3080 according to NVIDIA while consuming less. On page four of our article, we will go into more detail about the new features of this new architecture, including DLSS 3 support.
The bundle of this Founders Edition:
So what do we find in this imposing box? As usual, NVIDIA has taken great care of the packaging of its card by offering a cardboard box where the RTX 4070 FE is hidden. It’s always very exciting to discover the new packaging proposed by NVIDIA when a new generation arrives.
The box is simply huge with dimensions of 395 x 195 x 192 mm.
The box opens from the front to reveal the RTX 4070 Founders Edition. Once this one is removed, we find a small box that contains the adapter for the card’s power supply.
In the bundle, there is a 16-pin (12 + 4) to two 8-pin 150W adapters (300W in total). This adapter is necessary for those who do not have a power supply with a 16-pin port or the adapter of their own power supply.
Please note that NVIDIA is the only supplier of the adapter and therefore provides it to its partners. We also received the 12 + 4 pin connector from Corsair as well as the one proposed by be quiet! which feeds directly into the power supply.
The cooling :
NVIDIA has retained the proven cooling principle of the previous generation. The fans are 92mm models and are responsible for keeping the radiator in contact with the graphics chip and the various components of the PCB cool. The black fans have 7 blades and will remain idle when the card is not in use and the temperature remains below 35°C. Personally, it is a very interesting and all-purpose format, while the finish of the card has nothing to envy to NVIDIA’s partner brands.
The goal is, as with any cooling system, to keep the GPU cool while producing the least noticeable noise. So NVIDIA had the idea to use two fans but placed on both sides of the graphics card. The one on the left sucks in the air inside your case and is then expelled from the back of the card.
The other fan, located on the right, also sucks air from your case to dissipate the heat of the vapor chamber before being expelled in the upper position, still within your case. Needless to say, you’ll need to opt for good air circulation within your case if you want to keep your components cool.
Connections :
To power the card, we find the new 16-pin mini-connectors. As we mentioned above, NVIDIA provides in its bundle an adapter to connect three 8-pin connectors.
The card has three DisplayPort 1.4 video outputs and an HDMI 2.1 port.
