ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB vs Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB
The ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB uses the AMD RX 9070 GRE (RDNA 4), 12 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, 220 W board power, while the Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB uses the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace), 12 GB GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, 200 W board power.
Final score
53 / 100
Lowest price
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Final score
51 / 100
Lowest price
₹88,500
at Vedant Computers
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Overview
Sub-scores from 0 to 100, relative to the best product in our database.
Scoring for: Balanced
Value for money
Balanced score points per ₹1,000, using today's lowest in-stock prices.
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score points per ₹1,000
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The verdict
It's practically a tie.
- Both score within 2 points overall (53 vs 51).
Pick ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB if…
- you game at 1080p or play esports titles (1080p Gaming score 62 vs 58)
Pick Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB if…
- you render in Blender, edit video or run AI models (Content Creation score 50 vs 44)
- you want a cooler, quieter build
Spreadsheet brain activated? The full breakdown is right below. ↓
Key differences
Only real differences in specs, scores and price. Ties are left out.
Advantages of ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB
- 7% faster at 1080p
- 14% faster at 1440p
- 8% faster at 4K
- 10% better performance per watt
- Newer process node (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- PCIe 5.0 interface (vs PCIe 4.0)
Advantages of Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB
- 67% faster GPU rendering
- Lower power draw (200 W vs 220 W)
Benchmarks
Chip-level results: cards using the same GPU perform within a few percent of each other. (est.) marks estimated values.
Gaming performance
Relative average FPS across a game suite (RTX 5090 = 100 at each resolution). Higher is better.
Ray tracing
Relative average FPS with ray tracing on at 1440p (RTX 5090 = 100). Higher is better.
3DMark Time Spy
DirectX 12 synthetic graphics score. Higher is better.
Blender (GPU render)
Blender Open Data median score with CUDA/OptiX, HIP or oneAPI. Higher is better.
Efficiency
Time Spy graphics score divided by rated board power. Higher is better.
Full specifications
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| General | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | RX 9070 GRE | RTX 4070 |
| Architecture | AMD RDNA 4 | NVIDIA Ada Lovelace |
| Release Date | May 2025 ✓ | Apr 2023 |
| Factory Overclocked | Yes | Yes |
| White Edition | No | No |
| GPU Core | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shader Units | 3,072 | 5,888 |
| Base Clock | — | 1,920 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,790 MHz | 2,475 MHz |
| L2 / Infinity Cache | 48 MB | 36 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm ✓ | 5 nm |
| Memory | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | — | 504 GB/s |
| Power | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| Board Power | 220 W | 200 W ✓ |
| Recommended PSU | — | 650 W |
| Power Connector | — | — |
| Interface & Features | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 4070 OC 12GB |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe Version | 5.0 ✓ | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | x16 | x16 |
| Hardware Ray Tracing | 3rd gen | 3rd gen |
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 3 |
| Frame Generation | FSR Frame Generation | DLSS Frame Generation |
| AV1 Encoding | Yes | Yes |
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