GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 4070 comes out significantly faster — about 32% ahead of the Arc A770. But the Arc A770 is the better value, undercutting it by $200 USD for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 4070 vs Arc A770: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 4070 vs Arc A770
The GeForce RTX 4070 is significantly faster, around 32% ahead of the Arc A770. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Price & Value
The Arc A770 currently lists from $300 USD, $200 USD less than the GeForce RTX 4070 at $500 USD. Despite being slower, the Arc A770 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~26% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Arc A770 is trading below its $329 USD MSRP — a genuine deal. The GeForce RTX 4070 is trading below its $600 USD MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
At 200W against 225W, the GeForce RTX 4070 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Arc A770 carries 16GB versus 12GB on the GeForce RTX 4070. The extra 4GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 4070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Arc A770 offers Intel XeSS upscaling and AV1 encoding. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 4070 or Arc A770?
Choose the GeForce RTX 4070 if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Arc A770 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.