Gameplay Performance at 1440p with Ray Tracing
On this page, we are going to focus on 1440p with Ray Tracing gameplay performance with the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC video card. We will include DLSS and FSR performance on the same graph in the games that are supported. We will use DLSS on NVIDIA GPUs and FSR on AMD GPUs. For video card comparisons we are using a GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FE, GeForce RTX 3090 FE, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti FE, and Radeon RX 7900 XT.
F1 2022
F1 2022 was released on June 28th, 2022 on the PC and uses Codemasters Ego engine. The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS, AMD FidelityFX, and FSR. We are going to run the game with the highest quality settings of “Ultra High” and TAA+FidelityFX. We will enable all Ray Tracing options in the game to “On.” We will enable DLSS and FSR as needed at the Quality setting for both. We will utilize the built-in benchmark in the Imola track, in dry conditions with a far-chasing cam.
Now comes the really interesting test, can the RTX 4070 Ti handle 1440p with full Ray Tracing in games? In F1 2022, at 1440p but with all Ray Tracing options enabled at the highest quality, the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC can indeed play this game very well at 92FPS. This is an enjoyable and playable gameplay experience at 1440p with all Ray Tracing enabled.
In terms of scaling, the ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti OC seems to sit between the RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti. It is 8% faster than the RTX 3090, but 6% slower than the RTX 3090 Ti. We do find that it is only 16% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT, the two are not as far apart in Ray Tracing in this resolution. The Radeon RX 7900 XT is also playable at 79FPS with Ray Tracing. Compared to the RTX 3070 Ti the RTX 4070 Ti has a 53% performance uplift.
Overclocking the ASUS RTX 4070 Ti OC improves performance by 3%. In this game, both DLSS and FSR improve performance to well over 100FPS with Ray Tracing at 1440p. The Radeon RX 7900 XT matches the performance of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC using FSR compared to the DLSS performance, they are identical in the experience with Ray Tracing at 1440p using upscaling.
Dying Light 2
Dying Light 2 was released in February 2022 on the PC and uses Techland’s C-Engine. The game supports Ray Tracing, DLSS, and FSR2. This game supports Ray Tracing environmental effects including Ray Traced Soft Shadows, Ray Traced Ambient Occlusion, Ray Traced Global Illumination, and Ray Traced Reflections. We utilize the built-in preset option to set “HIGH-QUALITY RAYTRACING” which enables the game’s highest graphics settings plus the environmental effects explained above at the highest values. The game is run in DX12 Ultimate mode with ASYNC Compute turned on. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Dying Light 2 the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC is able to provide a playable gameplay experience over 70FPS. In this game, that aligns closer to the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, though technically it is still faster until DLSS is used. The ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC is 12% faster than the GeForce RTX 3090, and 2% slower than the RTX 3090 Ti. It is 58% faster than the RTX 3070 Ti. It is also 31% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking adds 8% more performance, and now it is faster than the RTX 3090 Ti. With DLSS, performance is on top at 1440p with Ray Tracing.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December of 2020 and uses the REDengine 4. We have the game patched to version 1.61 and use the built-in benchmark. We test using the Graphics Preset option to set graphics settings. We use the Ray Tracing Graphics Preset of either: “Ray Tracing: Low”, or “Ray Tracing: Medium” or “Ray Tracing: Ultra” as indicated. This game supports DLSS and FSR2.
Oof, even at 1440p, with “Ultra” Ray Tracing enabled in Cyberpunk 2077 the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC is not playable. It does require upscaling (DLSS) to be used in order to provide a playable gameplay experience. At 51FPS, it is 10% faster than the RTX 3090 and 4% slower than the RTX 3090 Ti. It is also 57% faster than the RTX 3070 Ti and 40% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking adds 9% to performance, and that is borderline playable. To really enjoy this game with Ray Tracing though you will want to enable DLSS, which boosts the game up to over 80FPS and is now enjoyable. With DLSS enabled, the ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti OC is the fastest video card on this graph.
Watch Dogs Legion
Watch Dogs Legion was released on the PC in October of 2020 and uses the Disrupt game engine. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing. We have the HD Texture pack installed and enabled for testing. We use the built-in graphics preset of “Ultra” for testing. We utilize the “Ultra” preset quality option for Ray Tracing. This game supports DLSS upscaling.
In Watch Dogs Legion the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC video card is very playable at “Ultra” settings with “Ultra” Ray Tracing. At 69FPS it is 10% faster than the RTX 3090, and right on par with the RTX 3090 Ti. Interestingly, it and the Radeon RX 7900 XT are very close, within only 6% of each other. The Radeon RX 7900 XT is also very playable in this game without upscaling, at 1440p, and Ray Tracing. The ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC is 103% faster than the RTX 3070 Ti in this game with Ray Tracing (the 3070 Ti had a VRAM capacity bottleneck). Overclocking boosts performance by 7% and takes it to the top, above the RTX 3090 Ti. DLSS also boosts performance, and once again with DLSS, it is the fastest video card.
Metro Exodus Enhanced
Metro Exodus Enhanced is being run with Shading Quality at “Extreme” and Ray Tracing at “Ultra.” This is a demanding game, that heavily focuses on Ray Tracing utilization, including Global Illumination. We are utilizing the built-in benchmark.
In Metro Exodus Enhanced, this game is very playable on the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC video card at 1440p with maximum Ray Tracing. At 71FPS it is faster than the RTX 3090 by 15% and faster than the RTX 3090 Ti by 2%. It provides an uplift of 61% over the RTX 3070 Ti. It also appears to be 9% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT, which in the grand scheme of things isn’t a big difference. The Radeon RX 7900 XT is actually also playable at 65FPS at these settings as well, the 4070 Ti is not that much faster, technically speaking. Overclocking adds 7% and brings performance to the top. DLSS can also be used and brings performance close to 100FPS at 1440p.