Gameplay Performance
On this page, we are going to focus on the 1440p gameplay performance with the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition video card. We are including the GeForce RTX 4070 FE to see the performance differences. We are including the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT since it is the closest competitor from AMD. 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.
Alan Wake 2
Alan Wake 2 was launched on the PC in October of 2023 and is based on the Northlight Engine. The game supports detailed graphics and ray tracing with path tracing support. This game defaults to DLSS or FSR but does allow Native AA resolution settings with DLSS or FSR respectively. We can utilize Super Sampling upscaling, and for our graphs, we will just call that DLSS or FSR. We utilize the graphics presets to set High quality, as well as the Ray Tracing presets to set Low or High quality. We use a manual run-through in the Initiation 5: Room 665 chapter.
In Alan Wake 2 we are running at the “High” quality preset at 1440p resolution. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition allows a playable gameplay experience at 71FPS. It is 15% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 9% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT. With DLSS enabled, we can hit over 100FPS at 1440p with the highest game settings. When we overclock it we get a 7% performance increase, and now at 76FPS, it is 23% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 17% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.
Starfield
Starfield was released on the PC in September of 2023 and is based on the Creation Engine 2. This game supports DLSS and FSR as well as Dynamic Resolution. When using upscaling, Dynamic Resolution is enabled, and we utilize the 75% slider option, which is the default setting when Ultra settings are applied. We are using the highest Ultra settings in the game for all testing, and for upscaling, we use the highest quality settings. We use a manual run-through in the New Atlantis area encompassing all areas.
In Starfield, we are running at 1440p with Ultra settings. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition allows a playable experience at over 70FPS at 1440p and the highest game settings, and with DLSS we get above 80FPS. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition is 10% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and has the same performance as the Radeon RX 7800 XT. When we overclock it performance increases by 8% in performance. At 78FPS it is now 19% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 8% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.
Returnal
Returnal was launched on the PC in February of 2023 and is based on Unreal Engine 4. The game supports real-time ray tracing effects, particle systems, and volumetric rendering. We utilize the graphics preset to set EPIC graphics settings with unlocked framerate, and everything is enabled except ray tracing, we have screen-space reflections on. We use the built-in benchmark.
At EPIC settings in Returnal at 1440p the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition allows a playable experience at over 100FPS, and with DLSS at 135FPS. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition is 17% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 5% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT. When we overclock it performance increases by 5%. When overclocked it is 23% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 10% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.
Forspoken
Forspoken was released on January 24th, 2023, on the PC and uses the Luminous Engine. The game supports all upscaling methods and Ray Tracing. We are going to customize the settings and enable the highest graphics settings, including Ultra High Texture Memory. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Forspoken, we are running at the highest settings at 1440p. The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition allows a playable gameplay experience at 1440p with maximum settings at 94FPS and with DLSS at 120FPS. It is 12% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 9% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT. When we overclock it performance increases by 9% and now it is 21% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 19% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.
Chernobylite Enhanced Edition
Chernobylite, based on Unreal Engine 4, was released on the PC in 2021, but the Enhanced Edition update for the game was released in April 2022. The Enhanced Edition provides a visual overhaul of the game with better textures, plus introduces tessellation and ray tracing features. It features raytraced reflections, raytraced translucency, raytraced caustics, and raytraced dynamic diffuse global illumination. It supports upscaling, and we use the highest quality. We use the built-in benchmark.
Chernobylite Enhanced Edition is very playable at 1440p with Ultra settings on the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition at 152FPS and nearly 200FPS with DLSS. It is 14% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 34% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT. When we overclock it performance increases by 8% and now it is 22% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 45% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.
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. We use the built-in preset to set “HIGH QUALITY” which sets the highest game graphics, without Ray Tracing. We manually enable DX12 and ASYNC Compute. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Dying Light 2 the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition is very playable at 138FPS at 1440p with maximum game settings and with DLSS at 180FPS. It is 19% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 10% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT. When we overclock it performance increases by 8% and now it is 28% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 19% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was released in December 2020 and uses the REDengine 4. We have the game patched to version 2.0 and utilize the built-in benchmark. We test using the Graphics Preset option to set graphics settings to “Ultra”. We utilize the highest quality upscaling.
In Cyberpunk 2077 the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Trinity Black Edition is very playable at 86FPS and with DLSS above 100FPS. It is 22% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 but the Radeon RX 7800 XT is slightly faster. When we overclock it performance increases by 6% and now it is 30% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 3% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.