RTX 4070 Super, 4070 Ti Super and 4080 Super in 2026: We Stopped Selling Them, and Here Is Why
At anything near equal money in 2026, buy the RTX 50 card, not last generation’s Super. The RTX 5070 trades blows with the 4070 Super and adds newer tricks. The 5070 Ti beats the 4070 Ti Super. The 5080 beats the 4080 Super. We are a UK card retailer and we no longer range the 40 Supers at all, and this page explains exactly why, including the prices at which a used one becomes worth it.
Your matchup, your answer:
- RTX 4070 SuperThe 5070 is the buy today, and an 18GB 5070 Super is months away. The comparison
- RTX 4070 Ti SuperThe 5070 Ti wins this one outright. Why
- RTX 4080 SuperThe 5080 is faster with the same 16GB. The numbers
- Tempted by usedOnly at the right discount. The used-price maths
- Still on a 2060/2070/2080 SuperYour upgrade map, and yes, it is time
Launch prices for the whole Super family, the one situation where a 40 Super still makes sense, and what those cards taught NVIDIA about memory: below.
The verdict table
The RTX 40 Super cards arrived in January 2024 and were excellent. Two and a half years later, each one has a direct RTX 50 replacement at a similar or better price, with newer features. Here is the whole story in one table.
| Old Super | UK launch price | Memory | Buy instead in 2026 | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 4070 Super | £579 | 12GB | RTX 5070 | Similar speed, newer features, cheaper new |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super | £769 | 16GB | RTX 5070 Ti | Clearly faster, same 16GB |
| RTX 4080 Super | £959 | 16GB | RTX 5080 | Faster, and a 24GB Super version is coming |
The feature gap matters as much as the speed gap: the 50-series runs DLSS 4 with multi frame generation, which the 40-series never gets. On a 40 Super you have standard frame generation and that is where it ends.
RTX 4070 Super vs RTX 5070: the close one
The honest version: in raw speed these two land within a few percent of each other in independent testing. Everything else favours the 5070.
Both carry 12GB of GDDR memory, so neither escapes our 12GB warning for heavy 1440p. The differences that decide it: the 5070 supports DLSS 4 multi frame generation, carries a newer media engine, sells new with a full warranty, and at UK retail today costs less than the 4070 Super’s old £579 launch price. A brand-new last-gen card at more than a current card’s price is a bad trade, which is why we stopped ranging them.
One more reason patience pays at this tier: an 18GB RTX 5070 Super is reported for Q3 2026, and it removes the 12GB ceiling entirely. The full timeline lives in our RTX 50 Super tracker.
RTX 4070 Ti Super vs RTX 5070 Ti: not close
The 5070 Ti wins this matchup outright. Same 16GB of memory, clearly faster in testing, DLSS 4 multi frame generation on top, and it is the card we recommend more than any other in our graphics guide.
The 4070 Ti Super was the best-value card of its generation at £769, and its 16GB kept it relevant. But its whole appeal was value, and value is exactly what it lost the day the 5070 Ti matched its price bracket. If you can wait a quarter, a 24GB 5070 Ti Super is reported for Q3 2026.
RTX 4080 Super vs RTX 5080: newer wins again
The 5080 is around ten percent faster with the same 16GB, adds DLSS 4, and replaced the 4080 Super at the same tier. There is no price at which a new 4080 Super beats it, and stock of new ones has all but dried up anyway.
The interesting card at this tier is not the old one, it is the next one: a 24GB RTX 5080 Super is the most consistent rumour of the Q3 2026 refresh, and 24GB is the number 4K players have been asking this tier to carry for years. Our tracker follows it.
Buying a 40 Super used: the only maths that works
A used 40 Super makes sense at one price: at least a third below the new price of its RTX 50 replacement. Above that, you are paying warranty money for no warranty.
The reasoning is plain. Used means no returns protection beyond the platform’s, an unknown history of heat and mining, an older feature set, and a card already two generations from its launch. A third off the replacement’s new price is where that risk starts being paid for. The live prices in the carousel below tell you today’s reference numbers to divide from.
The one 40 Super that holds its argument longest used is the 4070 Ti Super: 16GB and strong speed mean a genuinely cheap one still games beautifully for years. If you find one at the right money from a seller you trust, that is the exception we will happily admit.
Still on an RTX 2060, 2070 or 2080 Super? Your upgrade map
Yes, it is time, and the jump will shock you. The 20-series Supers are from 2019. Any RTX 50 card in the same class is roughly three times the card, with double or triple the memory and every modern feature the last seven years added.
| Your card | Sensible 2026 upgrade | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 2060 Super (8GB) | RTX 5060 Ti 16GB or RTX 5070 | Double the memory, DLSS 4, and a class of speed your monitor has never seen |
| RTX 2070 Super (8GB) | RTX 5070 | Around triple the performance and 12GB, on similar power draw |
| RTX 2080 Super (8GB) | RTX 5070 Ti | 16GB, roughly triple the speed, and 4K becomes realistic |
Two practical notes before you order: check your power supply against the new card (our PSU guide settles it quickly), and sell the old Super while it still fetches something; the used market for 20-series cards gets thinner every month.
Every RTX 50 card in stock right now
Live UK prices, cheapest first, across the 5060, 5070, 5070 Ti and 5080 classes. These are the reference prices for every verdict on this page.
Quick answers
New, no: the RTX 5070 costs similar or less, matches its speed and adds DLSS 4 multi frame generation. Used at a genuine discount, it remains a very capable 1440p card, but apply the one-third-below rule from this page before paying.
The RTX 5080, at the same tier with the same 16GB and roughly ten percent more speed. Its own successor, a reported 24GB RTX 5080 Super, is expected in Q3 2026.
No. The 40-series Super line topped out at the 4080 Super. Neither a 4090 Super nor a 4080 Ti Super ever existed, whatever a marketplace listing claims.
No. The January 2024 refresh covered only the 4070, 4070 Ti and 4080. Anything sold as a 4060 Super is mislabelled.
For older titles at 1080p it still works, but 8GB of memory and a 2019 feature set show hard in current releases. It is firmly in upgrade territory, and the upgrade map above shows the sensible jumps.
Only at pocket-money prices for a stopgap machine. It carries 8GB, no hardware frame generation and years of unknown wear. For a main PC in 2026, put the money towards an RTX 5060 Ti or 5070 instead.
A different thing entirely: a driver feature, not a card. RTX Video Super Resolution uses the GPU to upscale and clean streaming video in your browser, and it works on RTX 30, 40 and 50 cards. No purchase involved.
Speed is a tie within a few percent; features, warranty, price and the upgrade path all point to the 5070.
How we know
Hardvance is a UK retailer. We ranged the 40 Super cards when they were the right buy, we stopped when they stopped being one, and the carousel above is our live 50-series stock with real prices. Performance relationships quoted here reflect the consensus of independent testing rather than our own bench, and launch prices are the UK figures from January 2024.
