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GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX 9070
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — GeForce RTX 5070 against Radeon RX 9070, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Best ecosystem
Tie
Neither lists native integrations.
Standout
GeForce RTX 5070
16 GB GDDR7 memory
GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card with 16 GB GDDR7 memory and 133 TFLOPS of processing power.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Supports up to four monitors for multi-display setups
- 16 GB GDDR7 memory for large-scale projects and gaming
- Advanced AI and ray tracing capabilities with DLSS 4 and RTX Remix
Cons
- Requires a 300W power supply, limiting compatibility with some systems
- Physical dimensions may restrict installation in compact cases
- Does not support NVIDIA NVLink for multi-GPU configurations
Specifications
- ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0
- Bandwidth672.0 GB/s
- Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Chip PackageFCBGA-3064
- Density118.3M / mm²
- FoundryTSMC
- FP1630.87 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP3230.87 TFLOPS
- FP64482.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
- GenerationGeForce 50
- GPU VariantGB205-300-A1
- INT8246.9 TOPS
- L2 Cache48 MB
- Memory Bus192 bit
- Memory Clock1750 MHz
- Memory Size12 GB
- Memory TypeGDDR7
- Outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
- Package Size47.4 mm × 35.8 mm
- Pixel Rate201.0 GPixel/s
- Power Connectors1x 16-pin
- PredecessorGeForce 40
- Process Size5 nm
- Process Type4N FinFET
- ROPs80
- RT Cores48
- Shading Units6144
- SuccessorGeForce 60
- Suggested PSU600 W
- TDP250 W
- Texture Rate482.3 GTexel/s
- TMUs192
- Transistors31.1 billion
- 3D-Guided Neural RenderingDLSS 5
- achievable frequency—
- ai accelerators—
- AnnouncedJan 6th, 2025
- bus type—
- Card Dimensions / LengthVaries by manufacturer
- Card Dimensions / Slots2-Slot
- Card Dimensions / Width112 mm
- Clock Speeds / Base Clock—
- Clock Speeds / Boost Clock—
- Clock Speeds / Game Clock—
- Die Size—
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC
- Display Support / Multi Monitorup to 4 (4)
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors3x DisplayPort (2) , 1x HDMI (3)
- displayport™—
- Driver SupportActive
- features—
- FP4493.9 TFLOPS
- FP6246.9 TFLOPS
- FP8123.5 TFLOPS
- game frequency—
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores8960
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores4th Generation 133 TFLOPS
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader CoresBlackwell
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)5th Generation 1406 AI TOPS
- gpu memory—
- GPU Name—
- Graphics Card—
- Graphics FeaturesDirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.4, CUDA 12.0, Shader Model 6.9
- Graphics Features / OpenCL—
- Graphics Features / OpenGL—
- Graphics Features / Vulkan—
- hdmi™—
- Height115 mm
- L1 Cache128 KB (per SM)
- Launch Price549 USD
- Matrix Performance / BF16—
- Matrix Performance / INT4—
- Matrix Performance / Sparse Matrix—
- max memory size—
- memory bandwidth—
- memory interface—
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width256-bit
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config16 GB GDDR7
- memory speed—
- Navi 48 GPU Notes—
- Numeric Format Support / Matrix—
- Numeric Format Support / Vector—
- NVDEC6th Gen
- NVENC9th Gen
- peak 4-bit precision (int4 matrix) performance—
- peak 8-bit precision (fp8 matrix) performance (e5m2, e4m3)—
- peak 8-bit precision (int8 matrix) performance—
- peak half precision (fp16 matrix) performance—
- peak half precision (fp16 vector) performance—
- peak pixel fill-rate—
- peak single precision (fp32 vector) performance—
- ProductionActive
- ray accelerators—
- Ray ReconstructionDLSS 4.5
- Release DateMar 4th, 2025
- Render Config / L0 Cache—
- Render Config / L3 Cache—
- Render Config / Matrix Cores—
- Slot WidthDual-slot
- SM Count48
- stream processors—
- Super ResolutionDLSS 4.5, FSR 3.1.5, XeSS 3
- supported rendering format—
- Technology Support / AV1 DecodeYes
- Technology Support / AV1 EncodeYes
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability12.0
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 UltimateYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)1x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)2x Ninth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyleYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA HighlightsYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready)No
- Technology Support / NVIDIA OmniverseYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ReflexReflex 2 Low Latency Mode Frame Warp (Coming Soon)
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Studio DriversYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Photo ModeYes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- Technology Support / RTX RemixYes
- Technology Support / VR ReadyYes
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6Yes
- Tensor Cores5th Gen
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)88
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)750
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
- Thermal and Power Specs / Total Graphics Power (W)300
- transistor count—
- typical board power (desktop)—
- VDPAUFeature Set K
- Weight1101 g
Radeon RX 9070
Radeon RX 9070 graphics card with up to 2520 MHz achievable frequency and 16 GB GDDR6 memory
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Achievable frequency of up to 2520 MHz
- 16 GB of GDDR6 memory
- Up to 640 GB/s memory bandwidth
Cons
- Requires a minimum PSU of 650W
- High typical board power of 220W
Specifications
- ArchitectureRDNA 4
- Bandwidth644.6 GB/s
- Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Chip PackageHFCBGA-2069
- Density151.0M / mm²
- FoundryTSMC
- FP1636.13 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP3236.13 TFLOPS
- FP641.129 TFLOPS (1:32)
- GenerationNavi IV
- GPU VariantNavi 48 XT
- INT8289.0 TOPS
- L2 Cache8 MB
- Memory Bus256 bit
- Memory Clock2518 MHz
- Memory Size16 GB
- Memory TypeGDDR6
- Outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
- Package Size45 mm × 35 mm
- Pixel Rate322.6 GPixel/s
- Power Connectors2x 8-pin
- PredecessorNavi III
- Process Size4 nm
- Process TypeN4P FinFET
- ROPs128
- RT Cores56
- Shading Units3584
- SuccessorAlpha Trion
- Suggested PSU550 W
- TDP220 W
- Texture Rate564.5 GTexel/s
- TMUs224
- Transistors53.9 billion
- 3D-Guided Neural Rendering—
- achievable frequencyUp to 2520 MHz
- ai accelerators112
- Announced—
- bus typePCIe® 5.0 x16
- Card Dimensions / Length—
- Card Dimensions / Slots—
- Card Dimensions / Width—
- Clock Speeds / Base Clock1330 MHz
- Clock Speeds / Boost Clock2520 MHz
- Clock Speeds / Game Clock2070 MHz
- Die Size357 mm²
- Display Support / HDCP—
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)—
- Display Support / Multi Monitor—
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors—
- displayport™2.1a
- Driver Support—
- featuresAMD Software Adrenalin Edition, AMD Fluid Motion Frames, AMD Noise Suppression, AMD Radeon™ Super Resolution, AMD Smart Access Memory, AMD Smart Access Video, AMD Privacy View, AMD Radeon™ Boost, AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag, AMD Radeon™ Image Sharpening, AMD Enhanced Sync Technology, AMD FreeSync™ Technology, AMD Radeon™ Chill, AMD Virtual Super Resolution, AMD FSR™ 'Redstone'
- FP4—
- FP6—
- FP8—
- game frequency2070 MHz
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)—
- gpu memoryAMD Infinity Cache Technology
- GPU NameNavi 48
- Graphics CardRX 9000
- Graphics Features—
- Graphics Features / OpenCL2.0
- Graphics Features / OpenGL4.6
- Graphics Features / Vulkan1.4
- hdmi™2.1b
- Height—
- L1 Cache—
- Launch Price—
- Matrix Performance / BF16144.5 TFLOPS
- Matrix Performance / INT4578.0 TOPS
- Matrix Performance / Sparse Matrix2x Throughput
- max memory size16 GB
- memory bandwidthUp to 640 GB/s
- memory interface256-bit
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width—
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config—
- memory speedUp to 20 Gbps
- Navi 48 GPU NotesSuper Resolution: FSR 4.1.2, XeSS 3, Frame Generation: FSR 4.0.2, XeSS 3, Ray Regeneration: FSR 1.2.1, Radiance Caching: FSR 0.9.0 (Technical Preview), Compute Units: 4th Gen, Ray Tracing: 3rd Gen, Infinity Cache: 3rd Gen, AI Accelerators: 2nd Gen, Radiance Display Engine: 2nd Gen, Shader ISA: GFX12.0 (gfx1201), Graphics/Compute: 12.0.1, Display Core Next: 4.0.1, Video Core Next: 5.0.0, JPEG Engine: 5.0.0
- Numeric Format Support / MatrixINT1, INT2, INT4, INT8, MXFP4, NVFP4, MXFP6, FP8, MXFP8, FP16, BF16, FP32, TF32, FP64
- Numeric Format Support / VectorINT4, INT8, INT16, INT32, FP16, BF16, FP32, FP64
- NVDEC—
- NVENC—
- peak 4-bit precision (int4 matrix) performance578 TOPs
- peak 8-bit precision (fp8 matrix) performance (e5m2, e4m3)289 TFLOPs
- peak 8-bit precision (int8 matrix) performance289 TOPs
- peak half precision (fp16 matrix) performance145 TFLOPs
- peak half precision (fp16 vector) performance36.1 TFLOPs
- peak pixel fill-rateUp to 322.6 GP/s
- peak single precision (fp32 vector) performance36.1 TFLOPs
- Production—
- ray accelerators56
- Ray Reconstruction—
- Release Date—
- Render Config / L0 Cache32 KB per CU
- Render Config / L3 Cache64 MB
- Render Config / Matrix Cores112
- Slot Width—
- SM Count—
- stream processors3584
- Super Resolution—
- supported rendering formatHDMI™ 4K Support, 4K H264 Decode, 4K H264 Encode, H265/HEVC Decode, H265/HEVC Encode, AV1 Decode, AV1 Encode
- Technology Support / AV1 Decode—
- Technology Support / AV1 Encode—
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability—
- Technology Support / Game Ready Drivers—
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 Ultimate—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA App—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Architecture—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Broadcast—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSS—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyle—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Highlights—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Omniverse—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Reflex—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlay—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Studio Drivers—
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5—
- Technology Support / Photo Mode—
- Technology Support / Ray Tracing—
- Technology Support / RTX Remix—
- Technology Support / VR Ready—
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6—
- Tensor Cores—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Total Graphics Power (W)—
- transistor count53.9 B
- typical board power (desktop)220W
- VDPAU—
- Weight—