AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains two direct head-to-head comparisons between the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, and in both cases the NVIDIA card dominates decisively. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 172,795 against the RX 5600 OEM's 62,427, a delta of 63.9% in NVIDIA's favor. The gap widens further in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 4070 SUPER posts 205,624 versus 53,743 for the AMD card, a 73.9% advantage. These are not marginal differences; the RTX 4070 SUPER is in another performance tier entirely.

The Vulkan result is particularly striking. A delta of 73.9% means the NVIDIA card delivers nearly three times the raw score of the RX 5600 OEM in that workload. The OpenCL gap, while smaller, still represents a massive chasm in compute throughput. Across both recorded benchmarks, the NVIDIA card wins 2 out of 2 comparisons, and the AMD card records zero wins. The average benchmark score for the RTX 4070 SUPER in the database is 43,223, while the RX 5600 OEM's average is 58,085. That inversion is curious: despite losing both head-to-head tests by wide margins, the AMD card's average score is higher. This is because the two cards are benchmarked against different pools of tests and different rival sets, so the averages are not directly comparable.

Looking at the rival landscape, the RX 5600 OEM sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A570M at 58,239 (0.3% below), the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT at 58,392 (0.5% below), and the Intel Arc A580 at 57,756 (0.6% above). The NVIDIA P102-100 sits just ahead at 58,528, 0.8% above the RX 5600 OEM. These deltas are all within a single percentage point, indicating the RX 5600 OEM is clustered tightly with a group of mid-range parts. The RTX 4070 SUPER, by contrast, sits at the 83rd percentile, with nearest rivals including the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43,262 (0.1% below), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43,268 (0.1% below), and the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43,301 (0.2% below). The RTX 4090 Mobile sits 1% above at 43,667. The RTX 4070 SUPER's rival cluster is tightly packed within a 1% band, but the absolute scores are far lower than the RX 5600 OEM's cluster, again reflecting the different test pools.

Where Each One Wins

The head-to-head data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins both recorded comparisons. In Geekbench OpenCL, a compute-oriented workload, the RTX 4070 SUPER's 172,795 score is 63.9% ahead of the RX 5600 OEM's 62,427. This suggests the NVIDIA card has substantially higher raw compute throughput, consistent with its much larger shading unit count and higher FP32 rating. In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 4070 SUPER's 205,624 score is 73.9% ahead of the RX 5600 OEM's 53,743. The Vulkan advantage is even larger than the OpenCL one, indicating that the NVIDIA architecture extracts more performance from modern graphics APIs.

The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM has no recorded wins in this comparison. However, the database shows the RX 5600 OEM has a higher average benchmark score (58,085) than the RTX 4070 SUPER (43,223), and it ranks higher in percentile (87th versus 83rd). This does not mean the AMD card is faster; it reflects the different benchmark suites each card is subjected to. The RX 5600 OEM is tested in a pool that includes the Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests, while the RTX 4070 SUPER is also tested in a broader set including PassMark tests and 3DMark Steel Nomad, which drag its average down.

For users prioritizing compute workloads, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the clear choice based on the head-to-head results. For users looking at the broader database average, the RX 5600 OEM's higher percentile and average score might suggest it is a more balanced part within its own test pool. The RTX 4070 SUPER's additional benchmark results, including a PassMark G3D score of 29,995 and a PassMark GPU Compute score of 17,108, show strengths in DirectX 9 (344), DirectX 11 (273), and DirectX 12 (110) tests, though the PassMark DirectX 10 score is notably lower at 167. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4,627 provides a modern gaming-oriented datapoint that the RX 5600 OEM lacks entirely in this comparison.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the direct head-to-head benchmarks?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins both recorded comparisons: Geekbench OpenCL (172,795 versus 62,427, a 63.9% delta) and Geekbench Vulkan (205,624 versus 53,743, a 73.9% delta).

Q: How do the two cards compare in terms of average benchmark scores?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM has an average benchmark score of 58,085, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has an average of 43,223. The RX 5600 OEM also ranks higher in percentile (87th) versus the RTX 4070 SUPER (83rd).

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card?

A: The RX 5600 OEM's nearest rivals include the Intel Arc A570M (58,239, 0.3% below), AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58,392, 0.5% below), Intel Arc A580 (57,756, 0.6% above), and NVIDIA P102-100 (58,528, 0.8% above). The RTX 4070 SUPER's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262, 0.1% below), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43,268, 0.1% below), NVIDIA Quadro M6000 (43,301, 0.2% below), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43,667, 1% above).

Q: Does the RTX 4070 SUPER have any additional benchmark results beyond the head-to-head tests?

A: Yes, the RTX 4070 SUPER has results for 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (4,627), PassMark DirectX 10 (167), DirectX 11 (273), DirectX 12 (110), DirectX 9 (344), G2D (1,184), G3D (29,995), and GPU Compute (17,108).

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER has a transistor density of 121.8M per mm², while the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM has 41.0M per mm².

Q: What are the production statuses of the two cards?

A: Both cards are marked as end-of-life in the database.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification category. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM uses a Navi 10 chip with 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER uses an AD104 chip with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. The transistor density is 41.0M per mm² for the AMD card and 121.8M per mm² for the NVIDIA card.

Clock speeds show a significant gap. The RX 5600 OEM has a base clock of 1130 MHz and a boost clock of 1560 MHz, with a game clock of 1375 MHz. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz, with no game clock listed. Memory clocks also differ: the RX 5600 OEM runs at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), while the RTX 4070 SUPER runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective).

Memory configuration is another major differentiator. The RX 5600 OEM has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s. Both use a 192-bit bus, but the NVIDIA card has double the capacity and nearly double the bandwidth.

The compute resources differ sharply. The RX 5600 OEM has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also has 56 ray tracing cores and 224 tensor cores, while the AMD card has none of either. Pixel rate is 99.84 GPixel/s for the AMD card and 198.0 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA card. Texture rate is 199.7 GTexel/s versus 554.4 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 6.390 TFLOPS versus 35.48 TFLOPS. FP16 is 12.78 TFLOPS (2:1) for the AMD card and 35.48 TFLOPS (1:1) for the NVIDIA card.

Power and physical specifications also differ. The RX 5600 OEM has a TDP of 125 W, uses a single 8-pin power connector, and suggests a 300 W PSU. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a TDP of 220 W, uses a single 16-pin connector, and suggests a 550 W PSU. Both are dual-slot cards. The RTX 4070 SUPER has listed dimensions of 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 42 mm in width, while the RX 5600 OEM has no dimensions listed. Display outputs are similar: both have 1x HDMI and 3x DisplayPort, but the RX 5600 OEM uses HDMI 2.0b while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses HDMI 2.1. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for both.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide is generational. The AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM is built on RDNA 1.0, the first iteration of AMD's RDNA architecture, using a 7 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is built on Ada Lovelace, NVIDIA's latest architecture, using a 5 nm process at the same foundry. The process node difference is significant: 7 nm versus 5 nm, which contributes to the NVIDIA card's higher transistor density of 121.8M per mm² versus 41.0M per mm².

The compute architecture differs fundamentally. The RX 5600 OEM uses a traditional shader array with 2,048 shading units and no dedicated ray tracing or tensor cores. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses a more complex arrangement with 7,168 shading units, 56 dedicated ray tracing cores, and 224 tensor cores. This means the NVIDIA card can accelerate ray tracing workloads and AI-based features, capabilities the AMD card lacks entirely.

Memory technology also diverges. The RX 5600 OEM uses GDDR6, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses GDDR6X. Both are on a 192-bit bus, but the GDDR6X memory operates at a higher effective speed (21 Gbps versus 12 Gbps), resulting in 504.2 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card also has twice the memory capacity: 12 GB versus 6 GB.

API support differs as well. The RX 5600 OEM supports DirectX 12 (12_1), while the RTX 4070 SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The DirectX 12 Ultimate support on the NVIDIA card enables hardware ray tracing and mesh shaders, features tied to its RT and tensor core hardware.

The FP16 implementation is another architectural difference. The RX 5600 OEM achieves 12.78 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio relative to its FP32 rate, meaning it uses rate-converted shader throughput. The RTX 4070 SUPER achieves 35.48 TFLOPS FP16 at a 1:1 ratio, meaning it processes FP16 at the same rate as FP32, a sign of a more modern compute pipeline.

The release timeline also separates the two. The RX 5600 OEM was released on 2020-01-20, while the RTX 4070 SUPER was released on 2024-01-16, a four-year gap. The AMD card's predecessor is Vega and its successor is Navi II. The NVIDIA card's predecessor is GeForce 30 and its successor is GeForce 50. Both cards are now end-of-life, but the architectural gap between them is vast, spanning two process nodes and a full generation of feature development. The RTX 4070 SUPER carries a launch MSRP of 599 USD.