AMD Radeon RX 5600M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive sweep in favor of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 across all three shared benchmark tests. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M does not secure a single win in these head-to-head comparisons, with the NVIDIA part leading by margins between roughly 62% and 72%.

The largest gap appears in the Geekbench Vulkan test. The RX 5600M records a score of 48,843, while the RTX 4070 reaches 174,152. That is a delta of -72%, placing the AMD mobile GPU at less than one-third of the NVIDIA score. This suggests a substantial difference in low-level graphics API throughput, likely reflecting the generational gap in compute resources and driver optimization.

In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 4070 scores 3,854 against the RX 5600M's 1,320, a difference of -65.7%. This workload, which stresses modern DirectX 12 rendering features, shows the NVIDIA part delivering nearly three times the frame throughput in this synthetic scenario. For context, the RX 5600M's absolute score of 1,320 places it near the lower end of current desktop GPUs, while the RTX 4070's 3,854 is a strong mid-range result.

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows a similar pattern: RX 5600M at 59,589 versus RTX 4070 at 154,858, a delta of -61.5%. OpenCL is often used for compute and general-purpose workloads, and the 154,858 score from the NVIDIA card indicates far greater raw compute throughput, consistent with its higher shading unit count and newer architecture.

It is notably the RX 5600M's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 46,601, which actually sits higher than the RTX 4070's average of 37,648. This discrepancy arises because the RX 5600M has fewer benchmark entries in the database; its average is pulled by results from tests where it performs relatively well, while the RTX 4070's average includes additional legacy DirectX and 2D tests where scores are not directly comparable. For the head-to-head tests that both GPUs share, the RTX 4070 wins all three without exception.

The percentile rankings reinforce this split. The RX 5600M sits at the 85th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the RTX 4070 sits at the 81st percentile. These percentiles are based on the full set of recorded benchmarks per GPU, not just the shared tests, so the RX 5600M's higher percentile reflects its strong showing in Metal and other compute tests where the NVIDIA card has no recorded result.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 wins decisively, scoring 3,854 versus the AMD Radeon RX 5600M's 1,320, a margin of -65.7% for the AMD part.

Q: How do the two compare in Geekbench Vulkan performance?

A: The RTX 4070 scores 174,152 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the RX 5600M scores 48,843. That is a -72% delta, the largest gap between the two in any shared test.

Q: Does the RX 5600M have any benchmark where it beats the RTX 4070?

A: In the shared head-to-head tests recorded in the database, the RX 5600M has zero wins. The RTX 4070 wins all three shared benchmarks. However, the RX 5600M does have a higher average benchmark score (46,601) and a higher percentile rank (85th) because it includes additional tests not shared with the RTX 4070.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5600M has an average benchmark score of 46,601 across all recorded tests. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has an average benchmark score of 37,648.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 perform in OpenCL compared to the RX 5600M?

A: The RTX 4070 scores 154,858 in Geekbench OpenCL, compared to the RX 5600M's 59,589, a delta of -61.5% for the AMD part. This indicates a substantial compute throughput advantage for NVIDIA.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear choice for users prioritizing modern DirectX 12 gaming or Vulkan-based workloads: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is the stronger performer by a wide margin. In every shared benchmark, it leads by at least 61.5%, with the largest gap at 72% in Vulkan. The RTX 4070's 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 3,854 is nearly triple the RX 5600M's 1,320, making it the obvious pick for new game titles that leverage DX12 features.

However, there is nuance. The RX 5600M's average benchmark score of 46,601 is higher than the RTX 4070's 37,648, and its 85th percentile rank exceeds the RTX 4070's 81st. This is because the RX 5600M's database entry includes a Geekbench Metal score of 76,653, which is not recorded for the RTX 4070, and that test appears to be favorable to the AMD GPU. If the workload is specifically Metal-based or if the user's software stack favors AMD's RDNA 1.0 architecture, the RX 5600M may still be relevant.

For general gaming and compute, the RTX 4070 is the clear winner. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory (versus 6 GB GDDR6) and 29.15 TFLOPS FP32 throughput dwarf the RX 5600M's 5.829 TFLOPS. The RTX 4070 also includes 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores, features entirely absent from the RX 5600M. If ray tracing or DLSS-type features matter, the choice is unambiguous. For legacy DX9-DX11 legacy titles, the RTX 4070 also holds an advantage, with a Passmark DirectX 9 score of 320 and a DirectX 11 score of 244, though the RX 5600M has no recorded legacy DirectX scores for comparison.

The RTX 4070's higher TDP of 200 W versus 150 W means it requires more power, and its suggested PSU rating is 550 W, while the RX 5600M has no suggested PSU rating (being an IGP with no power connectors). System builders must account for that. But on pure performance, the RTX 4070 is the superior product in every shared metric.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every core specification. The AMD Radeon RX 5600M uses 2,304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 uses 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA part has more than double the shading units and 27.8% more texture units, but the same ROP count, at 64.

Memory capabilities diverge sharply: the RX 5600M has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4070 has 12 GB of GDDR6X on the same 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s. Clock speeds also differ substantially, with the RTX 4070 boosting to 2475 MHz versus the RX 5600M's 1265 MHz. The RTX 4070 has a memory clock of 1313 MHz with a 21 Gbps effective rate of 21 Gbps, while the RX 5600M's memory clock is 1500 MHz at 12 Gbps effective. Pixel and texture rates follow suit: the RTX 4070 reaches 158.4 GPixel/s and 455.4 GTexel/s, verses the RX 5600M's 80.96 GPixel/s and 182.2 GTexel/s. FP32 performance the RTX 4070 hits 29.15 TFLOPS with a 1:1 FP16 ratio at 29.15 TFLOPS; the RX 5600M runs at 5.829 TFLOPS with 2:1 FP16 at 11.66 TFLOPS. Power draw is 200 W for the RTX 4070 versus 150 W for the RX 5600M. The RTX 4070 is dual-slot and uses a 16-pin connector with a 550 W suggested PSU; the RX 5600M is an IGP with no connectors. Display outputs are portable device dependent on the RX 5600M, while the RTX 4070 includes 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on different process nodes and transistor scale. The AMD RX 5600M uses the Navi 10 chip on the RDNA 1.0 architecture, fabricated at TSMC 7 nm process. It packs 10,300 million transistors on a 251 mm² die, giving a density of 41.0M / mm². The RTX 4070 uses AD104 on Ada Lovelace architecture at TSMC 5 nm process, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die at 121.8M / mm². The RTX 4070 has 3.5x more transistors packed into a 43 mm² larger die, reflecting the 5-nm's higher density. RTX 4070 has 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores, which are absent from the RX 5600M (no RT cores or tensor core listed, ROPs). API compatibility with 0 recorded). The RTX 4070 has an API that supports DirectX 12 (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the RX 5600M, supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and Vulkan 1.4. Both use a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The RX 5600M, from the Radeon 5000 series, is a 2020-07-06 release date, an EOL product; the RTX 4070, from GeForce 40 series, launched 2023-04-11, GeForce 40, a successor, is also EOL.