AMD Radeon RX 7700S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile Comparison

The benchmark data places the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile in a commanding position over the AMD Radeon RX 7700S, with the NVIDIA part winning both head-to-head tests by margins exceeding 128%. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA GPU scores 143,870 against AMD's 62,983, a 128.4% advantage, while in Geekbench Vulkan the gap widens dramatically to 282.7%, with scores of 139,213 and 36,380 respectively. The NVIDIA GPU also holds a higher aggregate benchmark score of 35,435 versus 33,849 for AMD, and ranks in the 80th percentile of all GPUs compared to AMD's 78th, indicating that while both are above-average mobile parts, NVIDIA's architecture delivers substantially more raw compute performance in these cross-platform tests.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most striking result in the head-to-head comparison is the Vulkan test, where the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's score of 139,213 is nearly four times the RX 7700S's 36,380. This 282.7% delta suggests that NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture has a significant advantage in low-level, GPU-bound workloads that leverage Vulkan's explicit control model. The OpenCL test, while closer, still shows a decisive NVIDIA win: 143,870 versus 62,983, a 128.4% gap. Both figures point to a generational leap in compute throughput that cannot be explained by clock speed differences alone.

Looking at the broader benchmark picture, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's average score of 35,435 places it just 0.2% behind the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (35,520) and 1.2% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860), while sitting 2.1% ahead of the NVIDIA A2 (34,690). The RX 7700S, by contrast, averages 33,849, which puts it 0.3% behind the AMD Radeon HD 7950 (33,951) and 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 480 (33,997), while leading the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (33,694) by 0.5% and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (33,622) by 0.7%. These rival comparisons show that the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile competes in a higher performance tier, while the RX 7700S sits among older and less capable hardware.

The NVIDIA GPU also posts a Passmark G3D score of 24,004 and a Passmark GPU Compute score of 10,101, along with a Passmark DirectX 11 score of 237 and a DirectX 9 score of 259. The RX 7700S has no comparable Passmark entries in the data pack, but its Geekbench numbers are consistently far lower, reinforcing the pattern of NVIDIA dominance in every available test metric.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins with a score of 143,870, which is 128.4% higher than the AMD Radeon RX 7700S's 62,983.

Q: What is the performance gap in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 139,213, while the RX 7700S scores 36,380, giving NVIDIA a 282.7% advantage in Vulkan compute performance.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in overall percentile ranking?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile ranks in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 7700S ranks in the 78th percentile, indicating NVIDIA occupies a slightly higher performance tier.

Q: Is there any benchmark where the AMD GPU wins?

A: No. In the head-to-head data, the AMD Radeon RX 7700S has zero wins, while the NVIDIA GPU wins both tests.

Q: What are the average benchmark scores for each GPU?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has an average benchmark score of 35,435, compared to 33,849 for the RX 7700S, a difference of roughly 4.7%.

Q: Which rival GPUs are closest to the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile in average score?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro GV100 is closest at 35,520 (-0.2% delta), followed by the AMD Radeon Pro Duo at 35,860 (-1.2% delta), and the NVIDIA A2 at 34,690 (2.1% delta).

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are built on fundamentally different architectures and manufacturing processes. NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die. AMD's RX 7700S uses the Navi 33 chip based on RDNA 3.0, codenamed "Hotpink Bonefish," built on a 6 nm process at TSMC with 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die. This gives NVIDIA a transistor density of 118.3M per mm² versus AMD's 65.2M per mm², meaning NVIDIA packs nearly twice the transistors into only 28.9% more die area.

The compute resources differ sharply. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, 80 raster output units, 46 ray tracing cores, and 184 tensor cores. The RX 7700S has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores, with no tensor cores listed. This means NVIDIA has 2.9 times the shader count, 1.4 times the TMUs, 1.25 times the ROPs, and 1.4 times the ray tracing cores. Despite AMD's higher boost clock of 2,500 MHz versus NVIDIA's 1,447 MHz, NVIDIA still achieves a higher FP32 throughput of 17.04 TFLOPS, though AMD counters with 20.48 TFLOPS FP32 and 40.96 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1 ratio), versus NVIDIA's 17.04 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1 ratio).

Memory architecture also diverges. NVIDIA uses 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. AMD uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s. NVIDIA's memory bandwidth advantage is 2.3 times, which is critical for high-resolution textures and ray tracing workloads. The bus interface differs as well: NVIDIA uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while AMD uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the superior GPU for compute-heavy workloads, winning both head-to-head benchmarks with margins that range from 128.4% to 282.7%. Its higher average benchmark score (35,435 vs 33,849) and better percentile rank (80th vs 78th) confirm that this is not a close contest. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile also offers more memory (12 GB vs 8 GB), faster memory (GDDR7 vs GDDR6), wider bus (192-bit vs 128-bit), and significantly higher bandwidth (672.0 GB/s vs 288.0 GB/s), all of which contribute to its decisive performance lead.

However, the RX 7700S is not without merit. It achieves higher raw FP32 throughput (20.48 TFLOPS vs 17.04 TFLOPS) and double the FP16 throughput (40.96 TFLOPS vs 17.04 TFLOPS), along with a higher pixel rate (160.0 GPixel/s vs 115.8 GPixel/s) and texture rate (320.0 GTexel/s vs 266.2 GTexel/s). These numbers suggest that in certain compute tasks that are not memory-bound, the AMD GPU could potentially outperform NVIDIA. The RX 7700S also has a higher base clock (1,500 MHz vs 847 MHz) and boost clock (2,500 MHz vs 1,447 MHz), which may translate to better responsiveness in clock-sensitive workloads.

For end users, the choice depends on workload priorities. If the task involves Vulkan or OpenCL compute, large datasets, or ray tracing, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the clear pick. If the workload is purely FP32 or FP16 arithmetic with minimal memory traffic, the RX 7700S's higher TFLOPS and pixel/texture rates could make it competitive, though the lack of tensor cores and lower memory bandwidth limit its versatility.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ on nearly every specification field. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, while the RX 7700S uses Navi 33 on RDNA 3.0. NVIDIA's process node is 5 nm versus AMD's 6 nm, with transistor counts of 31,100 million versus 13,300 million, and die sizes of 263 mm² versus 204 mm². Clock speeds differ: NVIDIA runs at 847 MHz base and 1,447 MHz boost, while AMD runs at 1,500 MHz base, 2,200 MHz game, and 2,500 MHz boost. Memory configurations are 12 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus versus 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding bandwidth of 672.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s.

Compute unit counts show NVIDIA's advantage in shading units (5,888 vs 2,048), TMUs (184 vs 128), ROPs (80 vs 64), and ray tracing cores (46 vs 32). NVIDIA also has 184 tensor cores, which AMD lacks entirely. Pixel rate favors AMD (160.0 GPixel/s vs 115.8 GPixel/s), as does texture rate (320.0 GTexel/s vs 266.2 GTexel/s) and FP32 output (20.48 TFLOPS vs 17.04 TFLOPS). Power consumption differs significantly: NVIDIA's TDP is 60 W versus AMD's 100 W, making NVIDIA substantially more power-efficient. Bus interface also differs, with NVIDIA using PCIe 5.0 x16 and AMD using PCIe 4.0 x16.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the clear winner in cross-platform compute benchmarks, dominating both Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests by margins of 128.4% and 282.7%, respectively. Its 12 GB GDDR7 memory with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth makes it better suited for memory-intensive workloads like large model inference, high-resolution texture streaming, and ray-traced rendering. The presence of 184 tensor cores gives it an edge in AI and machine learning tasks, while the lower 60 W TDP makes it more suitable for thin-and-light laptops where thermal headroom is limited.

The AMD Radeon RX 7700S wins on raw arithmetic throughput, with higher FP32 (20.48 TFLOPS) and FP16 (40.96 TFLOPS) numbers, as well as superior pixel and texture fill rates. This makes it potentially better for certain scientific computing or graphics workloads that are compute-bound rather than memory-bound. Its higher base and boost clocks (1,500 MHz and 2,500 MHz vs 847 MHz and 1,447 MHz) could provide an advantage in latency-sensitive tasks. However, its 100 W TDP means it consumes more power to achieve these results, and its 8 GB GDDR6 memory with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is a limiting factor for large datasets. In practice, the NVIDIA GPU's massive benchmark lead and more balanced feature set make it the stronger overall choice for most mobile computing scenarios.