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

AMD Radeon RX 7700S and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER occupy distinct positions in the database, with the recorded measurements showing a clear performance gap that aligns with their respective hardware configurations. The RX 7700S is a mobile-focused part from the Radeon RX 7000 series, built on the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is a desktop GeForce 50-series card using the GB203 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture. The sole head-to-head benchmark result, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, shows the NVIDIA card scoring 6269.5 against 2185 for the AMD card, a delta of -65.1% from the AMD side, meaning the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER leads by roughly 187% in that test. Beyond that single comparison, the two cards differ fundamentally in memory capacity, bandwidth, compute resources, and power delivery, making them suitable for entirely different use cases.

Where Each One Wins

The benchmark data indicates that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins the only direct comparison available, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, with a score of 6269.5 versus 2185 for the AMD Radeon RX 7700S. That result places the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER far ahead in this specific DX12 workload, which typically stresses shader throughput, ray tracing capabilities, and memory bandwidth. The RX 7700S has no recorded wins in the head-to-head set, but its other benchmark entries show different strengths. The AMD card scores 62983 in Geekbench OpenCL and 36380 in Geekbench Vulkan, tests that measure raw compute performance in those APIs, and those results are substantially higher than its Steel Nomad score would suggest. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has only the single Steel Nomad entry in the database, so its performance in OpenCL or Vulkan workloads is not recorded, but its higher FP32 throughput of 43.94 TFLOPS versus 20.48 TFLOPS for the AMD card indicates a theoretical advantage in general compute tasks.

For mobile or integrated scenarios, the RX 7700S uses no power connectors and is listed as an IGP (integrated graphics processor) with a 100 W TDP, making it suitable for portable devices where power draw is constrained. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, with a 350 W TDP and a 16-pin power connector, is a dual-slot desktop card requiring substantial cooling and a compatible power supply. The data suggests the AMD card wins in portability and efficiency, while the NVIDIA card wins in raw performance where power is available. The percentile rankings reinforce this split: the RX 7700S sits at the 78th percentile among all GPUs, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER sits at the 36th percentile, a counterintuitive result driven by the limited benchmark set for the newer card.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between the two is substantial, starting with the manufacturing process. The RX 7700S uses a 6 nm process at TSMC, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The transistor counts differ greatly: the AMD chip packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a density of 65.2 million transistors per square millimeter, while the NVIDIA chip contains 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die, for a density of 120.6 million per square millimeter. That nearly double density reflects the newer process and the larger, more complex Blackwell design.

Memory architecture is another major divider. The RX 7700S has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 896.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card also has a higher memory clock at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) versus 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for the AMD card, though the effective data rate is higher on the NVIDIA part. Compute resources show a similar pattern: the AMD card has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores, while the NVIDIA card has 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 70 ray tracing cores, plus 280 tensor cores. The AMD card has no tensor cores listed, while the NVIDIA card includes them, indicating support for AI-accelerated workloads that the AMD part cannot match.

Clock speeds differ in base and boost: the RX 7700S runs at 1500 MHz base and 2500 MHz boost, with a game clock of 2200 MHz, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER runs at 2295 MHz base and 2452 MHz boost. The AMD card has a higher boost clock, but the NVIDIA card has a much larger shader count, which explains its higher FP32 throughput. Pixel and texture rates follow the compute resources: the AMD card delivers 160.0 GPixel/s and 320.0 GTexel/s, while the NVIDIA card delivers 235.4 GPixel/s and 686.6 GTexel/s. The FP16 performance also differs in ratio: the AMD card achieves 40.96 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the NVIDIA card achieves 43.94 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning the NVIDIA card maintains full FP16 throughput without a penalty.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct benchmark comparison in the database is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, and the results are decisive. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5, while the RX 7700S scores 2185, giving the NVIDIA card a delta of -65.1% relative to the AMD card, or equivalently, the AMD card trails by 65.1% of the NVIDIA score. In absolute terms, the NVIDIA card is about 2.87 times faster in this test, a margin that reflects the massive difference in shading units (8960 versus 2048), memory bandwidth (896.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s), and FP32 throughput (43.94 TFLOPS versus 20.48 TFLOPS). Steel Nomad is a DX12 workload that scales with these resources, so the outcome is consistent with the hardware specifications.

The RX 7700S has additional benchmark scores that provide context beyond the head-to-head. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 62983 and Vulkan score of 36380 show that in compute-heavy tasks, the card performs well above its Steel Nomad result, suggesting that its 20.48 TFLOPS FP32 throughput is competitive in certain workloads. However, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has no OpenCL or Vulkan entries, so no direct comparison is possible in those tests. The nearest rivals for the RX 7700S include the AMD Radeon HD 7950 (avg score 33951, delta -0.3%), the AMD Radeon RX 480 (33997, delta -0.4%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB (33694, delta 0.5%), and the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (33622, delta 0.7%). These deltas are all within 1% of the RX 7700S average score of 33849, indicating that the AMD card performs similarly to those older or workstation parts. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 (6270, delta 0%), the NVIDIA Quadro K620 (6282, delta -0.2%), the AMD FirePro W600 (6223, delta 0.8%), and the AMD Radeon R7 M350 (6327, delta -0.9%). The near-zero delta with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 suggests the 5070 Ti SUPER sits in a similar performance class, while the other rivals are outliers with lower average scores, indicating the database's averaging may be skewed by the limited benchmark set.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth with 16 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, while the AMD Radeon RX 7700S has 288.0 GB/s with 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: What is the difference in FP32 compute throughput?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 43.94 TFLOPS, while the RX 7700S delivers 20.48 TFLOPS, making the NVIDIA card roughly 2.1 times higher in raw FP32 performance.

Q: How do the process nodes compare?

A: The RX 7700S uses a 6 nm TSMC process, whereas the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses a 5 nm TSMC process, with the latter having a higher transistor density of 120.6M per square millimeter versus 65.2M per square millimeter.

Q: Which card has ray tracing cores?

A: Both cards have ray tracing cores: the RX 7700S has 32, and the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has 70. The NVIDIA card also has 280 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The RX 7700S has a 100 W TDP and no power connectors, while the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has a 350 W TDP and requires a 16-pin power connector.

Q: What does the Steel Nomad benchmark show?

A: In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5 versus 2185 for the RX 7700S, a 65.1% deficit for the AMD card.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every major specification field. Process node: 6 nm for AMD versus 5 nm for NVIDIA. Transistors: 13,300 million versus 45,600 million. Die size: 204 mm² versus 378 mm². Transistor density: 65.2M per mm² versus 120.6M per mm². Base clock: 1500 MHz versus 2295 MHz. Boost clock: 2500 MHz versus 2452 MHz. Memory size: 8 GB versus 16 GB. Memory type: GDDR6 versus GDDR7. Bus width: 128 bit versus 256 bit. Bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s versus 896.0 GB/s. Memory clock: 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). Shading units: 2048 versus 8960. TMUs: 128 versus 280. ROPs: 64 versus 96. Ray tracing cores: 32 versus 70. Tensor cores: none versus 280. Pixel rate: 160.0 GPixel/s versus 235.4 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 320.0 GTexel/s versus 686.6 GTexel/s. FP32: 20.48 TFLOPS versus 43.94 TFLOPS. FP16: 40.96 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 43.94 TFLOPS (1:1). TDP: 100 W versus 350 W. Slot width: IGP versus dual-slot. Power connectors: none versus 1x 16-pin. Bus interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 versus PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs: portable device dependent versus 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Dimensions: the AMD card has no recorded dimensions, while the NVIDIA card measures 304 mm by 137 mm by 48 mm. The launch MSRP for the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is 749 USD; the RX 7700S has no launch MSRP recorded.

The Verdict

The recorded data supports a clear division of use cases. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the performance leader in the single head-to-head test, with a Steel Nomad score of 6269.5 that is 65.1% higher than the RX 7700S, and its specifications confirm dominance in memory capacity, bandwidth, shader count, and FP32 throughput. The 16 GB GDDR7 memory and 896.0 GB/s bandwidth make it suited for high-resolution textures and bandwidth-intensive workloads, while the 280 tensor cores add AI acceleration capabilities that the AMD card cannot offer. Its 350 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate a desktop environment with adequate cooling and power delivery, and its 5 nm process with 45,600 million transistors shows a modern, dense architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 7700S, by contrast, is a compact, low-power part with a 100 W TDP and no external power connectors, intended for portable devices where space and thermal limits matter. Its 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest by comparison, but its Geekbench OpenCL score of 62983 and Vulkan score of 36380 show that it handles compute tasks reasonably well within its power envelope. The 78th percentile ranking among all GPUs places it above the 36th percentile of the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, though that ranking is influenced by the limited benchmark entries for the NVIDIA card. The RX 7700S also has a higher boost clock of 2500 MHz versus 2452 MHz, and its 6 nm process, while older, still delivers a functional mobile GPU.

For users prioritizing raw performance in DX12 workloads, the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER is the obvious choice based on the Steel Nomad result and its superior specifications. For users needing a low-power, integrated-style GPU for a portable device, the RX 7700S is the only viable option given its IGP slot width and lack of power connectors. The data does not support recommending the AMD card for desktop performance, nor the NVIDIA card for mobile use, as each card's specifications align strictly with its intended platform.