AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE has an average benchmark score of 57,367, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 2,690. The AMD card sits in the 87th percentile of all GPUs, whereas the NVIDIA card sits in the 18th percentile.

Q: What is the difference in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 5,424, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2,690. This gives AMD a 101.6% lead in this specific benchmark, meaning the RX 9070 GRE scores more than double the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Q: Which GPU uses more power?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE has a TDP of 220 W. The NVIDIA card draws 55 W more according to the recorded specifications.

Q: What memory configurations do these cards use?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE uses 12 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for each card based on average score?

A: The RX 9070 GRE's nearest rival is the Intel Arc A580, which is 0.7% behind. The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rival is the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M, which is 1% ahead.

Q: Which card has the higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE has a boost clock of 2790 MHz, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has a boost clock of 2512 MHz. The AMD card boosts 278 MHz higher.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER represent two fundamentally different GPU architectures. AMD uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The chip contains 53,900 million transistors across a 357 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 151.0 million per mm². NVIDIA counters with the GB205 chip using Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also fabricated by TSMC but on a 5 nm process. This chip packs 31,100 million transistors into a smaller 263 mm² die, giving a density of 118.3 million per mm².

The compute pipelines diverge sharply. AMD's RX 9070 GRE has 3,072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 raster output pipelines. It includes 48 ray tracing cores but no dedicated tensor cores. NVIDIA's RTX 5070 SUPER has 6,400 shading units, 200 TMUs, and only 80 ROPs. It includes 50 ray tracing cores and 200 tensor cores. The shading unit count is more than double on the NVIDIA side, yet the pixel and texture rates tell a different story. AMD achieves 267.8 GPixel/s and 535.7 GTexel/s, while NVIDIA manages 201.0 GPixel/s and 502.4 GTexel/s. AMD leads in both fill-rate metrics despite having fewer shading units.

Clock behavior also differs. AMD lists a base clock of 1420 MHz, a game clock of 2220 MHz, and a boost clock of 2790 MHz. NVIDIA lists a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz, with no game clock specified. The higher base clock on NVIDIA suggests a more conservative boost curve, while AMD's wide range from base to boost indicates aggressive dynamic clocking. Raw FP32 throughput lands at 34.28 TFLOPS for AMD and 32.15 TFLOPS for NVIDIA, with both cards offering 1:1 FP16 ratios.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and both use a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface. Display outputs differ slightly: AMD offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a, while NVIDIA offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Power delivery also differs, with AMD using 2x 8-pin connectors and NVIDIA using a single 16-pin connector.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only recorded head-to-head benchmark in the database is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The results are stark. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE scores 5,424, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2,690. The delta is 101.6%, meaning AMD's card achieves roughly double the performance of NVIDIA's card in this workload. This is not a marginal victory; it is a decisive one. The RX 9070 GRE records a win in this test, and the RTX 5070 SUPER records no wins in any shared benchmark.

The context from the nearest rivals data reinforces this gap. The RX 9070 GRE sits at the 87th percentile of all GPUs, surrounded by cards like the Intel Arc A580 (0.7% behind), AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (1.2% behind), Intel Arc A570M (1.5% behind), and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (1.8% behind). These deltas are small, indicating that the RX 9070 GRE competes in a dense cluster of high-performance cards. The RTX 5070 SUPER, by contrast, sits at the 18th percentile, with its nearest rivals being the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (1% ahead), NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (1.1% ahead), Intel Arc Pro B50 (1.1% ahead), and NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (1.7% ahead). These are entry-level or legacy-class GPUs, which places the RTX 5070 SUPER in a very different performance tier.

The average benchmark score confirms this split. The RX 9070 GRE averages 57,367 across its recorded benchmarks, while the RTX 5070 SUPER averages 2,690. The latter figure matches its single Steel Nomad result, indicating only one benchmark was recorded for this card. The former includes both the Steel Nomad score and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 109,309, which lifts the average substantially.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification category. Memory is a clear divergence. AMD uses 12 GB of GDDR6 with a 192-bit bus and 432.0 GB/s bandwidth. NVIDIA uses 18 GB of GDDR7 with a 192-bit bus and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 50% more memory capacity and 55.6% more bandwidth, a substantial advantage for texture-heavy workloads and high-resolution frame buffers.

The process node differs by one nanometer. AMD uses TSMC's 4 nm process, while NVIDIA uses TSMC's 5 nm process. This does not automatically translate to a performance advantage, as the transistor counts differ dramatically: AMD packs 53,900 million transistors, NVIDIA packs 31,100 million. The die size is also different, with AMD at 357 mm² and NVIDIA at 263 mm². AMD has a higher transistor density of 151.0M per mm² versus 118.3M per mm² for NVIDIA.

Clocks differ as well. AMD's base clock is 1420 MHz versus 2325 MHz for NVIDIA. AMD's boost clock is 2790 MHz versus 2512 MHz for NVIDIA. AMD also specifies a game clock of 2220 MHz, which has no counterpart in NVIDIA's data. Memory clocks show an interesting inversion: AMD runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while NVIDIA runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective). The higher effective data rate for NVIDIA explains its bandwidth advantage despite a lower physical clock.

The compute units differ in type and count. AMD has 3,072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 48 RT cores. NVIDIA has 6,400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores. NVIDIA also introduces tensor cores that AMD lacks entirely. The pixel rate favors AMD at 267.8 GPixel/s versus 201.0 GPixel/s. The texture rate also favors AMD at 535.7 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is close, with AMD at 34.28 TFLOPS and NVIDIA at 32.15 TFLOPS.

Power and physical specifications differ. AMD has a TDP of 220 W with a suggested PSU of 550 W. NVIDIA has a TDP of 275 W with no suggested PSU recorded. Both are dual-slot cards. AMD uses 2x 8-pin power connectors; NVIDIA uses 1x 16-pin. NVIDIA lists physical dimensions of 245 mm length, 115 mm height, and 40 mm width. AMD's dimensions are not recorded. The release dates differ, with AMD launching on 2025-05-07 and NVIDIA on 2025-12-31. AMD has a recorded launch MSRP of 549 USD, while NVIDIA has no launch MSRP recorded.

The Verdict

The recorded data presents an unambiguous performance picture. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE dominates the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER in the one shared benchmark, delivering a 101.6% higher score. It also occupies a far higher performance percentile, sitting at 87 versus 18 for NVIDIA. The average benchmark scores reinforce this, with AMD at 57,367 and NVIDIA at 2,690.

The specification sheet explains some of this gap. AMD's boost clock runs 278 MHz higher, and its fill rates are superior. The pixel rate is 66.8 GPixel/s higher, and the texture rate is 33.3 GTexel/s higher. AMD also has more ROPs (96 versus 80) and a higher transistor count on a larger die. The FP32 throughput is 2.13 TFLOPS higher. These factors combine to deliver the massive benchmark lead.

NVIDIA's advantages are real but do not translate into wins in the recorded data. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of memory versus 12 GB, and 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth versus 432.0 GB/s. It also has more shading units (6,400 versus 3,072), more RT cores (50 versus 48), and 200 tensor cores that AMD lacks entirely. Yet in the only direct comparison, these advantages do not overcome AMD's clock and fill-rate strengths.

For users prioritizing raw rasterization performance in the tested workload, the RX 9070 GRE is the clear choice. It also draws less power, at 220 W versus 275 W. For users who need the larger memory buffer or tensor core functionality, the RTX 5070 SUPER has structural advantages, but these are not reflected in any benchmark win recorded in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE wins in the benchmark that matters most for direct comparison. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test shows a 101.6% lead, which is the only head-to-head result recorded. The RX 9070 GRE also wins on pixel rate (267.8 GPixel/s versus 201.0 GPixel/s), texture rate (535.7 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s), FP32 throughput (34.28 TFLOPS versus 32.15 TFLOPS), and ROP count (96 versus 80). It has a higher boost clock (2790 MHz versus 2512 MHz) and a higher transistor count (53,900 million versus 31,100 million). It also draws less power (220 W versus 275 W) and uses a more common dual 8-pin power configuration.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER wins on memory capacity (18 GB versus 12 GB), memory bandwidth (672.0 GB/s versus 432.0 GB/s), shading unit count (6,400 versus 3,072), TMU count (200 versus 192), RT core count (50 versus 48), and the presence of 200 tensor cores. It also has a higher base clock (2325 MHz versus 1420 MHz), uses GDDR7 memory instead of GDDR6, and lists physical dimensions that AMD does not record. Its 5 nm process node is larger than AMD's 4 nm node, but its die is smaller at 263 mm² versus 357 mm².

The database records one win for AMD and zero for NVIDIA. Every performance metric that favors NVIDIA is structural, not benchmarked. The memory and tensor core advantages may matter for specific applications, but the recorded data does not include tests that exercise them. The measured results place the RX 9070 GRE firmly ahead in the only comparison available.