AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile Comparison

# AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile represent two fundamentally different approaches to high-performance graphics, one a desktop add-in board and the other a mobile integrated solution. The recorded data shows the NVIDIA part wins both direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons, but the AMD card holds a higher overall percentile ranking (87th versus 84th) and a higher average benchmark score (57367 versus 45152). These results reflect not just raw performance but also the distinct design goals, power envelopes, and use-case optimizations of each product.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile dominates the direct comparison in both recorded head-to-head tests. In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, it scores 5871 against the AMD card's 5424, a 7.6% advantage. The gap widens dramatically in the Geekbench OpenCL test, where the NVIDIA part scores 201834 versus 109309, a 45.8% lead. This suggests that for compute-heavy workloads and synthetic DirectX 12 gaming benchmarks, the mobile NVIDIA solution is the stronger performer.

However, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE wins in overall database standing. Its average benchmark score of 57367 places it 87th percentile among all GPUs, while the RTX 5090 Mobile's 45152 average places it at 84th percentile. The AMD card also sits closer to a tighter cluster of rivals: its nearest competitors (Intel Arc A580, AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, Intel Arc A570M, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT) all sit within 1.8% of its average score, indicating a crowded but competitive field. The NVIDIA part's nearest rivals (AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, Intel Arc A730M, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation) also cluster within 1.8%, but at a lower absolute score level.

The use-case split is clear: for sustained compute throughput, particularly OpenCL workloads, the RTX 5090 Mobile is the choice. For users looking at the broader benchmark landscape, the RX 9070 GRE's higher average score and better percentile placement suggest it performs more consistently across a wider range of tests. The AMD desktop card also offers a 220 W TDP with dual-slot cooling and 2x 8-pin power connectors, making it suitable for desktop builds where power delivery is not a constraint. The NVIDIA mobile part, with its 95 W TDP and IGP form factor, is designed for laptops where thermal and power budgets are far tighter.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide is stark. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It packs 53,900 million transistors across a 357 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile uses the GB203 chip based on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also made by TSMC but on a 5 nm process. It contains 45,600 million transistors on a slightly larger 378 mm² die, with a lower density of 120.6M per mm².

Memory configurations differ substantially. The AMD card features 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 432.0 GB/s of bandwidth at 18 Gbps effective. The NVIDIA part offers 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus, with 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth at 28 Gbps effective. That is double the memory capacity and over double the bandwidth, a decisive factor for large textures, high resolutions, and AI workloads.

Core counts also favor NVIDIA in raw unit counts. The RTX 5090 Mobile has 10496 shading units, 328 TMUs, 112 ROPs, 82 RT cores, and 328 tensor cores, with FP32 throughput of 31.80 TFLOPS and FP16 at 31.80 TFLOPS (1:1). The RX 9070 GRE counters with 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and no tensor cores, achieving 34.28 TFLOPS in FP32 and the same 34.28 TFLOPS in FP16 (1:1). Interestingly, despite lower unit counts, the AMD chip achieves higher pixel rate (267.8 GPixel/s versus 169.7 GPixel/s) and texture rate (535.7 GTexel/s versus 496.9 GTexel/s) and higher raw FP32 output.

Clock speeds reveal the design philosophy: the AMD card runs at a 1420 MHz base clock and 2790 MHz boost, with a 2220 MHz game clock. The NVIDIA part operates at 990 MHz base and 1515 MHz boost, much lower clocks that explain its lower throughput despite the larger core count. The process node difference (4 nm for AMD versus 5 nm for NVIDIA) and the vastly different power envelopes (220 W versus 95 W) show that AMD prioritized clock speed and rasterization throughput while NVIDIA prioritized core count and memory bandwidth within a constrained mobile thermal budget.

Both support PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface and DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs differ expectedly: the AMD card provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a, while the NVIDIA part lists portable device dependent outputs, which is typical for mobile GPUs.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test is the only gaming-relevant direct comparison, and NVIDIA wins with 5871 points against AMD's 5424, a 7.6% difference. This indicates that in this particular DirectX 12 workload, which stresses modern rendering features, the RTX 5090 Mobile holds a measurable but not overwhelming edge. The delta of 7.6% is modest enough that real-world gaming differences could vary by title and driver optimization.

The Geekbench OpenCL test is where the separation becomes pronounced. NVIDIA's 201834 is nearly double AMD's 109309, a 45.8% lead. OpenCL workloads often scale with memory bandwidth, core count, and compute unit efficiency. The RTX 5090 Mobile's 24 GB GDDR7 with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth gives it a massive advantage over the 12 GB GDDR6 at 432.0 GB/s. Its 10496 shading units and 328 tensor cores also contribute to compute-heavy tasks, making this benchmark a clear indicator of the NVIDIA part's compute superiority.

The Geekbench Vulkan score of 198405 for the NVIDIA part further reinforces its compute and graphics API performance, though the database does not record a comparable Vulkan result for the AMD card. The PassMark suite for the NVIDIA part shows a direct X10 score of 183, direct X11 of 269, direct X12 of 138, direct X9 of 324, G2D of 1057, G3D of 30034, and GPU compute of 13401. These figures, while not directly comparable to AMD results (which lack PassMark entries in the database), paint a picture of a mobile GPU that excels in compute-heavy scenarios but shows lower direct X12 scores relative to its G3D output, possibly reflecting driver or architecture differences in specific API paths.

The AMD card's limited benchmark entries (only 3DMark Steel Nomad and Geekbench OpenCL) make direct comparisons sparse, but its higher average score across all recorded benchmarks (57367) versus NVIDIA's 45152 indicates that the AMD part performs better in the broader set of tests where both are measured, likely due to its higher clock speeds and rasterization efficiency per watt.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher raw FP32 compute throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon Radeon RX 9070 GRE achieves 34.28 TFLOPS in FP32, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile reaches 31.80 TFLOPS in FP32, a difference of 2.48 TFLOPS in favor of AMD.

Q: How much more memory bandwidth does the NVIDIA part offer?

A: The RTX 5090 Mobile provides 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth across 24 GB of GDDR7, whereas the RX 9070 GRE offers 432.0 GB/s across 12 GB of GDDR6, making the NVIDIA part 464.0 GB/s faster in bandwidth terms.

Q: Which GPU is better for OpenCL compute performance?

A: The NVIDIA part wins by 45.8% in the Geekbench OpenCL test, scoring 201834 versus 109309, a gap of 92525 points, making it the clear choice for compute-heavy applications.

Q: What are the power consumption differences in the database records show a 95 W TDP for the NVIDIA mobile GPU versus 220 W for the AMD desktop GPU, a 125 W difference that reflects their different form factors.

Q: Which GPU features a higher pixel throughput rate, and by how much?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE has a pixel rate of 267.8 GPixel/s, exceeding the NVIDIA RTX 5090 Mobile's 169.7 GPixel/s, a difference of 98.1 GPixel/s in AMD's favor, indicative of stronger rasterization throughput.

Q: How does the AMD GPU compare in terms of overall percentile ranking and average score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE sits at 87th percentile with an average benchmark score of 57367, while the NVIDIA RTX 5090 Mobile sits at 84th percentile with an average of 45152, showing AMD leads by 3 percentile points and 12215 average score points.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile |

|---|---|---|

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 53,900 million | 45,600 million |

| Die size | 357 mm² | 378 mm² |

| Transistor density | 151.0M / mm² | 120.6M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1420 MHz | 990 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2790 MHz | 1515 MHz |

| Memory size | 12 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR7 |

| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 432.0 GB/s | 896.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 3072 | 10496 |

| TMUs | 192 | 328 |

| ROPs | 96 | 112 |

| RT cores | 48 | 82 |

| Tensor cores | N/A | 328 |

| Pixel rate | 267.8 GPixel/s | 169.7 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 535.7 GTexel/s | 496.9 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 34.28 TFLOPS | 31.80 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 220 W | 95 W |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | N/A |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a | Portable Device Dependent |

| Release date | 2025-05-07 | 2025-03-26 |