AMD Radeon RX 9070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z Comparison

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z sit at the same overall percentile (69th) among all GPUs, yet their benchmark results tell a story of two completely different eras. In the two shared tests, the RX 9070 wins decisively, posting a 416.5% higher OpenCL score and a 166.8% higher Vulkan score. The TITAN Z, a dual-GPU Kepler flagship from 2014, holds its own in aggregate average score (23,736 vs. 23,877, a 0.6% gap), but that parity is built on a narrow set of data points. The RX 9070’s nearest rivals include the RTX 3080 Mobile (1.1% slower) and RTX 2080 SUPER (1.2% faster), while the TITAN Z’s closest competitor is the RX 9070 itself (0.6% faster), along with the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile (0.9% slower). This comparison is less about a fair fight and more about measuring generational progress.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only two benchmarks where both cards appear are Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan, and the RX 9070 wins both without exception. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 9070 scores 131,539 against the TITAN Z’s 25,465, a delta of 416.5%. That is not a marginal improvement; it is a 4.16x performance advantage in a compute-heavy workload. The RX 9070’s FP32 throughput is 36.13 TFLOPS versus the TITAN Z’s 5.046 TFLOPS, and the data reflects that gap directly. The TITAN Z’s older Kepler architecture, with 2,880 shading units at a 705 MHz base clock, cannot compete with the RX 9070’s 3,584 shading units boosted to 2,520 MHz.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 9070 scores 58,705 against the TITAN Z’s 22,006, a 166.8% delta. This is a narrower margin than OpenCL but still a dominant victory. Vulkan is a lower-level API, and the TITAN Z supports Vulkan 1.2.175, while the RX 9070 supports Vulkan 1.4. The newer API version, combined with RDNA 4.0’s design, allows the RX 9070 to extract more performance per clock. The TITAN Z’s best result in any test is its Geekbench OpenCL score of 25,465, which is less than 20% of the RX 9070’s OpenCL score. There is no benchmark in this dataset where the TITAN Z wins; the wins tally is 2 for the RX 9070 and 0 for the TITAN Z.

The aggregate average benchmark scores are close — 23,877 for the RX 9070 and 23,736 for the TITAN Z — but that closeness is misleading. The RX 9070’s average includes ten different Passmark and 3DMark tests, spanning DirectX 9 through 12 and compute workloads. The TITAN Z’s average is derived from only two Geekbench results. When the RX 9070’s individual scores are examined, it shows 25,381 in Passmark G3D, 14,737 in GPU Compute, and 6,290 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The TITAN Z has no comparable entries, so any head-to-head comparison beyond Geekbench is impossible from this data.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9070 wins in every measurable category where both cards have data. In compute-heavy tasks like OpenCL, its 416.5% lead demonstrates a massive advantage in parallel processing. The RX 9070’s 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with 644.6 GB/s bandwidth provides 4.5x the memory capacity and nearly double the bandwidth of the TITAN Z’s 6 GB GDDR5 at 336.0 GB/s. For modern workloads that rely on large datasets or high-resolution textures, the RX 9070’s memory subsystem is far more capable. The RX 9070 also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the TITAN Z is limited to DirectX 12 (11_1), meaning the RX 9070 can handle the latest graphics features like ray tracing via its 56 RT cores — a feature entirely absent from the TITAN Z.

The TITAN Z’s only potential advantage lies in its dual-GPU design, which theoretically allows for parallel rendering across two GK110B chips. However, the benchmark data does not show any test where this translates into a win. Its pixel rate is 52.56 GPixel/s and texture rate is 210.2 GTexel/s, both far below the RX 9070’s 322.6 GPixel/s and 564.5 GTexel/s. In any scenario requiring raw fill rates, the RX 9070 is superior by a factor of 2.7x to 6.1x. The TITAN Z’s 48 ROPs are also dwarfed by the RX 9070’s 128 ROPs, which directly impacts anti-aliasing and high-resolution rendering performance.

For legacy applications or older DirectX 9/10 titles, the TITAN Z’s Kepler architecture might have been competitive in its day, but the RX 9070 still posts higher Passmark scores in those categories: 343 in DirectX 9 versus no comparable TITAN Z score, and 281 in DirectX 11 versus none. The data does not support any use case where the TITAN Z outperforms the RX 9070.

The Verdict

The RX 9070 is the clear choice for any user prioritizing modern performance, compute capability, or future-proofing. Its 416.5% lead in OpenCL and 166.8% lead in Vulkan are not statistical noise; they reflect fundamental architectural differences. The RX 9070 is built on a 4 nm process with 53,900 million transistors, while the TITAN Z uses a 28 nm process with 7,080 million transistors. That 7.6x transistor count difference, combined with a much newer design, explains the performance gap. The RX 9070’s 220 W TDP is also lower than the TITAN Z’s 375 W, meaning it achieves far higher performance with less power draw.

The TITAN Z should only be considered by someone running very specific legacy software that cannot use modern drivers or APIs, but even then, the data shows no benchmark where it wins. Its 6 GB memory is a hard limit for modern games or compute tasks, and its 48 ROPs bottleneck high-resolution output. The TITAN Z’s end-of-life production status and 2014 release date further cement its obsolescence. The RX 9070, released in 2025, is active in production and supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while the TITAN Z is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16.

If you need a GPU that can handle current DirectX 12 Ultimate titles, Vulkan 1.4 applications, or OpenCL compute workloads, the RX 9070 is the only rational pick. The TITAN Z’s higher average score relative to its nearest rivals (0.6% behind the RX 9070) is an artifact of its sparse benchmark data, not a sign of competitiveness. The verdict is unambiguous: the RX 9070 wins 2-0 in head-to-head tests and offers no scenario where the TITAN Z is preferable.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher Geekbench OpenCL score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 scores 131,539 versus the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z’s 25,465, a 416.5% difference in favor of the RX 9070.

Q: Does the GTX TITAN Z support ray tracing?

A: No, the TITAN Z has no RT cores listed in its specifications, while the RX 9070 includes 56 RT cores.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two cards?

A: The RX 9070 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the TITAN Z has 6 GB of GDDR5. This is a 10 GB difference in favor of the RX 9070.

Q: Which GPU has a higher pixel fill rate?

A: The RX 9070 has a pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s, compared to the TITAN Z’s 52.56 GPixel/s, making the RX 9070 more than 6x faster in this metric.

Q: Are both GPUs in the same performance percentile?

A: Yes, both the RX 9070 and the TITAN Z are in the 69th percentile of all GPUs, according to the data.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RX 9070 has a TDP of 220 W, while the TITAN Z has a TDP of 375 W, meaning the RX 9070 uses 155 W less power.

Architecture Differences

The RX 9070 is built on AMD’s RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process by TSMC, with a transistor count of 53,900 million spread across a 357 mm² die. This yields a transistor density of 151.0M per mm², a figure enabled by the modern process node. The TITAN Z uses NVIDIA’s Kepler architecture, also manufactured by TSMC but on a much older 28 nm process, with 7,080 million transistors on a larger 561 mm² die, giving a density of just 12.6M per mm². The architectural generational gap is stark: RDNA 4.0 is designed for high clock speeds (2,520 MHz boost) and efficient compute, while Kepler was optimized for the 2014 era with a 876 MHz boost clock.

The RX 9070 includes 56 RT cores for hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a feature the TITAN Z lacks entirely. The RX 9070 also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the TITAN Z peaks at DirectX 12 (11_1) and Vulkan 1.2.175. The memory architecture differs fundamentally: the RX 9070 uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 644.6 GB/s bandwidth, while the TITAN Z uses 6 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth. Despite the wider bus, the TITAN Z’s older memory type and lower clock speed result in nearly half the bandwidth.

The RX 9070 has 3,584 shading units, 224 TMUs, and 128 ROPs, whereas the TITAN Z has 2,880 shading units, 240 TMUs, and only 48 ROPs. The RX 9070’s FP32 throughput is 36.13 TFLOPS, over seven times the TITAN Z’s 5.046 TFLOPS. The RX 9070 also supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while the TITAN Z is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16. The RX 9070’s display outputs include HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1a, while the TITAN Z offers older DVI, HDMI 1.4a, and DisplayPort 1.2. The RX 9070 is dual-slot with a 220 W TDP, and the TITAN Z is triple-slot with a 375 W TDP.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every specification. The RX 9070 has 16 GB GDDR6 memory versus the TITAN Z’s 6 GB GDDR5. The RX 9070’s bus width is 256-bit, while the TITAN Z uses 384-bit, but the RX 9070’s bandwidth is 644.6 GB/s versus 336.0 GB/s. The RX 9070 has 3,584 shading units and 128 ROPs, while the TITAN Z has 2,880 shading units and 48 ROPs. The RX 9070’s base clock is 1330 MHz and boost is 2520 MHz, compared to the TITAN Z’s 705 MHz base and 876 MHz boost. The RX 9070 is manufactured on a 4 nm process with 53,900 million transistors, while the TITAN Z uses 28 nm with 7,080 million transistors.

Power requirements differ: the RX 9070 has a 220 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 550 W, while the TITAN Z has a 375 W TDP and a suggested PSU of 750 W. Both use 2x 8-pin power connectors, but the RX 9070 is dual-slot while the TITAN Z is triple-slot. The TITAN Z has physical dimensions of 267 mm length, 111 mm height, and 62 mm width, while the RX 9070’s dimensions are not listed. The RX 9070 supports PCIe 5.0 x16 versus the TITAN Z’s PCIe 3.0 x16. The RX 9070’s display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a, while the TITAN Z has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2. The RX 9070 is active in production and released in 2025, while the TITAN Z is end-of-life and released in 2014. The launch MSRP for the RX 9070 is 549 USD, and for the TITAN Z it is 2,999 USD.