AMD Radeon RX 9070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile Comparison

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile occupy similar positions in the aggregate performance rankings, yet their benchmark profiles diverge sharply. Both GPUs sit at the 69th percentile among all tracked graphics cards, and their average benchmark scores are close — 23,877 for the RX 9070 versus 23,518 for the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, a gap of roughly 1.5%. The RX 9070’s nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile (1.1% ahead) and the AMD Radeon RX 6800S (0.8% behind), while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile sits within 1% of the RTX 3080 Mobile and the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700. Despite this parity in overall standing, the head-to-head benchmark data reveals a lopsided contest: the RX 9070 wins 9 of 10 direct comparisons, often by substantial margins.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most decisive result comes from the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, where the RX 9070 scores 6,290 against the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile’s 2,572. That is a 144.6% advantage — more than double the NVIDIA part’s output. This single result dwarfs every other delta in the comparison and suggests a fundamental difference in raw modern-DX12 throughput. The PassMark GPU Compute test tells a similar story, with the RX 9070 posting 14,737 points versus 7,504, a 96.4% lead. Compute-heavy workloads, whether GPGPU tasks or shader-intensive rendering, appear to favor the AMD architecture overwhelmingly.

The pattern continues across legacy DirectX benchmarks. In PassMark DirectX 11, the RX 9070 scores 281 versus 153, a 83.7% lead. The DirectX 9 result is similarly lopsided: 343 versus 196, a 75% margin. Even the older DirectX 10 path shows a 13.7% advantage (141 versus 124). The only near-tie is PassMark DirectX 12, where the RX 9070 edges ahead by just 1.4% (74 versus 73), a statistical dead heat that suggests both cards handle DX12 API overhead comparably when the workload is not the 3DMark Steel Nomad scenario.

The Geekbench results offer a mixed picture. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 9070 leads with 131,539 points against 106,022, a 24.1% margin. However, Geekbench Vulkan flips the contest decisively: the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile scores 100,027 versus the RX 9070’s 58,705, a 41.3% advantage for NVIDIA. This is the sole benchmark where the mobile part wins, and it is not a narrow victory — it is the second-largest delta in the entire set. The Vulkan result indicates that the NVIDIA driver stack or hardware scheduler handles this specific API workload far more efficiently than AMD’s implementation.

The PassMark G3D and G2D results complete the picture. In G3D, the RX 9070 scores 25,381 versus 17,727, a 43.2% lead. In G2D, the margin is 63.5% (1,280 versus 783). The G2D number is notable because it reflects 2D desktop and compositing performance, where the RX 9070’s higher memory bandwidth and faster clocks appear to deliver a tangible advantage. Across all ten tests, the RX 9070’s average winning margin is roughly 54%, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile’s single win comes in at 41.3% — a lopsided distribution that masks the overall percentile parity.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the majority of benchmark comparisons?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins 9 of 10 head-to-head benchmarks. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins only the Geekbench Vulkan test.

Q: How large is the RX 9070’s biggest lead?

A: The largest margin is in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the RX 9070 scores 6,290 versus 2,572, a 144.6% advantage.

Q: Is there any benchmark where the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is competitive?

A: Yes, in Geekbench Vulkan the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile leads by 41.3% (100,027 versus 58,705). Additionally, the PassMark DirectX 12 result is nearly tied, with the RX 9070 ahead by only 1.4%.

Q: How do the aggregate scores compare?

A: The RX 9070 has an average benchmark score of 23,877, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile averages 23,518. Both GPUs rank at the 69th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What does the PassMark GPU Compute result indicate?

A: The RX 9070 scores 14,737 versus 7,504, a 96.4% lead. This suggests a substantial advantage in general-purpose compute workloads.

Q: Which GPU has a higher memory bandwidth?

A: The RX 9070 offers 644.6 GB/s, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile offers 448.0 GB/s. The RX 9070 also has 16 GB of memory versus 8 GB.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is the clear choice for any workload that leverages modern DirectX 12 rendering, legacy DirectX APIs, or general-purpose compute. The 3DMark Steel Nomad result, the PassMark G3D score, and the GPU Compute margin all point to a GPU that simply has more raw throughput. For gaming at high settings in DX12 titles, the 144.6% lead in Steel Nomad is decisive — this is not a marginal improvement but a generational gap in rasterization performance. The PassMark DirectX 11 and DirectX 9 wins (83.7% and 75% respectively) also mean that older titles or compatibility layers will run markedly better on the AMD part. The G2D win (63.5%) further suggests that even desktop and 2D acceleration tasks benefit from the RX 9070’s faster memory subsystem.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile wins exclusively in Geekbench Vulkan, where its 41.3% advantage is substantial. This single data point indicates that for Vulkan-based applications — which include many modern cross-platform game engines and emulators — the NVIDIA part has a specific optimization or hardware advantage that AMD cannot match in this test. The near-tie in PassMark DirectX 12 (1.4% delta) also suggests that in certain DX12 workloads, the two GPUs are effectively equivalent, so the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is not universally outclassed in that API. However, the Vulkan win is isolated; it cannot compensate for the RX 9070’s dominance in the other nine tests.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every measured specification. The RX 9070 uses a 4 nm process, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses 8 nm. The RX 9070 packs 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, versus 17,400 million on a 392 mm² die for the NVIDIA part. Clock speeds also diverge: the RX 9070 has a base clock of 1330 MHz and a boost of 2520 MHz, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile runs at 915 MHz base and 1410 MHz boost. Memory capacity differs sharply — 16 GB versus 8 GB — though both use GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. Bandwidth favors the RX 9070 at 644.6 GB/s versus 448.0 GB/s.

The shading unit counts are inverted relative to expectations: the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, while the RX 9070 has 3,584. However, the RX 9070 has more texture mapping units (224 versus 184) and more ROPs (128 versus 96). The RX 9070 also has 56 ray tracing cores, versus 46 for the NVIDIA part, and the NVIDIA GPU adds 184 tensor cores, which the RX 9070 lacks entirely. Pixel rate is 322.6 GPixel/s for the RX 9070 versus 135.4 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 564.5 GTexel/s versus 259.4 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 36.13 TFLOPS versus 16.60 TFLOPS.

Power and interface specs differ as well. The RX 9070 has a 220 W TDP with a dual-slot cooler and two 8-pin power connectors, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a 115 W TDP and no power connectors (portable-device dependent). The RX 9070 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a for the RX 9070, versus "Portable Device Dependent" for the NVIDIA part. The RX 9070 is listed as Active production, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is End-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf is wide. The RX 9070 is built on RDNA 4.0, using the Navi 48 chip, and belongs to the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile uses Ampere architecture on the GA104 chip, from the GeForce 30 Mobile generation. The process node difference — 4 nm TSMC versus 8 nm Samsung — is fundamental, enabling the RX 9070’s transistor density of 151.0M / mm² versus the NVIDIA part’s 44.4M / mm². This density advantage allows AMD to pack more than three times the transistors into a slightly smaller die.

Feature sets differ beyond raw compute. The RX 9070 has no tensor cores, while the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile includes 184. The RX 9070 has 56 RT cores versus 46 for the NVIDIA part. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level feature parity exists. However, the RX 9070’s FP16 throughput matches its FP32 at 36.13 TFLOPS (1:1), and the same is true for the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile at 16.60 TFLOPS. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile’s tensor cores are the only architectural feature that the RX 9070 entirely lacks, which matters for AI-accelerated workloads but does not appear in the benchmark suite provided.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear winner for almost any use case: the AMD Radeon RX 9070. It wins 9 of 10 benchmarks, and its victories are often by margins exceeding 40%. The 144.6% lead in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 is a definitive statement about modern gaming performance. The 96.4% lead in PassMark GPU Compute extends the advantage to non-graphics workloads. The 63.5% lead in G2D even covers desktop tasks. For a desktop user building a system around a 220 W card with PCIe 5.0 support and DisplayPort 2.1a outputs, the RX 9070 is the superior choice in every measured category except one.

The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile’s sole win — a 41.3% margin in Geekbench Vulkan — is significant but narrow in scope. Users whose primary applications are Vulkan-based, or who require tensor cores for AI inference, would find the NVIDIA part compelling. The mobile form factor also matters: at 115 W with no power connectors, it is designed for laptops, whereas the RX 9070 is a dual-slot desktop card. The RTX 3070 Ti Mobile also holds a near-tie in PassMark DirectX 12, meaning it is not entirely obsolete in that API. However, its end-of-life status, lower memory capacity, and smaller memory bandwidth make it a harder sell for future-proofing.

For a desktop gamer or compute user, the RX 9070 is the only rational pick from this data. For a laptop buyer needing Vulkan performance and tensor core support, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a defined, if narrow, niche. The 69th percentile ranking for both GPUs indicates they are mid-pack performers overall, but the RX 9070’s benchmark distribution is far more consistent and dominant. The verdict is straightforward: pick the RX 9070 unless the Vulkan workload or mobile form factor is non-negotiable.