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

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 records an average benchmark score of 23877, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER has an average score of 6270. The AMD card sits in the 69th percentile of all GPUs, whereas the NVIDIA card is in the 36th percentile.

Q: How do the two cards compare in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9070 scores 6290, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER scores 6269.5. The AMD card wins by 0.3% in this specific test.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the AMD Radeon RX 9070?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN Z (average score 23736, 0.6% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 6800S (average score 24063, 0.8% ahead), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile (average score 23628, 1.1% behind), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (average score 24170, 1.2% ahead).

Q: What is the closest rival to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 matches it exactly with an average score of 6270 and a delta of 0%. The NVIDIA Quadro K620 is 0.2% ahead, the AMD FirePro W600 is 0.8% behind, and the AMD Radeon R7 M350 is 0.9% ahead.

Q: Which card has the higher memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER delivers 896.0 GB/s of bandwidth with GDDR7 memory, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 provides 644.6 GB/s with GDDR6 memory.

Q: Do both cards support the same DirectX version?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 uses the Navi 48 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER uses the GB203 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC.

Transistor counts differ notably. The AMD chip contains 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 151.0M per mm². The NVIDIA chip has 45,600 million transistors on a larger 378 mm² die, resulting in a lower density of 120.6M per mm².

The compute configurations diverge significantly. The AMD card uses 3584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 128 raster output pipelines. The NVIDIA card employs 8960 shading units, 280 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also includes 280 tensor cores and 70 RT cores, while the AMD card has 56 RT cores and no tensor core field in the data.

Clock behavior differs between the two designs. The AMD card has a base clock of 1330 MHz, a boost clock of 2520 MHz, and a game clock of 2070 MHz. The NVIDIA card runs a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2452 MHz, with no game clock listed.

Memory subsystems use different technologies. The AMD card pairs 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with a memory clock of 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective). The NVIDIA card also has 16 GB, but uses GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

The power and physical profiles diverge. The AMD card is rated at 220 W TDP, uses dual 8-pin power connectors, and requires a 550 W power supply. The NVIDIA card is rated at 350 W TDP, uses a single 16-pin connector, and has no suggested PSU listed. Both are dual-slot cards with PCIe 5.0 x16 interfaces.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single direct head-to-head benchmark between these two cards: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. In this test, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 scores 6290 against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER's 6269.5. The AMD card wins by a margin of 0.3%.

This narrow victory places the two cards within a hair of each other in this particular workload. The 20.5-point difference between the scores is smaller than the delta between the AMD card and its nearest rivals, which range from 0.6% to 1.2% away.

The NVIDIA card's nearest rival comparison tells a different story. The RTX 5070 Ti SUPER matches the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER AD102 exactly at 6270. Its other nearest rivals, the NVIDIA Quadro K620 and AMD Radeon R7 M350, sit 0.2% and 0.9% ahead respectively, while the AMD FirePro W600 trails by 0.8%. These are all within a 1% band, indicating the NVIDIA card's average score sits in a tightly packed cluster.

The AMD card's broader benchmark suite provides additional context. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 131539, and in Geekbench Vulkan it scores 58705. Passmark tests show 25381 in G3D, 14737 in GPU compute, 343 in DirectX 9, 281 in DirectX 11, 141 in DirectX 10, and 74 in DirectX 12. Its G2D score is 1280.

The NVIDIA card only has the single Steel Nomad benchmark recorded, which limits direct cross-referencing. However, the equality of the 3DMark scores suggests that in a synthetic DX12 workload, the two cards are effectively equivalent. The AMD card's 0.3% lead is within run-to-run variance for most testing methodologies.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every recorded specification field.

Process and chip: AMD uses a 4 nm process with the Navi 48 chip; NVIDIA uses a 5 nm process with the GB203 chip.

Transistors: AMD packs 53,900 million transistors; NVIDIA has 45,600 million.

Die size: AMD measures 357 mm²; NVIDIA is 378 mm².

Transistor density: AMD achieves 151.0M per mm²; NVIDIA achieves 120.6M per mm².

Clocks: AMD base 1330 MHz, boost 2520 MHz, game 2070 MHz; NVIDIA base 2295 MHz, boost 2452 MHz, no game clock.

Memory: AMD uses GDDR6 at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective) with 644.6 GB/s bandwidth; NVIDIA uses GDDR7 at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) with 896.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both have 16 GB on a 256-bit bus.

Shading units: AMD 3584; NVIDIA 8960.

TMUs: AMD 224; NVIDIA 280.

ROPs: AMD 128; NVIDIA 96.

RT cores: AMD 56; NVIDIA 70.

Tensor cores: AMD none listed; NVIDIA 280.

Pixel rate: AMD 322.6 GPixel/s; NVIDIA 235.4 GPixel/s.

Texture rate: AMD 564.5 GTexel/s; NVIDIA 686.6 GTexel/s.

FP32 performance: AMD 36.13 TFLOPS; NVIDIA 43.94 TFLOPS. Both have FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with their FP32 figures.

TDP: AMD 220 W; NVIDIA 350 W.

Power connectors: AMD 2x 8-pin; NVIDIA 1x 16-pin.

Suggested PSU: AMD 550 W; NVIDIA not listed.

Display outputs: AMD 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a; NVIDIA 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Dimensions: AMD has no length, height, or width recorded; NVIDIA measures 304 mm long, 137 mm high, and 48 mm wide.

Release date: AMD released on 2025-03-05; NVIDIA on 2025-12-31.

Launch MSRP: AMD 549 USD; NVIDIA 749 USD.

Percentile: AMD 69th; NVIDIA 36th.

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a clear but nuanced picture. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 holds the higher average benchmark score at 23877 versus 6270 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and it wins the only direct head-to-head benchmark by 0.3%. It also holds a substantial percentile advantage at 69 versus 36.

However, the NVIDIA card's average score reflects a much smaller benchmark sample, so the comparison between the two averages is not apples-to-apples. In the one test where both cards appear, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result, the difference is negligible at 0.3%. The AMD card leads, but the margin is effectively a tie in practical terms.

The AMD card offers a lower TDP of 220 W versus 350 W, a higher pixel rate of 322.6 GPixel/s versus 235.4 GPixel/s, and more ROPs at 128 versus 96. The NVIDIA card counters with higher texture rate (686.6 GTexel/s versus 564.5 GTexel/s), higher FP32 throughput (43.94 TFLOPS versus 36.13 TFLOPS), more shading units (8960 versus 3584), more RT cores (70 versus 56), 280 tensor cores, and higher memory bandwidth (896.0 GB/s versus 644.6 GB/s).

The AMD card also uses a more advanced process node at 4 nm versus 5 nm, packs more transistors into a smaller die, and has a higher transistor density. It was released earlier in 2025 and carries a lower launch MSRP of 549 USD versus 749 USD.

For a buyer prioritizing the data as recorded, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 is the safer selection. It wins the direct benchmark, holds a higher average score, sits in a higher percentile, consumes less power, and costs less at launch. The NVIDIA card's advantages in raw compute specifications and memory bandwidth do not translate into a benchmark win in the single comparison available.

Where Each One Wins

AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins in:

• 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (6290 versus 6269.5, a 0.3% lead)
• Average benchmark score (23877 versus 6270)
• Percentile ranking (69th versus 36th)
• Pixel fill rate (322.6 GPixel/s versus 235.4 GPixel/s)
• Raster output pipelines (128 versus 96)
• Transistor count and density (53,900 million and 151.0M per mm² versus 45,600 million and 120.6M per mm²)
• Process node (4 nm versus 5 nm)
• Power efficiency (220 W TDP versus 350 W TDP)
• Launch MSRP (549 USD versus 749 USD)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER wins in:

• Shading units (8960 versus 3584)
• Texture mapping units (280 versus 224)
• RT cores (70 versus 56)
• Tensor cores (280 versus none listed for AMD)
• Texture fill rate (686.6 GTexel/s versus 564.5 GTexel/s)
• FP32 compute (43.94 TFLOPS versus 36.13 TFLOPS)
• Memory bandwidth (896.0 GB/s versus 644.6 GB/s)
• Memory technology (GDDR7 versus GDDR6)
• Base clock (2295 MHz versus 1330 MHz)
• Die size (378 mm² versus 357 mm²)

The performance split shows AMD leading in rasterization-oriented metrics and efficiency, while NVIDIA leads in compute throughput and memory bandwidth. The direct benchmark result favors AMD, but the NVIDIA card's higher raw compute figures suggest it could excel in workloads that leverage its tensor cores and larger shader array, provided such workloads are represented in future benchmark entries. The data as recorded, however, gives the AMD card the only confirmed head-to-head victory.