AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 in every direct comparison available. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the RTX 3070 scores 112,821 against the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11's 12,525. That is a delta of 800.8%, meaning the RTX 3070 delivers roughly nine times the raw compute performance in this workload. This is not a marginal gap; it is a generational chasm that reflects the fundamental difference between a dedicated discrete GPU and an integrated graphics processor.

The Vulkan benchmark tells a similar but slightly less extreme story. Here, the RTX 3070 posts 21,022 points, while the Vega 11 manages 13,543. The delta is 55.2%, a substantial advantage that still leaves the Vega 11 in a completely different performance class. While the OpenCL result highlights the sheer compute throughput advantage of the Ampere architecture, the Vulkan result demonstrates that even in a modern graphics API, the Vega 11 cannot close the gap.

Context from the database's nearest rival data reinforces how far apart these two parts are. The RTX 3070's average benchmark score sits at 17,208, placing it in the 61st percentile of all GPUs tracked. Its closest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT at 17,083 (0.7% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 at 17,037 (1% behind), and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M at 17,019 (1.1% behind). The NVIDIA Tesla K40c sits slightly ahead at 17,468, a 1.5% margin. The Vega 11, by contrast, has an average score of 14,385, which lands it in the 56th percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN at 14,373 (0.1% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M at 14,404 (0.1% ahead), another AMD Radeon Vega 11 entry at 14,352 (0.2% behind), and the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics at 14,315 (0.5% behind). The RTX 3070's average score is 19.6% higher than the Vega 11's, a gap that places them in entirely different performance tiers.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the direct benchmark comparisons?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 wins both recorded head-to-head tests. It leads by 800.8% in Geekbench OpenCL and by 55.2% in Geekbench Vulkan.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX 3070 has an average benchmark score of 17,208, while the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 averages 14,385. The RTX 3070 also ranks in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, compared to the 56th percentile for the Vega 11.

Q: What are the closest rivals to each GPU in the database?

A: The RTX 3070's closest rival is the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT, which is 0.7% behind in average score. The Vega 11's closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN at 0.1% behind.

Q: Does the Vega 11 have any benchmark where it outperforms the RTX 3070?

A: No. The database records show zero wins for the Vega 11 in head-to-head testing. The RTX 3070 wins both available comparisons.

Q: What memory configuration does each GPU use?

A: The RTX 3070 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Vega 11 uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: Both are listed as end-of-life products in the database.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is the clear choice for anyone seeking discrete GPU performance. Its 20.31 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, 5888 shading units, and 448.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth are numbers that put it in a class that the Vega 11 cannot approach. The Vega 11's 1.971 TFLOPS and 704 shading units place it firmly in integrated graphics territory, suitable only for basic graphical tasks in systems without a discrete GPU.

For users building a system with a dedicated graphics card, the RTX 3070 wins without contest on every metric tracked in the database. The average benchmark gap of 2,823 points, 19.6% in relative terms, is decisive. The Vega 11's only conceivable use case is as an IGP, where it competes with other integrated solutions like the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics rather than discrete cards like the RTX 3070.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The RTX 3070 uses 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, while the Vega 11 uses 4,940 million transistors on a 210 mm² die. The process nodes differ: the RTX 3070 is built on Samsung's 8 nm process, while the Vega 11 uses GlobalFoundries' 12 nm process. Transistor density also differs, with the RTX 3070 at 44.4M per mm² versus 23.5M per mm² for the Vega 11.

Clock speeds show a significant divergence. The RTX 3070 has a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1725 MHz. The Vega 11 has a base clock of just 300 MHz and a boost clock of 1400 MHz. Memory speeds differ as well: the RTX 3070 uses 1750 MHz memory with 14 Gbps effective speed, while the Vega 11 relies on system shared memory.

The memory subsystem is fundamentally different. The RTX 3070 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus delivering 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Vega 11 has no dedicated VRAM, using system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth. Pixel rate favors the RTX 3070 at 165.6 GPixel/s versus 11.20 GPixel/s for the Vega 11. Texture rate follows the same pattern at 317.4 GTexel/s versus 61.60 GTexel/s.

Shader resources are heavily skewed toward the RTX 3070: 5888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, plus 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores. The Vega 11 has 704 shading units, 44 TMUs, and 8 ROPs, with no ray tracing or tensor cores. Power consumption differs dramatically, with the RTX 3070 rated at 220 W TDP and the Vega 11 at just 15 W. The RTX 3070 requires a 550 W suggested PSU and a dual-slot cooler with a 12-pin connector, while the Vega 11 is an IGP with no power connectors.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 3070 is built on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture with the GA104 chip, part of the GeForce 30-series generation. The Vega 11 uses AMD's GCN 5.0 architecture with the Picasso chip, belonging to the Vega IGP generation. The manufacturing foundry differs: Samsung for the RTX 3070, GlobalFoundries for the Vega 11.

Compute capabilities reflect their architectural designs. The RTX 3070 delivers 20.31 TFLOPS FP32 and 20.31 TFLOPS FP16 at a 1:1 ratio. The Vega 11 delivers 1.971 TFLOPS FP32 and 3.942 TFLOPS FP16 at a 2:1 ratio. The Vega 11's FP16 advantage relative to its own FP32 is a characteristic of GCN architecture, but it remains far below the RTX 3070's absolute numbers.

API support also diverges. The RTX 3070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Vega 11 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The RTX 3070's DirectX 12 Ultimate support includes features tied to its ray tracing and tensor cores, which the Vega 11 lacks entirely.

The bus interface differs as well: the RTX 3070 uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Vega 11 is an IGP with no external bus. Display outputs on the RTX 3070 include 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Vega 11's outputs are motherboard dependent. The RTX 3070 measures 242 mm in length and 112 mm in height, while the Vega 11 has no recorded dimensions as an integrated part.