AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains a single comparative benchmark run: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. In this test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690, while the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU scores 516. The delta is a stark negative 80.8% for the AMD part, meaning the NVIDIA card delivers roughly 5.2 times the raw performance in this specific workload.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER’s result places it at the 18th percentile of all GPUs in the database, a respectable mid-range standing. Its nearest rivals in the database, the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2664, +1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (2662, +1.1%), and the Intel Arc Pro B50 (2660, +1.1%), all sit within a narrow band of 1.7% of its score. This indicates the RTX 5070 SUPER is performing exactly as expected for its class in this test, with no anomalous swings.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU, by contrast, lands at the 1st percentile of all GPUs. Its score of 516 places it alongside much older or lower-end parts: the AMD Radeon HD 6750M scores 484 (6.6% slower), the Intel HD Graphics P4000 scores 534 (3.4% faster), and the AMD Radeon HD 6870 scores 536 (3.7% faster). The AMD part is also 9.3% behind the AMD Radeon HD 6770M, which scores 569. The benchmark results indicate the Z2 Extreme GPU is operating in a fundamentally different performance tier, closer to integrated graphics or decade-old discrete mobile parts than to any modern dedicated GPU.

The win count reflects this: the NVIDIA card wins 1 out of 1 head-to-head benchmarks, while the AMD part wins none. The magnitude of the delta, 80.8%, is not a marginal difference. It is a categorical gap that separates the two products into entirely different use cases. The data shows no scenario in the recorded results where the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU closes the distance.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER is the only choice for any workload that relies on the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark. Its score of 2690 is 5.2 times higher than the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU’s 516, and its percentile ranking of 18 versus 1 confirms it belongs to a completely different performance class. The NVIDIA card also holds a commanding lead in every relevant hardware specification that feeds into 3D rendering performance: more shading units, texture mapping units, raster operation units, ray tracing cores, and a substantially wider memory bus with higher bandwidth.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU, however, is not without a defined role. Its 28 W TDP against the NVIDIA card’s 275 W means it draws an order of magnitude less power. It uses no external power connectors, has a single USB Type-C display output, and is built on a 4 nm process versus the NVIDIA card’s 5 nm process. For a compact, power-constrained console-style device, the AMD part is the only viable option in this comparison. The NVIDIA RTX 5070 SUPER requires a dual-slot cooler, a 16-pin power connector, and a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, none of which fit a low-power embedded or handheld form factor.

Who should pick which is dictated by the physical and electrical constraints of the system, not by benchmark preference. If the platform can supply 275 W and accommodate a 245 mm long, 115 mm tall, 40 mm wide dual-slot card, the RTX 5070 SUPER is the clear winner. If the platform is limited to 28 W and a single USB-C output, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU is the only option. The data does not support any other conclusion.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690, which is 80.8% higher than the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU’s score of 516.

Q: How does the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It is 6.6% faster than the AMD Radeon HD 6750M (484), but 3.4% slower than the Intel HD Graphics P4000 (534), 3.7% slower than the AMD Radeon HD 6870 (536), and 9.3% slower than the AMD Radeon HD 6770M (569).

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals?

A: It is 1% faster than the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (2664), 1.1% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (2662), 1.1% faster than the Intel Arc Pro B50 (2660), and 1.7% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 (2645).

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has a 192-bit bus with GDDR7 memory delivering 672.0 GB/s, while the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU has a 128-bit bus with LPDDR5X memory delivering 128.0 GB/s.

Q: What is the TDP difference?

A: The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU has a 28 W TDP, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has a 275 W TDP.

Q: What are the shading unit counts?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, while the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU has 1024 shading units.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ on nearly every measurable specification. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER uses 6400 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, and 80 raster operation units, compared to the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU’s 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also carries 50 ray tracing cores and 200 tensor cores, while the AMD part has 16 ray tracing cores and no tensor core field in the database.

Clock speeds diverge significantly. The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU has a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2700 MHz. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER runs at a base of 2325 MHz and boosts to 2512 MHz. The AMD part actually boosts higher, but its lower shader count and memory system limit its output.

Memory configuration is another major split. The AMD part uses 16 GB of LPDDR5X on a 128-bit bus, yielding 128.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 672.0 GB/s. The NVIDIA card’s bandwidth advantage is 5.25 times.

Compute rates favor NVIDIA. The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers 32.15 TFLOPS FP32 and 32.15 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1), while the AMD part delivers 5.530 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1). Pixel and texture rates follow the same pattern: 201.0 GPixel/s and 502.4 GTexel/s for NVIDIA, versus 129.6 GPixel/s and 172.8 GTexel/s for AMD.

Physical and electrical specifications differ completely. The AMD part has no power connectors and a single USB Type-C display output. The NVIDIA card requires a 16-pin power connector, is dual-slot, uses PCIe 5.0 x16, and offers 1x HDMI 2.1b plus 3x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. The NVIDIA card measures 245 mm by 115 mm by 40 mm. The AMD part has no recorded dimensions.

Transistor counts and die sizes also differ. The AMD chip has 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, while the NVIDIA chip has 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die. The AMD process node is 4 nm versus the NVIDIA 5 nm, and the AMD die has a higher transistor density at 145.9M per mm² versus 118.3M per mm².

Architecture Differences

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU is built on the Strix Point chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API-level features are identical in the database.

The manufacturing process differs: AMD uses a 4 nm node at TSMC, while NVIDIA uses a 5 nm node at TSMC. The AMD chip has a higher transistor density (145.9M per mm²) despite having more total transistors (34,000 million versus 31,100 million) because its die is smaller at 233 mm² versus 263 mm².

Ray tracing hardware differs in count but not in fundamental architecture type. The AMD part has 16 ray tracing cores; the NVIDIA part has 50. The NVIDIA part also has 200 tensor cores, which are absent from the AMD part’s specification sheet. Tensor cores are typically used for AI acceleration and DLSS-style features, though the database does not list specific workload results for them.

Memory technology is a notable architectural divergence. The AMD part uses LPDDR5X, which is a low-power memory typically soldered to the package, while the NVIDIA part uses GDDR7, a dedicated graphics memory with much higher bandwidth per pin. The AMD part’s memory clock is listed as 1000 MHz with 8 Gbps effective, while the NVIDIA part runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective.

Clock behavior reflects the different design goals. The AMD part has a low 800 MHz base clock but boosts to 2700 MHz, suggesting a power-optimized design that ramps up under load. The NVIDIA part has a higher 2325 MHz base and a modest 2512 MHz boost, indicating a more consistent operating point under sustained load.

The AMD part is classified as a console GPU in the database, while the NVIDIA part is a GeForce 50-series desktop card. This classification matches the physical evidence: the AMD part uses no external power and has a single USB-C output, while the NVIDIA part uses a 16-pin connector and multiple display outputs. The architecture choices align with these roles.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER wins the only recorded benchmark, and it wins every specification category that affects 3D rendering throughput. It has more shading units, more texture units, more ROPs, more ray tracing cores, more tensor cores, higher pixel rate, higher texture rate, higher FP32 and FP16 compute, and more than five times the memory bandwidth. For any task that stresses the GPU, such as high-resolution gaming, ray-traced workloads, or compute-heavy rendering, the NVIDIA card is the only rational choice based on this data.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU wins in areas of power efficiency and physical integration. Its 28 W TDP is 247 W lower than the NVIDIA card’s 275 W. It requires no power connector and fits in a board design that only needs a single USB Type-C output. Its smaller die size (233 mm² versus 263 mm²) and higher transistor density (145.9M per mm² versus 118.3M per mm²) suggest a more compact, integrated design. It also has a higher boost clock (2700 MHz versus 2512 MHz), though this does not translate into a benchmark win.

The use case split is clear from the data. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER is for a desktop system with a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, a 16-pin power connector, and room for a dual-slot card. The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU is for a handheld or embedded console where power draw is capped at 28 W, no external power is available, and a single USB-C display output suffices. Neither product can substitute for the other in these roles.

In the database’s percentile rankings, the NVIDIA card sits at the 18th percentile, meaning 82% of all GPUs are slower, while the AMD part sits at the 1st percentile, meaning 99% of all GPUs are faster. That single statistic summarizes the entire comparison: the RTX 5070 SUPER is a mainstream discrete GPU, while the Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU is a low-power integrated-class solution. The benchmark delta of 80.8% confirms they are not competitors in the same market segment.