NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs NVIDIA RTX A5000 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data paints a decisive picture: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins every single benchmark in the comparison, taking all 10 head-to-head tests. The most dramatic gap appears in the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 205,624 against 137,828 for the RTX A5000, a 49.2% advantage. This is not a small margin; it is a generational leap in API-specific performance.

In DirectX 11 workloads, the RTX 4070 SUPER posts 273 points versus 187 for the A5000, a 46% delta. The PassMark G3D test shows a 33.1% lead (29,995 versus 22,541), while the GPU compute test reveals a 37.4% gap (17,108 versus 12,455). Even in legacy DirectX 9, the newer card leads by 37.1% (344 versus 251). The smallest wins come in DirectX 10 (9.2%) and Geekbench OpenCL (9.4%), but those are still clear victories.

The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, a modern stressor, shows the RTX 4070 SUPER at 4,627 versus 3,783, a 22.3% lead. The PassMark DirectX 12 result is similar in proportion: 110 versus 87, a 26.4% margin. Even the 2D test, PassMark G2D, goes to the RTX 4070 SUPER at 1,184 versus 1,032, a 14.7% difference that suggests the architectural efficiency carries into less demanding tasks.

The aggregate data confirms the trend. The RTX 4070 SUPER holds an average benchmark score of 43,223, placing it in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs. The RTX A5000 averages 33,622, sitting in the 78th percentile. That is a difference of roughly 9,601 points in the average, which translates to a 28.5% overall performance advantage for the 4070 SUPER. The nearest rivals for the 4070 SUPER include the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB (average score 43,262, delta -0.1%) and the GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (average score 43,667, delta -1%), meaning the 4070 SUPER sits just below the mobile flagship. The A5000, by contrast, finds itself near the AMD Radeon RX 7700S (average score 33,849, delta -0.7%) and the AMD Radeon RX 480 (average score 33,997, delta -1.1%), which is a telling placement for a workstation card.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the most benchmarks in this comparison?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins all 10 recorded head-to-head tests. The RTX A5000 does not win a single one.

Q: What is the largest performance gap between the two cards?

A: The largest delta is in the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the RTX 4070 SUPER leads by 49.2%, scoring 205,624 versus 137,828.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER compare to the RTX A5000 in compute workloads?

A: In the PassMark GPU Compute test, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 17,108 against 12,455 for the A5000, a 37.4% advantage. The Geekbench OpenCL test shows a smaller but still positive lead of 9.4% (172,795 versus 157,905).

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43,223, while the RTX A5000 averages 33,622. This places the 4070 SUPER in the 83rd percentile of all GPUs and the A5000 in the 78th percentile.

Q: Does the RTX A5000 have any advantage in the recorded data?

A: No. The data shows zero wins for the RTX A5000 across all 10 benchmark tests. Its only relative strengths are smaller deltas in OpenCL and DirectX 10, where the 4070 SUPER leads by 9.4% and 9.2% respectively, rather than larger gaps.

Q: How does the RTX 4070 SUPER perform in DirectX 12 compared to the A5000?

A: In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the 4070 SUPER scores 4,627 versus 3,783, a 22.3% lead. In PassMark DirectX 12, the margin is 26.4% (110 versus 87).

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the faster card in every measurable benchmark scenario recorded in the database. Its average score of 43,223 versus 33,622 represents a 28.5% overall lead, and its percentile ranking (83rd versus 78th) confirms that it sits higher in the global GPU hierarchy. For anyone prioritizing raw performance in gaming, DirectX workloads, or general compute, the 4070 SUPER is the clear pick.

The RTX A5000, however, is not without its reasons for selection, but those reasons do not come from the benchmark scores. It offers 24 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, which provides 768.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s. For workloads that require large memory capacity for datasets or rendering scenes, the A5000 has a structural advantage that the recorded benchmarks do not capture. The data shows the A5000 also has more shading units (8,192 versus 7,168), more TMUs (256 versus 224), and more ROPs (96 versus 80), yet it still loses every test. That tells the story of architecture efficiency: the 4070 SUPER does more with fewer resources.

The verdict splits by use case. If the task is pure speed, the RTX 4070 SUPER wins outright. If the task demands memory capacity beyond 12 GB, the RTX A5000 becomes the rational choice, despite its lower benchmark scores. The database makes no judgment on which matters more; it only provides the numbers.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in almost every core specification. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses a 5 nm process from TSMC, while the RTX A5000 uses an 8 nm process from Samsung. The 4070 SUPER packs 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². The A5000 has 28,300 million transistors on a much larger 628 mm² die, resulting in a density of just 45.1M per mm². This is a fundamental difference in manufacturing approach.

Clock speeds diverge sharply. The 4070 SUPER runs at a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The A5000 sits at 1170 MHz base and 1695 MHz boost. Memory clocks also differ: the 4070 SUPER runs at 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective), while the A5000 runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory, the A5000 has 24 GB of GDDR6. Bus widths are 192-bit versus 384-bit, and bandwidth is 504.2 GB/s versus 768.0 GB/s.

Compute resources differ as well. The 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units, 224 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 56 RT cores, and 224 tensor cores. The A5000 has 8,192 shading units, 256 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 64 RT cores, and 256 tensor cores. Despite having fewer units, the 4070 SUPER achieves higher pixel rate (198.0 GPixel/s versus 162.7 GPixel/s) and texture rate (554.4 GTexel/s versus 433.9 GTexel/s). FP32 throughput is 35.48 TFLOPS for the 4070 SUPER versus 27.77 TFLOPS for the A5000. Both have 1:1 FP16.

Power and connectivity differ. The 4070 SUPER has a 220 W TDP with a single 16-pin connector. The A5000 has a 230 W TDP with a single 8-pin connector. Both recommend a 550 W PSU. The 4070 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs; the A5000 offers 4x DisplayPort 1.4a. The 4070 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 599 USD. The A5000 has no recorded launch MSRP. Both are dual-slot cards with identical dimensions of 267 mm length and 112 mm height. The 4070 SUPER has a width of 42 mm; the A5000 has no recorded width.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide is stark. The RTX 4070 SUPER is built on Ada Lovelace, the GeForce 40-series architecture. The RTX A5000 is built on Ampere, the workstation generation designated as Workstation Ampere (Ax000). These are different design philosophies from different eras. Ada Lovelace is newer, and the data shows it delivers superior performance per unit of silicon.

The process node difference is the primary driver. The 5 nm TSMC process on the 4070 SUPER allows for a much higher transistor density (121.8M per mm²) compared to the 8 nm Samsung process on the A5000 (45.1M per mm²). The 4070 SUPER crams more transistors into less than half the die area: 35,800 million on 294 mm² versus 28,300 million on 628 mm². This density enables higher clocks and better efficiency, which is reflected in the benchmark results.

The RT core and tensor core counts are higher on the A5000 (64 and 256 respectively) versus the 4070 SUPER (56 and 224), but the newer architecture appears to extract more performance from each core. The 4070 SUPER achieves higher FP32 throughput (35.48 TFLOPS versus 27.77 TFLOPS) despite having fewer shading units. The same pattern holds for pixel and texture rates. The Ada Lovelace architecture also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, which are the same API feature levels as the Ampere card. Both support the same API set.

The memory architecture differs fundamentally. The 4070 SUPER uses GDDR6X on a narrower 192-bit bus, while the A5000 uses GDDR6 on a wider 384-bit bus. The A5000 offers more raw bandwidth (768.0 GB/s versus 504.2 GB/s) and double the capacity (24 GB versus 12 GB). However, the 4070 SUPER compensates with a much higher memory clock (1313 MHz versus 2000 MHz in raw terms, but 21 Gbps effective versus 16 Gbps effective). The effective bandwidth per GB of memory favors the 4070 SUPER, but the A5000 wins on total capacity and aggregate bandwidth.

The power connectors tell a different story. The 4070 SUPER uses the newer 16-pin connector, while the A5000 uses the traditional 8-pin. This reflects the design era. The 4070 SUPER has a slightly lower TDP (220 W versus 230 W) despite its higher performance, evidence of the efficiency gains from the 5 nm process and Ada Lovelace architecture. Both are end-of-life products, but the 4070 SUPER was released later (January 2024 versus April 2021) and has a successor in the GeForce 50-series, while the A5000's successor is Workstation Ada.