NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER vs NVIDIA L20 Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher benchmark percentile ranking?

A: The NVIDIA L20 sits at the 99th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The L20 records an average benchmark score of 251,147 across its Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests. The RTX 5070 SUPER records an average score of 2,690 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test.

Q: How does the L20 compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The L20 is 11.6% ahead of the NVIDIA PG506-232 and 14.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon PRO W7900D. It trails the NVIDIA L40 by 11.6% and the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation by 12.6%.

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

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER is 1% ahead of the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M, 1.1% ahead of both the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and Intel Arc Pro B50, and 1.7% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440.

Q: What memory configurations do the two cards use?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The L20 uses 48 GB of GDDR6 on a 384-bit bus with 864.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: Both cards have a 275 W TDP and use a single 16-pin power connector. The L20 lists a suggested PSU of 600 W, while no suggested PSU is recorded for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different NVIDIA architecture generations. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The L20 uses the AD102 chip built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, also fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The transistor counts differ substantially: the RTX 5070 SUPER packs 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, giving a density of 118.3M per mm². The L20 carries 76,300 million transistors on a 609 mm² die, with a density of 125.3M per mm².

The L20 belongs to the server generation and lists its predecessor as Server Ampere and its successor as Server Hopper. The RTX 5070 SUPER belongs to the GeForce 50-series and its generation is listed as GeForce 50. The L20's architecture is Ada Lovelace, a professional server-oriented design, while the RTX 5070 SUPER uses Blackwell 2.0, a consumer-oriented design.

Shading unit counts differ heavily. The L20 has 11,776 shading units, 368 texture mapping units, and 128 render output units. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6,400 shading units, 200 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. Ray tracing cores also differ: the L20 has 92 RT cores versus 50 on the RTX 5070 SUPER. Tensor core counts are 368 on the L20 and 200 on the RTX 5070 SUPER.

The clock behavior distinguishes the two as well. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz. The L20 has a much lower base clock of 1440 MHz but a slightly higher boost clock of 2520 MHz. Memory clocks differ: the RTX 5070 SUPER runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective, while the L20 runs at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective.

Bus interface differs: the RTX 5070 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16, the L20 uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs differ as well: the RTX 5070 SUPER has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, while the L20 has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a. Physical dimensions differ: the RTX 5070 SUPER is 245 mm long, 115 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The L20 is 267 mm long and 111 mm high, with no recorded width.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data does not include direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between the two cards. The database lists no shared test results for both GPUs. Instead, each card has its own benchmark suite, and those suites do not overlap. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a single recorded test: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, scoring 2,690. The L20 has two recorded tests: Geekbench OpenCL scoring 274,276 and Geekbench Vulkan scoring 228,018.

Comparing across different test suites is not straightforward, but the percentile data provides a relative positioning. The L20's 99th percentile ranking places it among the top tier of all GPUs in the database. The RTX 5070 SUPER's 18th percentile places it in the lower-middle range. The nearest rival data reinforces this gap. The L20's closest competitors, the NVIDIA L40 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation, score 284,111 and 287,237 respectively, and the L20 trails them by 11.6% and 12.6%. The RTX 5070 SUPER's closest competitors, the Quadro K1100M, GT 1030, and Arc Pro B50, all score between 2,644 and 2,664, and the RTX 5070 SUPER leads them by only 1% to 1.7%.

The average benchmark score tells a similar story. The L20 averages 251,147 across its two tests. The RTX 5070 SUPER averages 2,690 across its single test. The difference in scale is large, but the tests are different, so direct numerical comparison should be treated with caution. What the data does show is that the L20 sits near the top of the database distribution, while the RTX 5070 SUPER sits near the bottom of its own benchmark category.

The Verdict

The data indicates a clear separation in performance class. The L20, with its 99th percentile ranking and average score of 251,147, belongs to the high-end tier of the database. Its nearest rivals are other professional server and workstation cards like the NVIDIA L40 and RTX 6000 Ada Generation. The RTX 5070 SUPER, with its 18th percentile ranking and average score of 2,690, belongs to a much lower performance tier, competing with cards like the GT 1030 and Quadro K1100M.

For users who need maximum compute throughput, the L20 is the clear choice. Its 59.35 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 864.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, and 48 GB of GDDR6 memory are far beyond what the RTX 5070 SUPER offers. The L20's 11,776 shading units and 368 tensor cores provide substantially more parallel processing capability.

For users who prioritize a modern consumer feature set, the RTX 5070 SUPER has advantages. It uses GDDR7 memory, supports PCIe 5.0, and offers HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. The L20 uses GDDR6, PCIe 4.0, and DisplayPort 1.4a only. The RTX 5070 SUPER also has a higher base clock of 2325 MHz versus the L20's 1440 MHz, though the boost clocks are nearly identical at 2512 MHz and 2520 MHz respectively.

The recorded data does not place these two cards in the same performance tier. The L20's percentile and rival scores place it in the top 1% of the database, while the RTX 5070 SUPER's percentile places it in the lower fifth. The choice comes down to whether the user needs the L20's massive compute and memory capacity or the RTX 5070 SUPER's newer consumer interfaces and smaller physical footprint.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER | NVIDIA L20 |

|----------------|-------------------------------|------------|

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |

| Chip | GB205 | AD102 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 31,100 million | 76,300 million |

| Die Size | 263 mm² | 609 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 118.3M / mm² | 125.3M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2325 MHz | 1440 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2512 MHz | 2520 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) | 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 18 GB | 48 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 192 bit | 384 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 6400 | 11776 |

| TMUs | 200 | 368 |

| ROPs | 80 | 128 |

| RT Cores | 50 | 92 |

| Tensor Cores | 200 | 368 |

| Pixel Rate | 201.0 GPixel/s | 322.6 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 502.4 GTexel/s | 927.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 32.15 TFLOPS | 59.35 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 32.15 TFLOPS (1:1) | 59.35 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 275 W | 275 W |

| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |

| Suggested PSU | Not listed | 600 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Length | 245 mm (9.6 inches) | 267 mm (10.5 inches) |

| Height | 115 mm (4.5 inches) | 111 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Width | 40 mm (1.6 inches) | Not listed |

| Release Date | 2025-12-31 | 2023-11-15 |

Where Each One Wins

The L20 wins decisively in raw compute throughput. Its FP32 output of 59.35 TFLOPS is nearly double the RTX 5070 SUPER's 32.15 TFLOPS. Texture rate follows the same pattern: 927.4 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s. Pixel rate favors the L20 as well, at 322.6 GPixel/s versus 201.0 GPixel/s. The L20's memory subsystem is also stronger, with 864.0 GB/s bandwidth on a 384-bit bus, compared to 672.0 GB/s on a 192-bit bus. Memory capacity is a major differentiator: 48 GB versus 18 GB. This makes the L20 suitable for workloads that require large datasets resident in video memory.

The RTX 5070 SUPER wins on clock speed at the base level, running at 2325 MHz versus the L20's 1440 MHz. It also uses newer memory technology with GDDR7, and its 28 Gbps effective memory clock is higher than the L20's 18 Gbps effective. The RTX 5070 SUPER supports PCIe 5.0, while the L20 is limited to PCIe 4.0. Display connectivity favors the RTX 5070 SUPER with HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b, whereas the L20 offers only DisplayPort 1.4a. The RTX 5070 SUPER is also shorter at 245 mm versus 267 mm, and narrower at 40 mm width versus an unrecorded width for the L20.

In terms of benchmark positioning, the L20 dominates the database percentile ranking at 99 versus 18. The L20's nearest rivals are all high-end professional cards, and its scores cluster in the 225,124 to 287,237 range. The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals are all low-end consumer cards, and its scores cluster in the 2,644 to 2,664 range. The RTX 5070 SUPER leads its closest rival by a maximum of 1.7%, while the L20 trails its closest rival by 11.6% and leads others by up to 14.2%. This indicates that the L20 sits in a competitive field of high performers, whereas the RTX 5070 SUPER sits in a field where small margins separate the contenders.