NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER vs NVIDIA RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation Comparison

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER and NVIDIA RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation are both NVIDIA designs, but they occupy opposite ends of the GPU spectrum. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a desktop part built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, while the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation is a low-power mobile chip built on Ada Lovelace. The database shows the RTX 5070 SUPER with an average benchmark score of 2690 against a single test, while the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has no recorded average score. This analysis compares their architecture, recorded performance, and appropriate use cases based strictly on the data.

FAQ

Q: What is the primary architectural difference between the two GPUs?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER uses Blackwell 2.0 architecture on the GB205 chip, while the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation uses Ada Lovelace on the AD107 chip. Both are built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but the RTX 5070 SUPER has a much larger die at 263 mm² versus 159 mm² for the mobile part.

Q: How do their memory configurations compare?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 96-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. The desktop card has three times the memory capacity and 3.5 times the bandwidth.

Q: What is the recorded performance difference in the database?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 2690 from the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, placing it in the 18th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, so no direct performance comparison can be made from measurements.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, and 80 raster output units. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The desktop card has 2.5 times the shading units.

Q: How different are their power requirements?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W and requires a dual-slot cooler with a 1x 16-pin power connector. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has a TDP of 35 W and is an IGP with no power connectors, designed for portable devices.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. They also both have ray tracing cores and tensor cores, though the RTX 5070 SUPER has 50 RT cores and 200 tensor cores versus 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores on the mobile part.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 5070 SUPER is built on the GB205 chip using Blackwell 2.0 architecture, a generation newer than the Ada Lovelace architecture used in the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation's AD107 chip. Both use a 5 nm TSMC process, but the RTX 5070 SUPER packs 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 118.3M per mm². The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, with a density of 118.9M per mm². The densities are nearly identical, but the desktop chip has 64.6% more transistors and 65.4% more die area.

Clock speeds differ substantially. The RTX 5070 SUPER runs at a 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost, while the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation operates at 1485 MHz base and 2025 MHz boost. The desktop card's boost clock is 24% higher, and its base clock is 56.6% higher. Memory clocks also favor the desktop part: 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective for the RTX 5070 SUPER versus 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for the mobile chip.

The memory subsystem is another major divider. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, delivering 192.0 GB/s. The newer GDDR7 type and wider bus give the desktop card significantly more memory throughput.

Compute resources scale accordingly. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 20 RT cores, and 80 tensor cores. The desktop card has 2.5x the shading units, 2.5x the TMUs, 1.67x the ROPs, 2.5x the RT cores, and 2.5x the tensor cores. The recorded pixel rate for the RTX 5070 SUPER is 201.0 GPixel/s with a texture rate of 502.4 GTexel/s, while the mobile part records 97.20 GPixel/s and 162.0 GTexel/s.

The physical designs are completely different. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a dual-slot desktop card measuring 245 mm long, 115 mm tall, and 40 mm wide, with a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation is an IGP with no dimensions recorded, uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, and its display outputs are described as portable device dependent. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a 275 W TDP, while the mobile part has a 35 W TDP, a difference that reflects their intended deployment scenarios.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark results between these two GPUs. The RTX 5070 SUPER has one recorded benchmark result: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2690. This places it in the 18th percentile of all GPUs tracked in the database. Its nearest rivals in the database are the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M with an average score of 2664 and a delta of 1%, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 with 2662 and a delta of 1.1%, the Intel Arc Pro B50 with 2660 and a delta of 1.1%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 with 2645 and a delta of 1.7%. The RTX 5070 SUPER leads these rivals by margins between 1% and 1.7%, which is a narrow performance band.

The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has no benchmark scores recorded, no average benchmark score, and no nearest rivals in the database. This means the data cannot confirm any direct performance relationship between the two cards. The RTX 5070 SUPER's score of 2690 is the only measurable performance point available for comparison. The mobile part's absence of recorded data prevents any quantitative head-to-head analysis, so the comparison must rest on architectural differences and the desktop card's known benchmark position.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's 1% lead over the Quadro K1100M and 1.1% leads over the GT 1030 and Arc Pro B50 indicate it sits in a tight cluster of low-end GPUs based on this single test. The 18th percentile ranking confirms this is not a high-performance part relative to the full database. The mobile RTX 1000's 50th percentile ranking in the database, despite having no average score, suggests its position is based on other data or classification, but no benchmark numbers support a direct comparison.

The Verdict

The recorded data shows the RTX 5070 SUPER as the only part with a measurable benchmark score, achieving 2690 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and ranking in the 18th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has no benchmark scores, so its performance cannot be verified from the database. The RTX 5070 SUPER clearly targets desktop systems with its dual-slot design, 275 W TDP, 1x 16-pin power connector, and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation targets portable devices with its 35 W TDP, IGP form factor, no power connectors, and PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.

The architectural data favors the RTX 5070 SUPER in every compute category. It has 6400 shading units versus 2560, 18 GB of GDDR7 versus 6 GB of GDDR6, 672.0 GB/s bandwidth versus 192.0 GB/s, and higher clock speeds across base, boost, and memory. The desktop card also has more RT cores, tensor cores, TMUs, and ROPs. The mobile part's only advantages are its dramatically lower TDP and its portable form factor, which are not performance metrics but deployment characteristics.

The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation's 50th percentile ranking in the database, despite having no average score, suggests it holds a mid-pack position relative to all GPUs, but this cannot be confirmed with recorded numbers. The RTX 5070 SUPER's 18th percentile is the only verified ranking. For users selecting a desktop GPU, the RTX 5070 SUPER is the only one of these two that fits a desktop slot. For mobile workstations, the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation is designed for that role. The data does not support a performance equivalence claim between them.

Specification Differences

The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture, while the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation uses the AD107 chip with Ada Lovelace. The desktop card has 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, while the mobile part has 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. Clock speeds differ: 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost for the RTX 5070 SUPER versus 1485 MHz base and 2025 MHz boost for the mobile chip. Memory clocks are 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective on the desktop card and 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective on the mobile part.

Memory specifications diverge completely. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. Compute resources show the desktop card with 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores, versus 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 20 RT cores, and 80 tensor cores on the mobile part.

Pixel rate and texture rate also differ: 201.0 GPixel/s and 502.4 GTexel/s for the RTX 5070 SUPER, and 97.20 GPixel/s and 162.0 GTexel/s for the RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 32.15 TFLOPS on the desktop card, while the mobile part records 10.37 TFLOPS for each. TDP is 275 W versus 35 W. The RTX 5070 SUPER is dual-slot with a 1x 16-pin power connector, while the mobile part is an IGP with no power connectors. Bus interfaces are PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b on the desktop card, versus portable device dependent on the mobile part. The RTX 5070 SUPER measures 245 mm by 115 mm by 40 mm, while the mobile part has no recorded dimensions.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 SUPER wins in every measured performance category in the database. Its 2690 benchmark score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 is the only verified performance number between the two. It leads in shading units, TMUs, ROPs, RT cores, tensor cores, memory capacity, memory bandwidth, and clock speeds. Its 672.0 GB/s bandwidth and 18 GB of GDDR7 memory suit workloads that require large datasets and high throughput. The 275 W TDP and dual-slot design indicate it is built for sustained desktop operation where power delivery is not a constraint.

The RTX 1000 Mobile Ada Generation wins in power efficiency and portability. Its 35 W TDP is 7.9 times lower than the desktop card's 275 W, making it suitable for battery-powered portable devices. The IGP form factor with no power connectors means it integrates into compact systems without additional cabling. Its PCIe 4.0 x8 interface is narrower than the desktop card's PCIe 5.0 x16, which suits the constraints of mobile platforms. The 6 GB GDDR6 memory and 192.0 GB/s bandwidth are modest but consistent with its low-power design. The 50th percentile ranking in the database, while unsupported by a recorded average score, indicates it holds a mid-range position among all GPUs. The RTX 5070 SUPER's 18th percentile ranking places it lower in the overall distribution, but its single benchmark score is the only direct evidence of performance.