NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER vs NVIDIA RTX 6000D Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents two NVIDIA Blackwell 2.0 cards with radically different positioning. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER and the NVIDIA RTX 6000D share an architecture but diverge sharply in every measurable capacity. The benchmark results, drawn from the database, show the RTX 6000D winning the sole head-to-head test, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark, with a score of 3522 against 2690 for the RTX 5070 SUPER, a delta of 23.6 percent in favor of the larger card.

The RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile among all GPUs in the database, placing it near the lower-middle of the performance distribution. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (average score 2664, delta 1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (average score 2662, delta 1.1 percent), and the Intel Arc Pro B50 (average score 2660, delta 1.1 percent). These results indicate that the RTX 5070 SUPER, despite its modern architecture and 18 GB of GDDR7 memory, performs in a range occupied by older entry-level and low-end cards in this specific test.

The RTX 6000D, by contrast, sits at the 98th percentile among all GPUs, an elite standing. Its average benchmark score of 195964 dwarfs the RTX 5070 SUPER's average of 2690, though this average is heavily weighted by the Geekbench OpenCL score of 388405. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB (average score 194415, delta 0.8 percent), the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (average score 187147, delta 4.7 percent), and the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB (average score 207124, delta negative 5.4 percent). The RTX 6000D trails the A100 PCIe 80 GB by 5.4 percent in average score but leads the Tesla V100S by 0.8 percent and the A100 SXM4 by 4.7 percent.

Who should pick which, strictly from the data: the RTX 6000D is the choice for any workload where the 3DMark Steel Nomad result matters, as it delivers a 23.6 percent higher score. The RTX 5070 SUPER is the choice only for users who need its specific combination of 18 GB memory, 192-bit bus, and 275 W power draw in a compact 245 mm dual-slot format, but the benchmark evidence does not favor it in raw performance. The database shows zero benchmark wins for the RTX 5070 SUPER and one for the RTX 6000D.

Where Each One Wins

The head-to-head benchmark table contains a single test: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The RTX 6000D wins this test outright. The RTX 5070 SUPER has zero wins in the recorded comparison. This is a clean sweep, though the sample size is minimal.

The RTX 6000D's advantage in the Steel Nomad test likely stems from its substantially larger compute and memory resources. The data shows the RTX 6000D has 19968 shading units, 624 texture mapping units, 192 render output units, and 97.04 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 32.15 TFLOPS FP32. The RTX 6000D also carries 84 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 448-bit bus with 1.40 TB/s bandwidth, versus 18 GB on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

In the broader database context, the RTX 6000D's average score of 195964 places it among professional compute cards like the Tesla V100S and A100 variants. The RTX 5070 SUPER's average of 2690 places it near the GT 1030 and Quadro K1100M, which are not in the same performance class. This suggests that the RTX 5070 SUPER, while architecturally modern, is positioned at the low end of the GeForce 50-series in terms of benchmark outcomes.

The RTX 6000D also leads in the Geekbench OpenCL test with a score of 388405, a result not available for the RTX 5070 SUPER in the database. This absence of a comparable OpenCL score for the RTX 5070 SUPER means the only direct comparison is the Steel Nomad test, which the RTX 6000D dominates.

Architecture Differences

Both cards use the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The shared architecture means both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and both use the PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface. The similarities end there.

The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip, a 263 mm² die with 31,100 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. The RTX 6000D uses the GB202 chip, a 750 mm² die with 92,200 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 122.9 million per square millimeter. The RTX 6000D's die is nearly three times larger in area and holds roughly three times as many transistors.

Clock speeds differ notably. The RTX 5070 SUPER runs a base clock of 2325 MHz and a boost clock of 2512 MHz. The RTX 6000D runs a lower base clock of 1992 MHz but a boost clock of 2430 MHz, which is only 82 MHz shy of the RTX 5070 SUPER's boost. The RTX 6000D achieves higher performance despite a lower base clock, which points to its massive parallel resources rather than clock speed.

Memory architecture is a major differentiator. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with a memory clock of 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), yielding 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 6000D uses 84 GB of GDDR7 on a 448-bit bus with a memory clock of 1560 MHz (25 Gbps effective), yielding 1.40 TB/s bandwidth. The RTX 6000D has more than four times the memory capacity and more than double the bandwidth.

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 6000D has 19968 shading units, 624 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 156 RT cores, and 624 tensor cores. The RTX 6000D roughly triples the shading units, TMUs, RT cores, and tensor cores, and more than doubles the ROPs. Pixel rate for the RTX 6000D is 466.6 GPixel/s versus 201.0 GPixel/s for the RTX 5070 SUPER. Texture rate is 1,516.3 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s. FP32 throughput is 97.04 TFLOPS versus 32.15 TFLOPS, and FP16 is identical at a 1:1 ratio for both.

Power and physical design diverge. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W, uses a single 16-pin connector, and measures 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RTX 6000D has a TDP of 600 W, uses a single 16-pin connector, requires a 1000 W suggested PSU, and measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. Both are dual-slot cards. Display outputs differ: the RTX 5070 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, while the RTX 6000D offers 4x DisplayPort 2.1b with no HDMI.

The RTX 6000D's release date is earlier in the database, and its predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada. The RTX 5070 SUPER has no predecessor listed. The RTX 6000D carries a launch MSRP of 8,565 USD.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher benchmark score in the shared test?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 6000D scores 3522 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690. The RTX 6000D wins with a delta of 23.6 percent.

Q: How do the two cards compare in memory capacity and bandwidth?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 6000D has 84 GB of GDDR7 on a 448-bit bus with 1.40 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: What are the FP32 compute figures?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers 32.15 TFLOPS of FP32, while the RTX 6000D delivers 97.04 TFLOPS of FP32. Both cards run FP16 at the same rate as FP32 (1:1 ratio).

Q: How does the RTX 5070 SUPER rank among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 2690. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M (delta 1 percent), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (delta 1.1 percent), and the Intel Arc Pro B50 (delta 1.1 percent).

Q: How does the RTX 6000D rank among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 6000D sits at the 98th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 195964. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB (delta 0.8 percent), the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (delta 4.7 percent), and the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB (delta negative 5.4 percent).

Q: What are the physical dimensions and power requirements?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER measures 245 mm by 115 mm by 40 mm with a TDP of 275 W and a single 16-pin connector. The RTX 6000D measures 304 mm by 137 mm by 40 mm with a TDP of 600 W, a single 16-pin connector, and a suggested PSU of 1000 W.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records one head-to-head benchmark between these two cards: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The RTX 6000D scores 3522, and the RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690. The delta is negative 23.6 percent from the perspective of the RTX 5070 SUPER, meaning the RTX 6000D outperforms it by that margin. This is the only direct comparison available, and the RTX 6000D wins it.

The 23.6 percent gap in Steel Nomad is substantial but not proportional to the hardware differences. The RTX 6000D has roughly three times the shading units (19968 vs 6400), three times the TMUs (624 vs 200), more than twice the ROPs (192 vs 80), and three times the FP32 throughput (97.04 vs 32.15 TFLOPS). Yet the benchmark gap is 23.6 percent, not 200 percent or 300 percent. This suggests the Steel Nomad test is not purely compute-bound, or that the RTX 5070 SUPER's higher boost clock of 2512 MHz versus 2430 MHz helps close some of the gap.

Memory bandwidth differences are also large: 1.40 TB/s versus 672.0 GB/s, a factor of roughly 2.1. The RTX 6000D's 84 GB capacity versus 18 GB is a factor of 4.7. Again, the benchmark gap is smaller than these ratios, indicating that the Steel Nomad workload does not fully saturate the RTX 6000D's resources.

In the broader database context, the RTX 5070 SUPER's score of 2690 places it within 1 to 1.7 percent of the Quadro K1100M (2664), the GT 1030 (2662), the Intel Arc Pro B50 (2660), and the GT 440 (2645). These are all low-end or legacy cards. The RTX 6000D's Steel Nomad score of 3522 is not directly compared to those rivals, but its average benchmark score of 195964, driven by the Geekbench OpenCL result of 388405, places it among the Tesla V100S (194415), A100 SXM4 (187147), and A100 PCIe 80 GB (207124). The RTX 6000D leads the Tesla V100S by 0.8 percent and the A100 SXM4 by 4.7 percent, while trailing the A100 PCIe 80 GB by 5.4 percent.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's 18th percentile ranking and the RTX 6000D's 98th percentile ranking represent a spread of 80 percentile points. No other comparison in the database shows a wider gulf between two cards sharing an architecture. The data indicates that the RTX 5070 SUPER, despite its 50-series branding and 18 GB GDDR7, delivers benchmark results in the same range as decade-old entry-level GPUs, while the RTX 6000D competes with top-tier professional compute accelerators.

The single head-to-head result is unambiguous. The RTX 6000D wins the only shared test, and its average benchmark score is orders of magnitude higher due to the OpenCL result. The RTX 5070 SUPER has no recorded wins in this comparison. For any buyer choosing strictly on benchmark outcomes, the data favors the RTX 6000D without qualification.