NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile vs NVIDIA N1 16SM Comparison

FAQ

Q: What is the benchmark standing of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a recorded average benchmark score of 35,435, placing it in the 80th percentile among all GPUs in the database. Its closest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, scores 35,520, which is only 0.2% higher, indicating a near-tie in overall performance.

Q: Does the NVIDIA N1 16SM have any benchmark scores?

A: No, the database contains no benchmark entries for the N1 16SM. Its average benchmark score is listed as 0, and it has no nearest rivals, meaning there is no measured performance data to compare against the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

Q: What memory configurations do these two GPUs use?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The N1 16SM uses 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory on a 256-bit bus, providing 273.2 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the API support differences?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The N1 16SM lists DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan as N/A in the database.

Q: How do the shading unit counts compare?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. The N1 16SM has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 24 ROPs, making it less equipped in raw pixel and shading throughput.

Q: What is the release timeline for each?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile was released on 2025-02-28, while the N1 16SM has a later release date of 2026-05-31.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs share the same Blackwell 2.0 architecture and are manufactured by NVIDIA on a 5 nm process at TSMC, but they target different segments. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip with a die size of 263 mm² and 31,100 million transistors, resulting in a transistor density of 118.3M per mm². The N1 16SM uses the GB20B chip with a larger die size of 382 mm², though its transistor count is listed as unknown in the database.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is a full mobile discrete GPU from the GeForce 50-series, designed for high-end laptops. Its predecessor is the GeForce 40 Mobile. The N1 16SM belongs to the Blackwell IGP (N1x) generation and is an integrated graphics processor, as indicated by its slot width of IGP and lack of power connectors. It has no predecessor listed.

Core configurations differ substantially. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile packs 5,888 shading units, 184 tensor cores, and 46 ray tracing cores. The N1 16SM has 2,048 shading units, 64 tensor cores, and 16 ray tracing cores. This means the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has roughly 2.9 times the shading units and 2.9 times the ray tracing cores. The texture mapping units also favor the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile at 184 versus 128.

Clock behavior differs as well. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a base clock of 847 MHz and a boost clock of 1,447 MHz. The N1 16SM has a lower base clock of 741 MHz but a much higher boost clock of 2,346 MHz. This suggests the N1 16SM relies on aggressive boost behavior to reach performance, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile operates at more moderate clock speeds.

Memory architecture is another major differentiator. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 12 GB of GDDR7 with a 192-bit bus and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The N1 16SM uses 128 GB of LPDDR5X with a 256-bit bus but only 273.2 GB/s bandwidth. The N1 16SM has over ten times the memory capacity, but less than half the bandwidth of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

Both GPUs use a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface and are listed as IGP slot width with no power connectors. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a TDP of 60 W, while the N1 16SM TDP is unknown. Display outputs for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile are listed as portable device dependent, while the N1 16SM has a single HDMI output.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no head-to-head benchmark entries between the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile and the N1 16SM. The wins counter shows 0 for both sides, and the headToHeadBenchmarks array is empty. This is because the N1 16SM has no benchmark scores at all in the database, making a direct comparison impossible from measured data.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has nine individual benchmark scores recorded. Its strongest results include a Geekbench OpenCL score of 143,870 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 139,213. In PassMark tests, it scores 24,004 in G3D, 10,101 in GPU compute, 981 in G2D, 259 in DirectX 9, 237 in DirectX 11, 151 in DirectX 10, and 102 in DirectX 12.

Since the N1 16SM has no recorded scores, the only quantitative comparison available is through the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's standing relative to other GPUs in the database. Its average score of 35,435 places it in the 80th percentile of all GPUs. The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 with an average score of 35,520 (0.2% higher), the AMD Radeon Pro Duo with 35,860 (1.2% higher), the NVIDIA A2 with 34,690 (2.1% lower), and the NVIDIA T1000 with 36,289 (2.4% higher).

These deltas show the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile sits in a tight performance cluster. It is essentially tied with the Quadro GV100, slightly behind the Radeon Pro Duo and T1000, and slightly ahead of the A2. Without any N1 16SM benchmark data, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile can only be positioned against these established GPUs, not against the N1 16SM itself.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field in the database. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses the GB205 chip, while the N1 16SM uses the GB20B chip. Die size differs: 263 mm² for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile versus 382 mm² for the N1 16SM. Transistor count is 31,100 million for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile, but unknown for the N1 16SM.

Clock speeds show a notable split. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a base clock of 847 MHz and a boost clock of 1,447 MHz. The N1 16SM has a base clock of 741 MHz and a boost clock of 2,346 MHz. Memory clocks also differ: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile runs at 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective, while the N1 16SM runs at 1067 MHz with 8.5 Gbps effective.

Memory capacity and type are completely different. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The N1 16SM has 128 GB of LPDDR5X on a 256-bit bus with 273.2 GB/s bandwidth. This is a 116 GB capacity difference in favor of the N1 16SM, but a 398.8 GB/s bandwidth difference in favor of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

Compute resources diverge significantly. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 46 RT cores, and 184 tensor cores. The N1 16SM has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 24 ROPs, 16 RT cores, and 64 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile leads in every category, with 3,840 more shading units, 56 more TMUs, 56 more ROPs, 30 more RT cores, and 120 more tensor cores.

Pixel and texture rates reflect these differences. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile achieves 115.8 GPixel/s and 266.2 GTexel/s. The N1 16SM achieves 56.30 GPixel/s and 300.3 GTexel/s. While the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has more than double the pixel rate, the N1 16SM has a higher texture rate by 34.1 GTexel/s.

FP32 and FP16 compute both favor the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. It delivers 17.04 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio). The N1 16SM delivers 9.609 TFLOPS in both, which is about 43.6% lower.

Power and connectivity show similarities. Both are IGP slot width with no power connectors and use PCIe 5.0 x16. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a 60 W TDP, while the N1 16SM TDP is unknown. Display outputs differ: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses portable device dependent outputs, while the N1 16SM has a single HDMI port.

API support is a major difference. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The N1 16SM has N/A for all three APIs. Release dates also differ, with the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile on 2025-02-28 and the N1 16SM on 2026-05-31.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins in measured performance, compute throughput, and memory bandwidth. Its 17.04 TFLOPS FP32 output doubles the 9.609 TFLOPS of the N1 16SM. The 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth is more than double the 273.2 GB/s of the N1 16SM, which directly benefits bandwidth-intensive workloads such as high-resolution textures and large data transfers.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile also wins on API support. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the N1 16SM has no API support listed. This makes the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile suitable for modern gaming and compute applications that rely on these APIs.

The N1 16SM wins on memory capacity. Its 128 GB of LPDDR5X is more than ten times the 12 GB of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. This could benefit workloads that require enormous in-memory datasets, such as large language model inference or massive data processing, where capacity matters more than bandwidth.

The N1 16SM also has a higher boost clock at 2,346 MHz versus 1,447 MHz, and a higher texture rate at 300.3 GTexel/s versus 266.2 GTexel/s. This gives it an edge in texture-heavy operations that are bound by texture fetch throughput rather than pixel output.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a higher pixel rate at 115.8 GPixel/s versus 56.30 GPixel/s, making it stronger for fill-rate-bound scenarios like high-resolution rendering with heavy overdraw.

The N1 16SM has a larger die size at 382 mm² versus 263 mm², which may provide more physical area for its memory subsystem, but this does not translate into measured performance advantages in the database.

The Verdict

The database shows a clear split between these two GPUs. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is a measured performer with an 80th percentile standing, an average benchmark score of 35,435, and a full suite of benchmark results. It delivers 17.04 TFLOPS FP32, 672.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, and complete API support. It is positioned near the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, AMD Radeon Pro Duo, NVIDIA A2, and NVIDIA T1000 in overall performance.

The N1 16SM has no benchmark data, no nearest rivals, and an average score of 0. Its strengths lie in memory capacity with 128 GB, a higher boost clock at 2,346 MHz, and a higher texture rate at 300.3 GTexel/s. However, it has lower compute throughput at 9.609 TFLOPS, lower pixel rate at 56.30 GPixel/s, and no API support recorded.

Users who need a GPU with proven performance, high bandwidth, and broad API compatibility should choose the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. Its benchmark scores confirm it can handle demanding graphics and compute workloads. Users who require massive memory capacity for data-heavy tasks that do not depend on API support or measured GPU benchmarks might consider the N1 16SM, but the lack of recorded performance data means its real-world behavior is unverified in the database.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the only one of the two with quantitative evidence of capability. The N1 16SM remains an unmeasured product in the database, so any performance claims about it cannot be substantiated from the recorded data.