NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile vs NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a significantly higher average benchmark score of 35,435, compared to the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's score of 3,596.

Q: What is the transistor count difference between the two chips?

A: The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die.

Q: How does the memory configuration differ?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 576.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation boosts to 2115 MHz, which is higher than the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile's boost of 1447 MHz.

Q: What is the TDP difference?

A: The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a TDP of 120 W, double the 60 W TDP of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

Q: What is the percentile ranking of each GPU in the database?

A: The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile ranks in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation ranks in the 21st percentile.

Architecture Differences

The two mobile GPUs represent distinct architectural generations from NVIDIA. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture using the GB205 chip, while the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD103 chip. Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process, but the transistor density differs slightly: the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation achieves 121.1M transistors per mm², while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile reaches 118.3M per mm².

The physical chip sizes differ substantially. The AD103 die measures 379 mm² and contains 45,900 million transistors, making it the larger and more transistor-dense chip overall. The GB205 die is smaller at 263 mm² with 31,100 million transistors. Despite the smaller transistor count, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses newer memory technology: 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, yielding 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a wider 256-bit bus, but its bandwidth is lower at 576.0 GB/s.

The compute resources also differ significantly. The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has 9,728 shading units, 304 TMUs, and 112 ROPs, along with 76 RT cores and 304 tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has 5,888 shading units, 184 TMUs, and 80 ROPs, with 46 RT cores and 184 tensor cores. The Ada chip has the advantage in every compute unit count.

Clock speeds favor the Ada chip as well. The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a base clock of 1425 MHz and a boost clock of 2115 MHz. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has a base clock of 847 MHz and a boost of 1447 MHz. Memory clocks also differ: the Ada chip runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the Blackwell chip runs at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

The bus interface differs: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both are integrated GPUs (IGP slot width) with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The power envelope is a major differentiator. The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a TDP of 120 W, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is rated at 60 W. This halved power budget likely explains the lower clock speeds and reduced compute unit counts on the Blackwell chip. The release dates also separate them: the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation launched on 2023-03-20, while the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile arrived on 2025-02-28.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains benchmark results for both GPUs, but the available tests differ. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has results across multiple benchmark suites, while the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has a single recorded result in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile scores 143,870 in Geekbench OpenCL and 139,213 in Geekbench Vulkan. In PassMark tests, it scores 151 in DirectX 10, 237 in DirectX 11, 102 in DirectX 12, and 259 in DirectX 9. Its PassMark G2D score is 981, G3D score is 24,004, and GPU compute score is 10,101.

The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation scores 3,596 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. This is the only benchmark result recorded for this GPU in the database. The average benchmark score for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is 35,435, which is roughly ten times higher than the 3,596 average for the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation.

The percentile rankings confirm the performance gap. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile sits in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation is in the 21st percentile. The nearest rivals for the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile include the NVIDIA Quadro GV100 (average score 35,520, delta -0.2%), the AMD Radeon Pro Duo (35,860, delta -1.2%), the NVIDIA A2 (34,690, delta +2.1%), and the NVIDIA T1000 (36,289, delta -2.4%). These deltas show the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile performs within roughly 2% of its closest competitors.

The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's nearest rivals are much lower-performing GPUs: the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 (3,594, delta +0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M (3,616, delta -0.6%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3,629, delta -0.9%), and the AMD Radeon HD 6770 (3,649, delta -1.5%). The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's score is essentially even with these older desktop parts, which indicates its recorded benchmark result places it in a much lower performance tier.

The recorded data shows the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile dominates in raw compute workloads. Its PassMark GPU compute score of 10,101 and its Geekbench OpenCL score of 143,870 demonstrate strong general-purpose compute capability. The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation has no comparable compute benchmark results in the database, so its compute performance cannot be directly compared from the recorded data.

The Verdict

The recorded benchmark data strongly favors the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. Its average benchmark score of 35,435 dwarfs the 3,596 average of the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation. The percentile ranking confirms this: 80th percentile versus 21st percentile.

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile achieves this performance at half the TDP: 60 W versus 120 W. This efficiency advantage is notable for mobile workstations where thermal and power budgets are constrained. The newer Blackwell 2.0 architecture and GDDR7 memory provide higher bandwidth (672.0 GB/s versus 576.0 GB/s) despite a narrower 192-bit bus compared to the 256-bit bus on the Ada chip.

The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation does retain advantages in specific areas. It has 16 GB of memory versus 12 GB, which matters for large datasets. It also has more shading units (9,728 versus 5,888), more RT cores (76 versus 46), more tensor cores (304 versus 184), and higher pixel and texture rates: 236.9 GPixel/s versus 115.8 GPixel/s, and 643.0 GTexel/s versus 266.2 GTexel/s. Its FP32 throughput of 41.15 TFLOPS is more than double the 17.04 TFLOPS of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile.

However, the single recorded benchmark for the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation shows a very low score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile has no comparable 3DMark Steel Nomad result, so a direct comparison on that specific test is not possible. But the overall average benchmark scores and percentile rankings are unambiguous: the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the higher-performing GPU according to the database.

For users who need maximum compute throughput per watt, the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the clear choice. For users who need larger memory capacity and higher raw compute unit counts, the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation offers those specifications, but its recorded benchmark performance does not reflect an advantage in real-world testing.

Specification Differences

| Specification | RTX 5070 Ti Mobile | RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation |

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

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |

| Chip | GB205 | AD103 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 31,100 million | 45,900 million |

| Die Size | 263 mm² | 379 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 118.3M / mm² | 121.1M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 847 MHz | 1425 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1447 MHz | 2115 MHz |

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

| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 5,888 | 9,728 |

| TMUs | 184 | 304 |

| ROPs | 80 | 112 |

| RT Cores | 46 | 76 |

| Tensor Cores | 184 | 304 |

| Pixel Rate | 115.8 GPixel/s | 236.9 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 266.2 GTexel/s | 643.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 17.04 TFLOPS | 41.15 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 17.04 TFLOPS (1:1) | 41.15 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 60 W | 120 W |

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

| Release Date | 2025-02-28 | 2023-03-20 |

| Predecessor | GeForce 40 Mobile | Ampere-MW |

| Successor | None | Blackwell-MW |

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile wins in overall benchmark performance. Its average score of 35,435 versus 3,596 for the RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation represents a massive gap. It also wins in memory bandwidth at 672.0 GB/s versus 576.0 GB/s, and it does so with a lower TDP of 60 W versus 120 W. The newer PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides double the bus bandwidth of the Ada chip's PCIe 4.0 x16. The GDDR7 memory type is newer than GDDR6. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile also ranks in the 80th percentile of all GPUs, indicating it sits among higher-performing hardware.

The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation wins in raw specification counts. It has 9,728 shading units versus 5,888, 304 TMUs versus 184, 112 ROPs versus 80, 76 RT cores versus 46, and 304 tensor cores versus 184. Its FP32 throughput of 41.15 TFLOPS is more than double the 17.04 TFLOPS of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. Its pixel rate of 236.9 GPixel/s and texture rate of 643.0 GTexel/s are roughly double those of the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. The 16 GB memory capacity is 4 GB larger than the 12 GB on the RTX 5070 Ti Mobile. The higher base and boost clocks (1425 MHz and 2115 MHz) indicate a more aggressively clocked design.

The use-case split from the recorded data is straightforward. The RTX 5070 Ti Mobile is the better choice for general graphics workloads, compute tasks, and scenarios where power efficiency matters. Its PassMark G3D score of 24,004 and Geekbench scores in the 139,000 to 143,000 range show strong performance across multiple test suites. The RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation's only recorded benchmark, a 3,596 score in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, places it in a much lower performance class despite its higher specification counts. For workloads that depend on the larger 16 GB memory pool or the higher compute unit counts, the Ada chip has a theoretical advantage, but the recorded data does not demonstrate that advantage in practice.