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GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX 9070
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — GeForce RTX 5070 against Radeon RX 9070, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Best ecosystem
Tie
Neither lists native integrations.
Standout
GeForce RTX 5070
16 GB GDDR7 memory
GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card with 16 GB GDDR7 memory and 133 TFLOPS of processing power.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Supports up to four monitors for multi-display setups
- 16 GB GDDR7 memory for large-scale projects and gaming
- Advanced AI and ray tracing capabilities with DLSS 4 and RTX Remix
Cons
- Requires a 300W power supply, limiting compatibility with some systems
- Physical dimensions may restrict installation in compact cases
- Does not support NVIDIA NVLink for multi-GPU configurations
Specifications
- achievable frequency—
- ai accelerators—
- bus type—
- Card Dimensions / LengthVaries by manufacturer
- Card Dimensions / Slots2-Slot
- Card Dimensions / Width112 mm
- Display Support / HDCP2.3
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)4K at 480Hz or 8K at 165Hz with DSC
- Display Support / Multi Monitorup to 4 (4)
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors3x DisplayPort (2) , 1x HDMI (3)
- displayport™—
- features—
- game frequency—
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores8960
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores4th Generation 133 TFLOPS
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader CoresBlackwell
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)5th Generation 1406 AI TOPS
- gpu memory—
- hdmi™—
- max memory size—
- memory bandwidth—
- memory interface—
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width256-bit
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config16 GB GDDR7
- memory speed—
- memory type—
- peak 4-bit precision (int4 matrix) performance—
- peak 8-bit precision (fp8 matrix) performance (e5m2, e4m3)—
- peak 8-bit precision (int8 matrix) performance—
- peak half precision (fp16 matrix) performance—
- peak half precision (fp16 vector) performance—
- peak pixel fill-rate—
- peak single precision (fp32 vector) performance—
- ray accelerators—
- rops—
- stream processors—
- supported rendering format—
- Technology Support / AV1 DecodeYes
- Technology Support / AV1 EncodeYes
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability12.0
- Technology Support / Game Ready DriversYes
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 UltimateYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA AppYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ArchitectureBlackwell
- Technology Support / NVIDIA BroadcastYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)1x Sixth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSSDLSS 4 Super Resolution DLAA Ray Reconstruction Frame Generation Multi Frame Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)2x Ninth Generation
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyleYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™Yes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA HighlightsYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready)No
- Technology Support / NVIDIA OmniverseYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ReflexReflex 2 Low Latency Mode Frame Warp (Coming Soon)
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlayYes
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Studio DriversYes
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5Yes
- Technology Support / Photo ModeYes
- Technology Support / Ray TracingYes
- Technology Support / RTX RemixYes
- Technology Support / VR ReadyYes
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6Yes
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)88
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)750
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors2x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable
- Thermal and Power Specs / Total Graphics Power (W)300
- transistor count—
- typical board power (desktop)—
Radeon RX 9070
Radeon RX 9070 graphics card with up to 2520 MHz achievable frequency and 16 GB GDDR6 memory
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Achievable frequency of up to 2520 MHz
- 16 GB of GDDR6 memory
- Up to 640 GB/s memory bandwidth
Cons
- Requires a minimum PSU of 650W
- High typical board power of 220W
Specifications
- achievable frequencyUp to 2520 MHz
- ai accelerators112
- bus typePCIe® 5.0 x16
- Card Dimensions / Length—
- Card Dimensions / Slots—
- Card Dimensions / Width—
- Display Support / HDCP—
- Display Support / Maximum Digital Resolution (1)—
- Display Support / Multi Monitor—
- Display Support / Standard Display Connectors—
- displayport™2.1a
- featuresAMD Software Adrenalin Edition, AMD Fluid Motion Frames, AMD Noise Suppression, AMD Radeon™ Super Resolution, AMD Smart Access Memory, AMD Smart Access Video, AMD Privacy View, AMD Radeon™ Boost, AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag, AMD Radeon™ Image Sharpening, AMD Enhanced Sync Technology, AMD FreeSync™ Technology, AMD Radeon™ Chill, AMD Virtual Super Resolution, AMD FSR™ 'Redstone'
- game frequency2070 MHz
- GPU Engine Specs / NVIDIA CUDA ® Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Ray Tracing Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Shader Cores—
- GPU Engine Specs / Tensor Cores (AI)—
- gpu memoryAMD Infinity Cache Technology
- hdmi™2.1b
- max memory size16 GB
- memory bandwidthUp to 640 GB/s
- memory interface256-bit
- Memory Specs / Memory Interface Width—
- Memory Specs / Standard Memory Config—
- memory speedUp to 20 Gbps
- memory typeGDDR6
- peak 4-bit precision (int4 matrix) performance578 TOPs
- peak 8-bit precision (fp8 matrix) performance (e5m2, e4m3)289 TFLOPs
- peak 8-bit precision (int8 matrix) performance289 TOPs
- peak half precision (fp16 matrix) performance145 TFLOPs
- peak half precision (fp16 vector) performance36.1 TFLOPs
- peak pixel fill-rateUp to 322.6 GP/s
- peak single precision (fp32 vector) performance36.1 TFLOPs
- ray accelerators56
- rops128
- stream processors3584
- supported rendering formatHDMI™ 4K Support, 4K H264 Decode, 4K H264 Encode, H265/HEVC Decode, H265/HEVC Encode, AV1 Decode, AV1 Encode
- Technology Support / AV1 Decode—
- Technology Support / AV1 Encode—
- Technology Support / CUDA Capability—
- Technology Support / Game Ready Drivers—
- Technology Support / Microsoft DirectX ® 12 Ultimate—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA App—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Architecture—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Broadcast—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA DLSS—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA FreeStyle—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA G-SYNC ®—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA GPU Boost ™—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Highlights—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA NVLink ™ (SLI-Ready)—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Omniverse—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Reflex—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA ShadowPlay—
- Technology Support / NVIDIA Studio Drivers—
- Technology Support / PCI Express Gen 5—
- Technology Support / Photo Mode—
- Technology Support / Ray Tracing—
- Technology Support / RTX Remix—
- Technology Support / VR Ready—
- Technology Support / Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Required System Power (W) (5)—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Supplementary Power Connectors—
- Thermal and Power Specs / Total Graphics Power (W)—
- transistor count53.9 B
- typical board power (desktop)220W