GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
GeForce RTX 5070
Strong ray tracing at 250 W; 12 GB is tight for 4K textures.
Radeon RX 9070 XT wins by 9 points
Radeon RX 9070 XT
WinnerBeats the RTX 5070 in raster with 16 GB; ray tracing finally competitive.
Overview
Key Differences
GeForce RTX 5070
- ≈ estimated53% higher Blender 4.x samples per minute: 5,200 vs 3,400
- 18% lower rated power: 250 W vs 304 W
- $50 cheaper at launch: $549 vs $599
Radeon RX 9070 XT
- ≈ estimated31% higher 3DMark Time Spy graphics: 29,500 vs 22,500
- ≈ estimated15 points higher Raster score: 63 vs 48
- ≈ estimated7% higher 3DMark Speed Way (ray tracing): 6,400 vs 6,000
- ≈ estimated7% higher 3DMark Port Royal (ray tracing): 15,500 vs 14,500
- ≈ estimated4 points higher Efficiency score: 100 vs 96
Review
Radeon RX 9070 XT scores 65 overall to GeForce RTX 5070's 56: #2 against #3 of 3 desktop GPUs.
Radeon RX 9070 XT leads on Raster by 31% (63 (estimated) vs 48 (estimated)), Ray tracing by 7% (44 (estimated) vs 41 (estimated)) and Efficiency by 4% (100 (estimated) vs 96 (estimated)).
GeForce RTX 5070 is ahead in 1 of 4 benchmarks, the widest gap in Blender 4.x samples per minute by 53% (5,200 (estimated) vs 3,400 (estimated)).
Radeon RX 9070 XT is ahead in 3 of 4 benchmarks, the widest gap in 3DMark Time Spy graphics by 31% (29,500 (estimated) vs 22,500 (estimated)).
GeForce RTX 5070 is rated at 250 W against 304 W; launch prices $549 and $599.
- Raster≈ estimated48≈ estimated63 +31%Traditional rendering: most games at high frame rates.
- Ray tracing≈ estimated41≈ estimated44 +7%Ray-traced lighting and reflections.
- Efficiency≈ estimated96≈ estimated100 +4%Raster performance per watt of board power.
- Overall5665
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy graphics≈ estimated22,500≈ estimated29,500 +31%
- 3DMark Speed Way (ray tracing)≈ estimated6,000≈ estimated6,400 +7%
- 3DMark Port Royal (ray tracing)≈ estimated14,500≈ estimated15,500 +7%
- Blender 4.x samples per minute≈ estimated5,200 +53%≈ estimated3,400
Specs
| Spec | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | ||
| Architecture | Blackwell (GB205) | RDNA 4 (Navi 48) |
| Shaders | 6,144 | — |
| RT cores | 48 (4th gen) | — |
| Tensor cores | 192 (5th gen) | — |
| Base / boost | 2.16 / 2.51 GHz | — |
| Stream processors | — | 4,096 |
| Ray accelerators | — | 64 (3rd gen) |
| AI accelerators | — | 128 |
| Game / boost | — | 2.40 / 2.97 GHz |
| GPU | ||
| L2 cache | 48 MB | — |
| ROPs | 80 | 128 |
| TMUs | 192 | 256 |
| Infinity Cache | — | 64 MB |
| Memory | ||
| Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Capacity | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Bandwidth | 672 GB/s | 640 GB/s |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Outputs | 3× DP 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b | 3× DP 2.1a, 1× HDMI 2.1b |
| Power connector | 1× 16-pin | 2× 8-pin |
| Power | ||
| Total board power | 250 W | 304 W |
| Recommended PSU | 650 W | 750 W |
| Misc | ||
| Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC N4P |
| Launched | March 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price | $549 | $599 |