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RX 9070 vs RTX 5070

RX 9070 comes out ahead of RTX 5070 on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

RX 9070Winner
RX 9070
6.9
Fair
3 of 6 rounds
vs
RTX 5070
RTX 5070
6.8
Fair
1 of 6 rounds

The verdict

RX 9070 takes it, 3–1 on rounds.

On the published figures, RX 9070 takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose RX 9070 if…

  • • You want RX 9070's edge on how much video memory you get and how much power it draws

Choose RTX 5070 if…

  • • You want RTX 5070's edge on which memory it uses

Round by round

  1. Round 1How much video memory you getRX 9070 wins
    RX 90708/10

    16 GB GDDR6

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50705/10

    12 GB GDDR7

    Founders Edition spec

    • 12 GB GDDR7, against 16 GB GDDR6

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RX 9070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2How much power it drawsRX 9070 wins
    RX 90708/10

    220 W

    typical board power

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50705/10

    250 W

    total graphics power

    • 250 W, against 220 W

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RX 9070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3Which memory it usesRTX 5070 wins
    RX 90705/10

    GDDR6

    AMD spec

    • GDDR6, against GDDR7

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50708/10

    GDDR7

    Founders Edition spec

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RTX 5070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  4. Round 4How wide the memory bus isRX 9070 wins
    RX 90708/10

    256-bit

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50705/10

    192-bit

    Founders Edition spec

    • 192-bit, against 256-bit

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RX 9070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  5. Round 5What it cost at launchTie
    RX 90707/10

    $549

    launch price announced by AMD

    Source: newsroom.amd.com ↗

    RTX 50707/10

    $549

    launch price announced by NVIDIA

    Source: nvidianews.nvidia.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  6. Round 6What power supply it needsTie
    RX 90707/10

    650 W

    AMD recommended power supply

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50707/10

    650 W

    NVIDIA recommended power supply

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

RTX 5070RTX 5070

Side by side

Overall score
6.9
Best
6.8
Price
See price
See price
How much power it draws
8.0
6.3
What it cost at launch
6.7
7.4
How much video memory you get
8.0
5.6
What power supply it needs
7.7
7.2
Which memory it uses
5.0
8.0
Head-to-head findings
How much power it draws
220 W
250 W
What it cost at launch
$549
$549
How much video memory you get
16 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR7
What power supply it needs
650 W
650 W
Which memory it uses
GDDR6
GDDR7
How fast it boosts
Up to 2520 MHz
2.51 GHz
How many shader cores it has
3,584 Stream Processors
6,144 CUDA cores
How wide the memory bus is
256-bit
192-bit
Record
Head-to-head record
2–0–1
4–2–1
Head-to-heads won
100 %
67 %
Rounds won
58 %
58 %
Pros
      Cons
      • $549, against $499
      • 3,584 Stream Processors, against 3,840 Stream Processors
      • 3,584 Stream Processors, against 4,096 Stream Processors
      • 289 TOPS (INT8), against 389 TOPS (INT8)
      • 6,144 CUDA cores, against 8,704 CUDA cores
      • 192-bit, against 320-bit
      • 250 W, against 200 W
      • 6,144 CUDA cores, against 7,168 CUDA cores
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