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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop

43 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
VS
47 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
vs
GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
139
92
79
57
134
87
79
56
The Witcher 3
163
131
97
52
154
130
95
48
Counter-Strike 2
233
180
129
71
225
174
124
69
Far Cry 6
120
109
88
52
115
107
84
49
Hogwarts Legacy
90
75
58
28
90
72
55
29
COD Modern Warfare 3
112
104
74
49
108
101
72
48
Ghost of Tsushima
82
68
54
29
82
67
49
29
Cyberpunk 2077
96
84
52
24
94
86
51
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
150
135
102
56
149
136
100
53
Avg FPS
1080p High132128
1080p Ultra109107
1440p Ultra8179
4K Ultra4645
DeviationLowMedium

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
12551
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
n/a
Time Spy12514n/a
Solar Bay54416n/a
Port Royal7379n/a
Fire Strike29944n/a
Night Raid113930n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
115081
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
108121
Background Blur158.5 frames/s171 frames/s
Face Detection116.5 frames/s112.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.35 Gpix/sec3.82 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.67 Gpix/sec5.06 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.44 Gpix/sec5.45 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.36 Gpix/sec1.24 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching528.5 Gpix/sec515.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics16372.3 fps16147.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
19587
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
19708
G2D Mark759779
DirectX 11179 fps185 fps
DirectX 1285 fps72 fps
GPU Compute8386 Ops/s8422 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
135.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)799.4 fpsn/a
Car Chase702.5 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)560.4 fpsn/a
T-Rex3084 fpsn/a
ALU 24439.2 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2283.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation4604.7n/a
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
21186
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
18679
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
34404
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
35323
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
16559
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
14707
Image Classification (SP)86427525
Image Segmentation (HP)2063523623
Horizon Detection2637819973
Face Detection (HP)3977641164
Pose Estimation (Q)10598377589
Text Classification (SP)29952880
Machine Translation (HP)45075811
Object Detection (SP)101989966
Depth Estimation (Q)4107837206
Style Transfer (SP)190315136961
FrameworkONNXONNX
BackendDirectMLDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
3619.97
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 22, 2023 April, 14, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Codename AD106 (GN21-X6) GB207

GPU

GPU Frequency 735-2070 MHz 920-1430 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1230-2175 MHz 1455-2497 MHz
Shader Units 4608 3328
TMUs 144 104
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 36 26
Ray Tracing Cores 36 26
Tensor Cores 144 104
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 59-104 Gpix/sec 70-120 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 177-313 GTex/s 151-260 GTex/s
FLOPS 11.3-20 TFLOPS 9.7-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 35-140 W 45-125 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 186 mm² 181 mm²
Transistor count 22.9 billion 21.9 billion
Transistor density 123.12 MTr/mm² 120.99 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 2000 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 16000 MB/s 28000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
256 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 4

Results

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Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
6 (54.55%)
5 (45.45%)
Total Votes: 11

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