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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

61 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
VS
45 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

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  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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 5070
vs
GeForce RTX 3070

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
192
140
127
98
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
212
180
134
70
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
284
215
157
82
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
161
148
127
82
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
137
115
92
50
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
181
172
133
88
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
123
107
88
56
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
161
141
99
44
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
250
241
181
101
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High189141
1080p Ultra162119
1440p Ultra12688
4K Ultra7551
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
22974
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy2261313641
Solar Bay10376864184
Port Royal143128309
Fire Strike5779334034
Night Raid172986120956
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
190967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur254.4 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection180.6 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection7.91 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.2 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur10.7 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.84 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching975.7 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27816.5 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
29057
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark1297998
DirectX 11277 fps181 fps
DirectX 12108 fps85 fps
GPU Compute15779 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a856 fps
Car Chasen/a668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a592.9 fps
T-Rexn/a3078.4 fps
ALU 2n/a4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a283 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a4563.3
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
30221
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
53037
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
23474
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Image Classification (SP)12270n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)30237n/a
Horizon Detection35585n/a
Face Detection (HP)62662n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)145190n/a
Text Classification (SP)4198n/a
Machine Translation (HP)6233n/a
Object Detection (SP)16709n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)58300n/a
Style Transfer (SP)246598n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
6148.6
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB205-300 GA104
Price n/a 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 2325 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2512 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 6144 5888
TMUs 192 184
ROPs 80 96
Execution Units 48 46
Ray Tracing Cores 48 46
Tensor Cores 192 184
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 201 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 482 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 30.9 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 250 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
672 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 8.6
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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