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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

61 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
VS
67 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
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 3090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
192
140
127
98
188
127
118
90
The Witcher 3
212
180
134
70
207
175
126
67
Counter-Strike 2
284
215
157
82
280
212
152
82
Far Cry 6
161
148
127
82
155
145
126
75
Hogwarts Legacy
137
115
92
50
131
107
84
45
COD Modern Warfare 3
181
172
133
88
172
161
124
80
Ghost of Tsushima
123
107
88
56
116
101
82
51
Cyberpunk 2077
161
141
99
44
145
131
89
43
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
250
241
181
101
242
218
170
91
Avg FPS
1080p High189182
1080p Ultra162153
1440p Ultra126119
4K Ultra7569
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
22974
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Time Spy2261319900
Solar Bay10376897504
Port Royal1431213633
Fire Strike5779347520
Night Raid172986139527
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
190967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Background Blur254.4 frames/s320.8 frames/s
Face Detection180.6 frames/s207.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection7.91 Gpix/sec10.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.2 Gpix/sec14.4 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur10.7 Gpix/sec11.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.84 Gpix/sec1.48 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching975.7 Gpix/sec984.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27816.5 fps27764.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
29057
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
G2D Mark12971060
DirectX 11277 fps220 fps
DirectX 12108 fps110 fps
GPU Compute15779 Ops/s15547 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a978.4 fps
Car Chasen/a854.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a747.4 fps
T-Rexn/a3732.1 fps
ALU 2n/a6650.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a296 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a6622.8
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
30221
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
53037
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
23474
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
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 3090
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 September, 24, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ampere
Codename GB205-300 GA102
Price n/a 1499

GPU

GPU Frequency 2325 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2512 MHz 1695 MHz
Shader Units 6144 10496
TMUs 192 328
ROPs 80 112
Execution Units 48 82
Ray Tracing Cores 48 82
Tensor Cores 192 328
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 201 Gpix/sec 190 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 482 GTex/s 556 GTex/s
FLOPS 30.9 TFLOPS 35.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 250 W 350 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1219 MHz
Bus 192 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 19500 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
672 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 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

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total Votes: 8

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