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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

61 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
VS
97 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. 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 5090
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 5090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
192
140
127
98
332
242
231
183
The Witcher 3
212
180
134
70
366
338
234
127
Counter-Strike 2
284
215
157
82
379
271
209
98
Far Cry 6
161
148
127
82
235
202
198
124
Hogwarts Legacy
137
115
92
50
244
210
167
96
COD Modern Warfare 3
181
172
133
88
337
333
269
184
Ghost of Tsushima
123
107
88
56
221
190
170
114
Cyberpunk 2077
161
141
99
44
259
231
166
77
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
250
241
181
101
334
306
238
128
Avg FPS
1080p High189301
1080p Ultra162258
1440p Ultra126209
4K Ultra75126
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
22974
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Time Spy2261347515
Solar Bay103768213229
Port Royal1431237529
Fire Strike5779390200
Night Raid172986209016
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
190967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Background Blur254.4 frames/s333 frames/s
Face Detection180.6 frames/s298.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection7.91 Gpix/sec21.7 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.2 Gpix/sec33.7 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur10.7 Gpix/sec34.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.84 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching975.7 Gpix/sec2850 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27816.5 fps59146.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
29057
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
G2D Mark12971444
DirectX 11277 fps344 fps
DirectX 12108 fps195 fps
GPU Compute15779 Ops/s28243 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1397.2 fps
Car Chasen/a1150.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1178.2 fps
T-Rexn/a4812.3 fps
ALU 2n/a5992.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a269.7 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a5991.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
30221
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
53037
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
23474
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
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 5090
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 7, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Blackwell 2.0
Codename GB205-300 GB202-300-A1
Price n/a 1999

GPU

GPU Frequency 2325 MHz 2017 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2512 MHz 2407 MHz
Shader Units 6144 21760
TMUs 192 680
ROPs 80 176
Execution Units 48 170
Ray Tracing Cores 48 170
Tensor Cores 192 680
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 88 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 201 Gpix/sec 424 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 482 GTex/s 1637 GTex/s
FLOPS 30.9 TFLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 250 W 575 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 750 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 92.2 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 122.93 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 192 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 28000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 32 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
672 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 10.1
DisplayPort 2.1b 2.1a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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