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AMD Radeon RX 9070vs3 rivals: specs compared
4 video cards & adapters lined up on the specs we could confirm from the makers' pages and independent reviews. Launch prices run from $549 (AMD Radeon RX 9070) to $999 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080).
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Best for Board power and Recommended PSU
Wins6 / 17 - ×NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5070
Best for Recommended PSU and Card length
Wins7 / 17 - ×
Best for Video encoders
Wins5 / 17 - MOST WINS×
Best for Shader cores and Memory bandwidth
Wins11 / 17
Biggest differences
Shader cores
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads
3×
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 90703,584 cores
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50706,144 cores
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti8,960 cores
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 508010,752 cores
Launch price
AMD Radeon RX 9070 & NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 tie for the lead
−45%
lower is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070549 USD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070549 USD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti749 USD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080999 USD
Board power
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads
−39%
lower is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070220 W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070250 W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti300 W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080360 W
Memory bandwidth
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads
+50%
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070640 GB/s
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070672 GB/s
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti896 GB/s
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080960 GB/s
Where each one wins
AMD Radeon RX 9070
- Launch price
- Video memory
- Memory bus width
- Last-level cache
- Board power
- Recommended PSU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Launch price
- Base clock
- Memory type
- Recommended PSU
- DisplayPort version
- Card length
- Card height
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- Video memory
- Memory type
- Memory bus width
- DisplayPort version
- Video encoders
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Shader cores
- Boost clock
- FP32 compute
- Video memory
- Memory type
- Memory bus width
- Memory bandwidth
- Memory speed
- Last-level cache
- DisplayPort version
- Video encoders
What all 4 have
- PCIe version5.0
- PCIe lanes16 lanes
- HDMI version2.1b
- Max displays4 displays
- Hardware encodeH.264, HEVC, AV1
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Graphics chip
Architecture
- Rdna 4
- Blackwell
- Blackwell
- Blackwell
Shader cores
- 3,584 cores
- 6,144 cores
- 8,960 cores
- 10,752 cores
Boost clock
- 2,520 MHz3
- 2,512 MHz
- 2,452 MHz
- 2,620 MHz
Base clock
- Not published
- 2,330 MHz
- 2,300 MHz
- 2,300 MHz
FP32 compute
- 36.1 TFLOPS
- 30.9 TFLOPS
- 43.9 TFLOPS
- 56.3 TFLOPS
Memory
Video memory
- 16 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 16 GB
Memory type
- Gddr6
- Gddr7
- Gddr7
- Gddr7
Memory bus width
- 256 bit
- 192 bit
- 256 bit
- 256 bit
Memory bandwidth
- 640 GB/s
- 672 GB/s
- 896 GB/s
- 960 GB/s
Memory speed
- 20 Gbps
- 28 Gbps
- 28 Gbps
- 30 Gbps
Last-level cache
- 64 MB
- 48 MB
- 48 MB
- 64 MB
Power
Interface
PCIe version
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
PCIe lanes
- 16 lanes
- 16 lanes
- 16 lanes
- 16 lanes
Display outputs
Video engine
Hardware encode
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
Video encoders
- Not published
- 1 encoders
- 2 encoders
- 2 encoders
Size
Card length
- Not published
- 242 mm
- Not published
- 304 mm
Card height
- Not published
- 112 mm
- Not published
- 137 mm
Slot width
- Not published
- 2 slots
- Not published
- 2 slots14
Notes on 14 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1AMD Radeon RX 9070, Launch price: AMD's $549 starting MSRP at launch; AMD sells no reference card, so partner models may cost more.
- 2NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, Launch price: NVIDIA sells no Founders Edition of this card; $749 is the starting MSRP for partner cards.
- 3AMD Radeon RX 9070, Boost clock: Peak 'up to' boost; AMD's game clock is 2070 MHz for typical gaming.
- 4AMD Radeon RX 9070, Board power: Partner overclocked cards can exceed 220 W; IGN measured 249 W peaks on a factory-OC card.
- 5NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, Recommended PSU: NVIDIA's minimum for a PC with a Ryzen 9 9950X; other systems may need a different PSU.
- 6NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, Recommended PSU: NVIDIA's minimum for a PC with a Ryzen 9 9950X; it recommends a PCIe CEM 5.1 compliant PSU.
- 7AMD Radeon RX 9070, Power connectors: Two 8-pin PCIe power connectors are required (2x 8-pin per AMD and Sapphire).
- 8NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, Power connectors: One 16-pin 12V-2x6 socket; an adapter for two 8-pin cables comes in the box.
- 9NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, Power connectors: One 16-pin 12V-2x6 socket; an adapter for two 8-pin cables comes in the box.
- 10AMD Radeon RX 9070, DisplayPort version: Club386 lists the DP 2.1a link rate as UHBR13.5; UHBR20 is not supported.
- 11NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, DisplayPort version: DisplayPort 2.1b at the full UHBR20 rate.
- 12NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, DisplayPort version: DisplayPort 2.1b at the full UHBR20 rate.
- 13NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, DisplayPort version: DisplayPort 2.1b at UHBR20 on all three DP outputs.
- 14NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, Slot width: The card is 2-slot (40 mm thick), but NVIDIA's install guide asks for 3-slot (61 mm) case clearance.
Shader cores
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads here (3× between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 3,584 cores · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 6,144 cores · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 8,960 cores · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 10,752 cores
Board power
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads here (−39% between best and worst; lower is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 220 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 250 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 300 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 360 W
Memory bandwidth
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads here (+50% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 640 GB/s · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 672 GB/s · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 896 GB/s · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 960 GB/s
Video encoders
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 lead here (2× between best and worst; higher is better).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 1 encoders · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 2 encoders · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 2 encoders
FP32 compute
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads here (+82% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 36.1 TFLOPS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 30.9 TFLOPS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 43.9 TFLOPS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 56.3 TFLOPS
Where each one wins
AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins on Board power, Recommended PSU and Last-level cache.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins on Recommended PSU, Card length, Base clock and Card height.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti wins on Video encoders.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins on Shader cores, Memory bandwidth, Boost clock, FP32 compute and Memory speed.
The Verdict
On the specs we can rank, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins most often (7). Pick AMD Radeon RX 9070 for Board power, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 for Recommended PSU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for Video encoders. AMD Radeon RX 9070 had the lowest launch price.
Where to buy
AMD Radeon RX 9070
Best for Board power and Recommended PSU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Best for Recommended PSU and Card length
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Best for Video encoders
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Best for Shader cores and Memory bandwidth
FAQ
Which is the cheapest of the 4?
AMD Radeon RX 9070, at a launch price of $549; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 was the most expensive at $999.
Which is best on Shader cores?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (10,752 cores).
Which is best on Board power?
AMD Radeon RX 9070 (220 W).
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