NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory5888
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4070
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12GB GDDR6X 200W $569.99 Apr 2023
GeForce RTX 4070
$599 • Apr 2023
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $2,955.99 Jan 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 200 W | 575 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2475 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 5888 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 46 | 170 |
| TMUs | 184 | 680 |
| ROPs | 64 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 158.4 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 504.2 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 29.15 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 36.00 MB | 96.00 MB |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Transistors | 35800 Million | 92200 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 950 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
18116
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
53022 (+193%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
167522
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
419309 (+150%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
192 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
624.6 FPS (+225%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26955
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
39505 (+47%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (249 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+122%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+140%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+179%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+106%)
AVG 173 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+123%)
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+192%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+105%)
AVG 211 FPS
MIN 165 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+113%)
AVG 181 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 5090 (+178%)
AVG 142 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+43%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 193 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+87%)
AVG 268 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+225%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+65%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 170 FPS
MIN 134 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+94%)
AVG 281 FPS
MIN 236 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+209%)
AVG 238 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+111%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+166%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+239%)
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 249 benchmarks across 68 games
63
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
VS
+125%
141
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
63
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
246
Wins
141
Avg FPS
119
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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