GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon Instinct MI300X
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 21 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 19 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 73.48 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.13 |
| Architecture | CDNA 3.0 (2023−2024) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Aqua Vanjaram | GB205 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 4 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 19456 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 153,000 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2,554 | 482.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 81.72 TFLOPS | 30.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 80 |
| TMUs | 1216 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | 1216 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 245 mm |
| Width | OAM Module | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM3 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 192 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 8192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2525 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5,171 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 4 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 192 GB | 12 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 250 Watt |
Instinct MI300X has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 5070, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI300X and GeForce RTX 5070. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI300X is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.
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