GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 5700M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700M with GeForce RTX 4070, including specs and performance data.

RX 5700M
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
3.85

RTX 4070 outperforms RX 5700M by a whopping 1586% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking70529
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.60
Power efficiency1.5723.82
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 10AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 March 2020 (5 years ago)12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores23045888
Core clock speed1465 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speed1720 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate247.7455.4
Floating-point processing power7.926 TFLOPS29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 5700M 3.85
RTX 4070 64.91
+1586%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 5700M 1599
RTX 4070 26949
+1585%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD12−14
−1683%
214
+1683%
1440p7−8
−1629%
121
+1629%
4K4−5
−1725%
73
+1725%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.80
1440pno data4.95
4Kno data8.21

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2143%
300−350
+2143%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2600%
216
+2600%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−1950%
164
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−1060%
170−180
+1060%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2143%
300−350
+2143%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2075%
174
+2075%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1809%
210
+1809%
Fortnite 21−24
−1273%
300−350
+1273%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1322%
250−260
+1322%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1989%
180−190
+1989%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−1750%
148
+1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1000%
170−180
+1000%
Valorant 50−55
−591%
350−400
+591%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−1060%
170−180
+1060%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2143%
300−350
+2143%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−297%
270−280
+297%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1688%
143
+1688%
Dota 2 35−40
−1471%
550−600
+1471%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1755%
204
+1755%
Fortnite 21−24
−1273%
300−350
+1273%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1322%
250−260
+1322%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1989%
180−190
+1989%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−1350%
174
+1350%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−1538%
131
+1538%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−2300%
168
+2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1000%
170−180
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2825%
351
+2825%
Valorant 50−55
−591%
350−400
+591%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−1060%
170−180
+1060%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1500%
128
+1500%
Dota 2 35−40
−1471%
550−600
+1471%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1618%
189
+1618%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1322%
250−260
+1322%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−1313%
113
+1313%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1000%
170−180
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1317%
170
+1317%
Valorant 50−55
−591%
350−400
+591%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−1273%
300−350
+1273%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−3860%
190−200
+3860%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−1624%
500−550
+1624%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−4467%
137
+4467%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5100%
104
+5100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−525%
170−180
+525%
Valorant 40−45
−993%
400−450
+993%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 160−170
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2600%
81
+2600%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1800%
171
+1800%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−2344%
220−230
+2344%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−2000%
84
+2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2533%
150−160
+2533%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−2057%
150−160
+2057%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−813%
146
+813%
Valorant 18−20
−1642%
300−350
+1642%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3500%
36
+3500%
Dota 2 12−14
−1567%
200−210
+1567%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1760%
93
+1760%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−4200%
170−180
+4200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+0%
115
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 42
+0%
42
+0%

This is how RX 5700M and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is 1683% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 is 1629% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 is 1725% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 is 5100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 is ahead in 55 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.85 64.91
Recency 1 March 2020 12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 200 Watt

RX 5700M has 11.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 1586% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5700M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 is a desktop one.

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