GeForce RTX 5090 D vs Radeon RX 9070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 9070 and GeForce RTX 5090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 9070
2025
16 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
55.23

RTX 5090 D outperforms RX 9070 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking361
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation61.82no data
Power efficiency20.0513.80
ArchitectureRDNA 4.0 (2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 48GB202
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2025 (recently)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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 cores358421760
Core clock speed1330 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors53,900 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate564.51,637
Floating-point processing power36.13 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs128176
TMUs224680
Tensor Cores112680
Ray Tracing Cores56170

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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount16 GB32 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed2518 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth644.6 GB/s1.79 TB/s
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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a1x 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.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-10.1
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 9070 55.23
RTX 5090 D 100.00
+81.1%

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 9070 24678
RTX 5090 D 45947
+86.2%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
−66.1%
500−550
+66.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−75.7%
260−270
+75.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
−79.9%
250−260
+79.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
−66.1%
500−550
+66.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−75.7%
260−270
+75.7%
Far Cry 5 160−170
−75.8%
290−300
+75.8%
Fortnite 270−280
−79.2%
500−550
+79.2%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−71.7%
400−450
+71.7%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
−79.9%
250−260
+79.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−69.5%
300−310
+69.5%
Valorant 300−350
−66.7%
550−600
+66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
−66.1%
500−550
+66.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−79.9%
500−550
+79.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−75.7%
260−270
+75.7%
Far Cry 5 160−170
−75.8%
290−300
+75.8%
Fortnite 270−280
−79.2%
500−550
+79.2%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−71.7%
400−450
+71.7%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
−77.9%
290−300
+77.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
−79.9%
250−260
+79.9%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−80%
270−280
+80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−69.5%
300−310
+69.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
−64.6%
400−450
+64.6%
Valorant 300−350
−66.7%
550−600
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
−79.6%
300−310
+79.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−75.7%
260−270
+75.7%
Far Cry 5 160−170
−75.8%
290−300
+75.8%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−71.7%
400−450
+71.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 130−140
−79.9%
250−260
+79.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−69.5%
300−310
+69.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
−64.6%
400−450
+64.6%
Valorant 300−350
−66.7%
550−600
+66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 270−280
−79.2%
500−550
+79.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
−68.5%
300−310
+68.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
−79.8%
800−850
+79.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
−74.6%
220−230
+74.6%
Metro Exodus 95−100
−73.5%
170−180
+73.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Valorant 350−400
−68.4%
650−700
+68.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
−76.9%
260−270
+76.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−70.7%
140−150
+70.7%
Far Cry 5 140−150
−80.6%
260−270
+80.6%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
−78.6%
350−400
+78.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 75−80
−71.1%
130−140
+71.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−80.5%
240−250
+80.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
−78.8%
270−280
+78.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
−79.3%
260−270
+79.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
−75%
70−75
+75%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−77.4%
110−120
+77.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
−73.9%
200−210
+73.9%
Valorant 300−350
−69.8%
550−600
+69.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−81%
190−200
+81%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−79.5%
70−75
+79.5%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−73.9%
160−170
+73.9%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−76.9%
260−270
+76.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
−75%
70−75
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
−77.1%
170−180
+77.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
−77.2%
140−150
+77.2%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 55.23 100.00
Recency 6 March 2025 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 575 Watt

RX 9070 has an age advantage of 1 month, and 161.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 D, on the other hand, has a 81.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 5090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9070 in performance tests.

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