Radeon RX 9070 vs RX Vega 5

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with Radeon RX 9070, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
3.99

RX 9070 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 1291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking66736
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.11
Power efficiency21.0819.99
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVegaNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
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.

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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 cores3203584
Core clock speedno data1330 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data564.5
Floating-point processing powerno data36.13 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data224
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
DLSS-+

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 HD19
−958%
201
+958%
1440p8−9
−1425%
122
+1425%
4K5−6
−1420%
76
+1420%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.73
1440pno data4.50
4Kno data7.22

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 43
−598%
300−310
+598%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−1533%
140−150
+1533%
Hogwarts Legacy 11
−1155%
130−140
+1155%
Battlefield 5 22
−655%
160−170
+655%
Counter-Strike 2 29
−934%
300−310
+934%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1533%
140−150
+1533%
Far Cry 5 15
−1000%
160−170
+1000%
Fortnite 52
−431%
270−280
+431%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1055%
230−240
+1055%
Forza Horizon 5 17
−924%
170−180
+924%
Hogwarts Legacy 8
−1625%
130−140
+1625%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−941%
170−180
+941%
Valorant 55−60
−475%
300−350
+475%
Battlefield 5 18
−822%
160−170
+822%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−4186%
300−310
+4186%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50
−456%
270−280
+456%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1533%
140−150
+1533%
Dota 2 39
−1182%
500−550
+1182%
Far Cry 5 12
−1275%
160−170
+1275%
Fortnite 21
−1214%
270−280
+1214%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1055%
230−240
+1055%
Forza Horizon 5 15
−1060%
170−180
+1060%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−1146%
160−170
+1146%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1871%
130−140
+1871%
Metro Exodus 4
−3625%
140−150
+3625%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−941%
170−180
+941%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−1621%
240−250
+1621%
Valorant 55−60
−475%
300−350
+475%
Battlefield 5 16
−938%
160−170
+938%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−1533%
140−150
+1533%
Dota 2 37
−1251%
500−550
+1251%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1275%
160−170
+1275%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1055%
230−240
+1055%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1871%
130−140
+1871%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−941%
170−180
+941%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−2578%
240−250
+2578%
Valorant 55−60
−475%
300−350
+475%
Fortnite 12
−2200%
270−280
+2200%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−2833%
170−180
+2833%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−1236%
400−450
+1236%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−3025%
120−130
+3025%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−3133%
95−100
+3133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−447%
170−180
+447%
Valorant 45−50
−715%
350−400
+715%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−7200%
140−150
+7200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1688%
140−150
+1688%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1850%
190−200
+1850%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2100%
130−140
+2100%
Fortnite 8−9
−1788%
150−160
+1788%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−800%
140−150
+800%
Valorant 21−24
−1368%
300−350
+1368%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−10400%
100−110
+10400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Dota 2 14−16
−1257%
190−200
+1257%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2175%
90−95
+2175%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2800%
140−150
+2800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1820%
95−100
+1820%
Fortnite 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how RX Vega 5 and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is 958% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 is 1425% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 is 1420% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 is 10400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is ahead in 57 tests (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.99 55.49
Recency 7 January 2020 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 220 Watt

RX Vega 5 has 1366.7% lower power consumption.

RX 9070, on the other hand, has a 1290.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.

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