Radeon RX 9070 vs VII

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon VII and Radeon RX 9070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
41.00

RX 9070 outperforms VII by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.3761.39
Power efficiency9.8319.80
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameVega 20Navi 48
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (6 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 9070 has 152% better value for money than Radeon VII.

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 cores38403584
Core clock speed1400 MHz1330 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate420.0564.5
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS36.13 TFLOPS
ROPs64128
TMUs240224
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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length280 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin2x 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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s644.6 GB/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 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x 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 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3
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.

Radeon VII 41.00
RX 9070 61.31
+49.5%

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.

Radeon VII 16391
RX 9070 24511
+49.5%

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 HD120
−67.5%
201
+67.5%
1440p74
−64.9%
122
+64.9%
4K57
−33.3%
76
+33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.83
−113%
2.73
+113%
1440p9.45
−110%
4.50
+110%
4K12.26
−69.8%
7.22
+69.8%
  • RX 9070 has 113% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 9070 has 110% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 9070 has 70% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−34.5%
300−310
+34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−59.8%
140−150
+59.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
−184%
264
+184%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 136
−22.1%
160−170
+22.1%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−34.5%
300−310
+34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−59.8%
140−150
+59.8%
Far Cry 5 99
−196%
293
+196%
Fortnite 195
−41.5%
270−280
+41.5%
Forza Horizon 4 163
−41.1%
230−240
+41.1%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−42.6%
170−180
+42.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
−148%
231
+148%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 157
−12.1%
170−180
+12.1%
Valorant 220−230
−42.8%
300−350
+42.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 137
−21.2%
160−170
+21.2%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−34.5%
300−310
+34.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−59.8%
140−150
+59.8%
Dota 2 160
−43.8%
230−240
+43.8%
Far Cry 5 95
−199%
284
+199%
Fortnite 154
−79.2%
270−280
+79.2%
Forza Horizon 4 157
−46.5%
230−240
+46.5%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−42.6%
170−180
+42.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 111
−45.9%
160−170
+45.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
−93.5%
180
+93.5%
Metro Exodus 88
−69.3%
140−150
+69.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 158
−11.4%
170−180
+11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
−219%
443
+219%
Valorant 220−230
−42.8%
300−350
+42.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 127
−30.7%
160−170
+30.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
−59.8%
140−150
+59.8%
Dota 2 147
−42.9%
210−220
+42.9%
Far Cry 5 91
−196%
269
+196%
Forza Horizon 4 130
−76.9%
230−240
+76.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
−43%
133
+43%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
−23.1%
170−180
+23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
−233%
250
+233%
Valorant 197
−66%
300−350
+66%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 114
−142%
270−280
+142%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
−70.9%
170−180
+70.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−61.5%
400−450
+61.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 43
−191%
120−130
+191%
Metro Exodus 56
−73.2%
95−100
+73.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 260−270
−46.5%
350−400
+46.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−105
−46%
140−150
+46%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−76.1%
80−85
+76.1%
Far Cry 5 95−100
−152%
244
+152%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
−71.7%
190−200
+71.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
−123%
105
+123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−148%
191
+148%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−43.8%
150−160
+43.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−68.1%
75−80
+68.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
−131%
140−150
+131%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−61.5%
40−45
+61.5%
Metro Exodus 37
−67.6%
60−65
+67.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
−207%
166
+207%
Valorant 240−250
−34.6%
300−350
+34.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 73
−42.5%
100−110
+42.5%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
−68.1%
75−80
+68.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−85.7%
35−40
+85.7%
Dota 2 78
−41%
110−120
+41%
Far Cry 5 59
−127%
134
+127%
Forza Horizon 4 77
−87%
140−150
+87%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
−135%
61
+135%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58
−65.5%
95−100
+65.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 44
−79.5%
75−80
+79.5%

This is how Radeon VII and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is 68% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 is 65% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 is 233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is ahead in 61 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 41.00 61.31
Recency 7 February 2019 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 220 Watt

RX 9070 has a 49.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 34.1% lower power consumption.

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

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