GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5070 Ti outperforms Frontier Edition by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 204 | 9 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 33 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.96 | 60.40 |
| Power efficiency | 7.80 | 19.94 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 20 February 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $749 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 5070 Ti has 768% better value for money than Vega Frontier Edition.
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 | 4096 | 8960 |
| Core clock speed | 1382 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | 2452 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 409.6 | 686.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.11 TFLOPS | 43.94 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 256 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 70 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | 8.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 48 MB |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 896.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 HD | 90−95
−163%
| 237
+163%
|
| 1440p | 50−55
−176%
| 138
+176%
|
| 4K | 30−35
−197%
| 89
+197%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 11.10
−251%
| 3.16
+251%
|
| 1440p | 19.98
−268%
| 5.43
+268%
|
| 4K | 33.30
−296%
| 8.42
+296%
|
- RTX 5070 Ti has 251% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 5070 Ti has 268% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 5070 Ti has 296% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
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300−350
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
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| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 338
+0%
|
338
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 321
+0%
|
321
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 241
+0%
|
241
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 529
+0%
|
529
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 304
+0%
|
304
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 251
+0%
|
251
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 153
+0%
|
153
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 260
+0%
|
260
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 206
+0%
|
206
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 198
+0%
|
198
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how Vega Frontier Edition and RTX 5070 Ti compete in popular games:
- RTX 5070 Ti is 163% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5070 Ti is 176% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5070 Ti is 197% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 61 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.47 | 77.93 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 20 February 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
RTX 5070 Ti has a 155.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is a desktop one.
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