NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1041.3x more texture fill rate: 317.4 GTexel/s vs 304.8 GT/s
Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 220 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22253 vs 16357
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 999 vs 921
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 123479 vs 77476
Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 453.922 vs 252.601
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5803.174 vs 3949.565
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 40.757 vs 24.769
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1664.554 vs 1322.129
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 31716 vs 14699
3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 13566 vs 3720
9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 31930 vs 3369
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 31716 vs 14699
3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 13566 vs 3720
9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 31930 vs 3369
Around 48% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3163 vs 2134

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Sep 2020 vs 7 July 2019
Texture fill rate	317.4 GTexel/s vs 304.8 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	220 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	22253 vs 16357
PassMark - G2D Mark	999 vs 921
Geekbench - OpenCL	123479 vs 77476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	453.922 vs 252.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5803.174 vs 3949.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	40.757 vs 24.769
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1664.554 vs 1322.129
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	31716 vs 14699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	13566 vs 3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	31930 vs 3369
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	31716 vs 14699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	13566 vs 3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	31930 vs 3369
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3163 vs 2134

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1605 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1905 MHz vs 1725 MHz
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 254.777 vs 182.055

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1605 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1905 MHz vs 1725 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	254.777 vs 182.055

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22253

16357

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

999

921

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

123479

77476

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

453.922

252.601

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5803.174

3949.565

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

40.757

24.769

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

182.055

254.777

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1664.554

1322.129

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31716

14699

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13566

3720

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31930

3369

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31716

14699

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13566

3720

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31930

3369

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3163

2134

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070	AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	22253	16357
PassMark - G2D Mark	999	921
Geekbench - OpenCL	123479	77476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	453.922	252.601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5803.174	3949.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	40.757	24.769
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	182.055	254.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1664.554	1322.129
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	31716	14699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	13566	3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	31930	3369
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	31716	14699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	13566	3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	31930	3369
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3163	2134

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070	AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	RDNA
Code name	GA104	Navi 10
Launch date	1 Sep 2020	7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$400
Place in performance rating	44	162
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	1905 MHz
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1605 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	317.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	20.31 TFLOPS (1:1)	19.51 TFLOPs
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	20.31 TFLOPS	9.75 TFLOPs
Pipelines	5888
Pixel fill rate	165.6 GPixel/s	121.9 GP/s
Texture fill rate	317.4 GTexel/s	304.8 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	220 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	10.3 B
Compute units		40
Render output units		64
Stream Processors		2560
Texture Units		160
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
DisplayPort support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Height	112 mm (4.4 inches)
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm, 9.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1 x 8-pin and 1x6 pin
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
TrueAudio
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready