AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
28.3Rasterization26.2
20Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based38.7
97.8Efficiencyspec-based80.1
20Compute36.4
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB scores 35.6 against 36.4 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 edges ahead in compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB
- 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
- 54% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,683 MHz
- 39% lower TDP: 92 W vs 150 W
- 24% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,516 vs 6,078
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Stronger compute score: 36 vs 20
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 88% higher Shading units: 1,920 vs 1,024
- 78% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Process | 4 nm+75% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 92 W+39% | 150 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,920+88% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+54% | 1,683 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 256 GB/s+78% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,516+24%Bottom 24% | 6,078Bottom 19% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 405Bottom 5% | — |
| PassMark G3D | — | 13,510Bottom 26% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9050 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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