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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

WINNER
AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Inno Score
31.2Rasterization26.1
24.7Ray Tracing20
40.2Memoryspec-based38.7
97.8Efficiencyspec-based80.1
20Compute36.4
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90502 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins this graphics card face-off, 39.6 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+5) and Ray Tracing (+5). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9050

  • Stronger rasterization score: 31 vs 26
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
  • 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
  • 56% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,441 vs 6,046
  • 54% higher Boost clock: 2,600 MHz vs 1,683 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $379

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

  • Stronger compute score: 36 vs 20
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
  • 88% higher Shading units: 1,920 vs 1,024

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Announced20262016
ArchitectureRDNA 4Pascal
Process4 nm+75%16 nm
TDP92 W+39%150 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Shading units1,0241,920+88%
RT cores16—
Tensor / AI cores32—
Base clock—1,506 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+54%1,683 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth288 GB/s+13%256 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
3DMark Time Spy9,441+56%Bottom 38%6,046Bottom 20%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%—
PassMark G3D—13,511Bottom 28%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
UpscalingFSR 4—

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