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AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

AMD Radeon RX 9050
39.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
53.2Inno Score
31.2Rasterization45.6
24.7Ray Tracing41.3
40.2Memoryspec-based51.9
97.8Efficiencyspec-based86.2
20Compute55.4
4 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90508 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 wins this graphics card face-off, 53.2 to 39.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+35) and Ray Tracing (+17). AMD Radeon RX 9050 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

  • 54% lower TDP: 92 W vs 200 W
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • Lower launch price: $279 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 31
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 41 vs 25
  • Stronger compute score: 55 vs 20
  • 475% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 1,024
  • 475% higher Tensor / AI cores: 184 vs 32

General

General comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Announced20262023
ArchitectureRDNA 4Ada Lovelace
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
TDP92 W+54%200 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Shading units1,0245,888+475%
RT cores1646+188%
Tensor / AI cores32184+475%
Base clock—1,920 MHz
Boost clock2,600 MHz+5%2,475 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
VRAM8 GB12 GB+50%
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth288 GB/s504 GB/s+75%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
3DMark Time Spy9,441Bottom 38%18,000+91%Top 30%
3DMark Speed Way1,873Bottom 10%5,000+167%Top 34%
PassMark G3D—21,900Top 34%
1080p Ultra—144 fpsTop 43%
1440p Ultra—105 fpsTop 43%
4K Ultra—56 fpsTop 43%

Features

Features comparison: AMD Radeon RX 9050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecAMD Radeon RX 9050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
UpscalingFSR 4DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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