AMD Radeon RX 9070 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
56.2Rasterization22.5
46.7Ray Tracing20
59.6Memoryspec-based32.4
84.8Efficiencyspec-based76.3
56Compute29.8
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 90701 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins this graphics card face-off, 59.1 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+34) and Ray Tracing (+27). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 9070
- Stronger rasterization score: 56 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 56 vs 30
- 626% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 26,300 vs 3,625
- 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 34% lower TDP: 145 W vs 220 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $549
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025+1% | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Maxwell |
| Process | 4 nm+86% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 220 W | 145 W+34% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584+115% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 56 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 112 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,520 MHz+114% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+300% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 645 GB/s+188% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 26,300+626%Top 13% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,000Top 22% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,200+151%Top 25% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 1080p Ultra | 171 fpsTop 19% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 130 fpsTop 19% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 74 fpsTop 21% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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