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GeForce RTX 5070 vs GeForce RTX 5090

GeForce RTX 5090 leads by 11 editorial points. Your priorities and current prices can change the better choice.

Start with the tradeoffs

Consider GeForce RTX 5070 for

  • DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Gen
  • 250 W TBP — fits a 650 W PSU
  • Blackwell 5th-gen Tensor / 4th-gen RT

Tradeoff: 12 GB VRAM is the ceiling

Consider GeForce RTX 5090 for

  • Unrivaled 4K and path-tracing
  • DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
  • 32 GB VRAM for AI

Tradeoff: Enormous power draw

Scores and judgments are editorial. Specdex does not run an in-house benchmark lab. Manufacturer claims and independent measurements may use different test conditions.

Editorial fit by scenario

4K & rasterization

GeForce RTX 5090

leads on raster (100 vs 84)

Based on available shared editorial ratings.

Ray tracing

GeForce RTX 5090

leads on rt (100 vs 88)

Based on available shared editorial ratings.

AI workloads

GeForce RTX 5090

leads on ai (100 vs 90)

Based on available shared editorial ratings.

Power efficiency

GeForce RTX 5070

leads on efficiency (90 vs 78)

Based on available shared editorial ratings.

Specifications side by side

Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.

GeForce RTX 5070 versus GeForce RTX 5090 specifications
SpecificationGeForce RTX 5070GeForce RTX 5090
ArchitectureBlackwellBlackwell
CUDA cores6,14421,760
VRAM12 GB GDDR732 GB GDDR7
Memory bus192-bit512-bit
Base clock2.33 GHzNot documented
Boost clock2.51 GHzNot documented
TBP250 W575 W
PSU650 W minimumNot documented
PCIePCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0 x16
Tensor coresNot documented680 (5th gen)
RT coresNot documented170 (4th gen)
BandwidthNot documented1792 GB/s
Inspect the shared editorial ratings

Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.

raster
84 / 100
rt
88 / 100
ai
90 / 100
efficiency
90 / 78
Methodology →

GeForce RTX 5070

Prices & availability

US launch / reference: $549. This is not a current retailer offer.

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GeForce RTX 5090

Prices & availability

US launch / reference: $1,999. This is not a current retailer offer.

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