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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 comes out ahead with advantages in 16 key areas (5364 points). AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (4156 points) wins in 7 categories.

Editorial Verdict

We pick the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 comes out ahead with advantages in 16 key areas (5364 points). AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (4156 points) wins in 7 categories.

Where each one wins

Where each one wins

Scored across the categories that matter most for phone.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Cpu Tdp

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD304W
Nvi575W

Gpu Memory Speed

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD2518 MHz
Nvi1750 MHz

Gpu Turbo

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD2970 MHz
Nvi2410 MHz

Semiconductor Size

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD4 nm
Nvi5 nm

Amd Fsr4

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMDYes
NviNo

Width

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD267 mm
Nvi304 mm

Height

Winner: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD111 mm
Nvi137 mm

Gpu Clock Speed

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD1660 MHz
Nvi2010 MHz

Tflops

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD48.7 TFLOPS
Nvi104.9 TFLOPS

Gpu Ram

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD16GB
Nvi32GB

Pixel Rate

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD380.2 GPixel/s
Nvi424.2 GPixel/s

Dlss

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMDNo
NviYes

Texture Rate

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD760.3 GTexels/s
Nvi1638.8 GTexels/s

Effective Memory Speed

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD20000 MHz
Nvi28000 MHz

Max Mem Bandwidth

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD640 GB/s
Nvi1792 GB/s

Memory Bus Width

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD256-bit
Nvi512-bit

Shading Units

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD4096
Nvi21760

Opencl Version

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD2.2
Nvi3

Transistors

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD53900 million
Nvi92200 million

Texture Mapping Units

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD256
Nvi680

Rops

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD128
Nvi176

Gpu Architecture

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMDRDNA 4.0
NviBlackwell

Release Date

Winner: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
AMD20250106
Nvi20250130
Detailed comparison

Spec by spec

Winner cells highlighted. Sorted by significance — decisive specs first.

Specification
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
Cpu Tdp
304W
575W
Gpu Memory Speed
2518 MHz
1750 MHz
Gpu Turbo
2970 MHz
2410 MHz
Semiconductor Size
4 nm
5 nm
Amd Fsr4
Yes
No
Width
267 mm
304 mm
Height
111 mm
137 mm
Gpu Clock Speed
1660 MHz
2010 MHz
Tflops
48.7 TFLOPS
104.9 TFLOPS
Gpu Ram
16GB
32GB
Pixel Rate
380.2 GPixel/s
424.2 GPixel/s
Dlss
No
Yes
Texture Rate
760.3 GTexels/s
1638.8 GTexels/s
Effective Memory Speed
20000 MHz
28000 MHz
Max Mem Bandwidth
640 GB/s
1792 GB/s
Memory Bus Width
256-bit
512-bit
Shading Units
4096
21760
Opencl Version
2.2
3
Transistors
53900 million
92200 million
Texture Mapping Units
256
680
Rops
128
176
Gpu Architecture
RDNA 4.0
Blackwell
Release Date
20250106
20250130
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