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ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 vs ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB

ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070
ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB GDDR7 · 2.54 GHz · 250 W Speed index 22/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 and the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB is 36 % faster than the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070.

ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Speed index
22/100
30/100
FP32
26.60 TFLOPS
36.13 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.54 GHz
2.52 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR7
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
672 GB/s
645 GB/s
TDP
250 W
220 W
Launch Price
549 $
549 $
794 pts
717 pts

GPU

GPUASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070AMD Radeon RX 9070
GPU ChipGB205-300-A1Navi 48 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors4856
Shader61443584
Render Output Units64128
Texture Units192224
Raytracing Cores4856
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and has 6144 texture shaders and 48 execution units.

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB is based on AMD Radeon RX 9070, which has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Memory Size12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed28.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth672 GB/s645 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 672 GB/s.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Base Clock2.165 GHz1.330 GHz
Boost Clock2.542 GHz2.520 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.07 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 clocks in the base with up to 2.165 GHz. The base frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB is 1.330 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
TDP250 W220 W
Tjunction max85 °C85 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB has a TDP of 220 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b3x DP 2.1a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
Length304 mm290 mm
Height125 mm123 mm
Width50 mm51 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--918 g
SFF-ReadyYesNo
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 is 304 mm long, 125 mm high and 50 mm wide.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB is 290 mm long, 123 mm high and 51 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ1/2025Q2/2025
Launch Price549 $549 $
Structure size5 nm4 nm
Part-noPRIME-RTX5070-12GRX9070 CL 16G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 was released in Q1/2025 at a price of 549 $.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9070 Challenger 16GB was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 549 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

  1. 9,960
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 21,054
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 4,497
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 13,164
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 5,475
  2. no data

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 95,145
  2. no data

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