GPU comparison with benchmarks

Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III vs SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.70 GHz · 245 W Speed index 32/100
In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III and the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is 25 % faster than the Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III.

Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
Speed index
26/100
32/100
FP32
30.86 TFLOPS
38.71 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.51 GHz
2.70 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR7
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
672 GB/s
645 GB/s
TDP
250 W
245 W
Launch Price
549 $
549 $
794 pts
717 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
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 Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and has 6144 texture shaders and 48 execution units.

SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is based on AMD Radeon RX 9070, which has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
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 Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III has 12 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 672 GB/s.

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

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
Base Clock2.325 GHz1.330 GHz
Boost Clock2.512 GHz2.700 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.21 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III clocks in the base with up to 2.325 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is 1.330 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
TDP250 W245 W
Tjunction max85 °C85 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 16-Pin1 x 12-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 has a TDP of 245 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b2x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort3x DP 2.1b2x 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
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

DimensionsGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
Length292 mm331 mm
Height117 mm129 mm
Width41 mm66 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyYesNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III is 292 mm long, 117 mm high and 41 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 is 331 mm long, 129 mm high and 66 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON IIISAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ2/2025Q2/2025
Launch Price549 $549 $
Structure size5 nm4 nm
Part-noNE75070019K9-GB2050T11349-01-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 5070 PYTHON III was released in Q2/2025 at a price of 549 $.

The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 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. 10,698
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. 22,615
  2. no data

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. 4,831
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 14,141
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 5,881
  2. no data

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. 102,201
  2. no data

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