01
Preface
The Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a mid-to-high-end graphics card released by AMD in 2023. In terms of positioning and specifications, it ranks above the GeForce RTX 5070, with advantages such as wider memory bandwidth and higher VRAM capacity.
Nevertheless, the GeForce RTX 5070 benefits from a new architecture and manufacturing process, as well as GDDR7 memory support. As a result, its actual performance may not be significantly inferior to that of the Radeon RX 7900 GRE.
Currently, both graphics cards are priced around 4,000 yuan in the market. This article compares their gaming performance to evaluate which one offers better performance and value for money, serving as a reference for potential buyers.
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Specification Comparison
The Radeon RX 7900 GRE was released on July 27, 2023, based on the RDNA3 architecture and utilizing the Navi31 GPU with TSMC’s 5nm process. It features 5,120 stream processors, 160 raster units, 320 texture units, 80 compute units, 6MB of L2 cache, 64MB of L3 cache, and 80 ray tracing units.
Its base clock is 1287 MHz, with a boost clock of up to 2245 MHz. It is equipped with 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, memory speed of 18 Gbps, memory bandwidth of 576.0 GB/s, FP32 compute performance of 45.98 TFLOPS, power consumption of 260W, and a suggested retail price of $649.
The GeForce RTX 5070 was released on January 6, 2025, featuring the GB205 GPU chip built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It comes with 6,144 CUDA cores, 192 texture units, 48 streaming multiprocessors, 192 tensor cores, and 48 ray tracing units.
It has 40MB of L2 cache, a base clock of 2165 MHz, and a boost clock of up to 2510 MHz. The card includes 12GB of GDDR7 memory with a 192-bit interface, memory speed of 28 Gbps, memory bandwidth of 672 GB/s, FP32 compute performance of 30.84 TFLOPS, power consumption of 250W, and a reference price of $549.
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Test Platform Configuration
The main configuration is as follows:
Processor: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS
Memory: 16GB DDR4 3600MHz
Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO SSD + 2TB HDD
Operating System: Windows 10
04
Game Tests (RX 7900 GRE vs RTX 5070)
Seven games were tested using the highest graphics settings at 1440p resolution. In the image comparisons, the GeForce RTX 5070 platform is shown on the left and the Radeon RX 7900 GRE platform on the right.
Game 1: Alan Wake 2
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 73, Min FPS 59, Frame Time 12.6ms, CPU Usage 16%, Power 49W, Temp 61°C, RAM 7.7GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM 7.0GB, GPU Power 225W, GPU Temp 61°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 77, Min FPS 62, Frame Time 11.7ms, CPU Usage 22%, Power 57W, Temp 63°C, RAM 6.9GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 7.1GB, GPU Power 266W, GPU Temp 55°C
The RX 7900 GRE uses more power (41W higher), has lower temperature (6°C lower), and delivers 4 more FPS on average and 3 more FPS at minimum. Slight edge to RX 7900 GRE; overall near a tie.
Game 2: Assassin’s Creed Mirage
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 134, Min FPS 92, Frame Time 7.6ms, CPU Usage 44%, Power 69W, Temp 64°C, RAM 8.7GB, GPU Usage 97%, VRAM 8.6GB, GPU Power 178W, GPU Temp 57°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 135, Min FPS 91, Frame Time 6.4ms, CPU Usage 41%, Power 68W, Temp 65°C, RAM 9.5GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 10.1GB, GPU Power 248W, GPU Temp 54°C
RX 7900 GRE uses 70W more power, has lower temperature by 3°C, same performance as RTX 5070. Result: tie.
Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 106, Min FPS 82, Frame Time 8.3ms, CPU Usage 42%, Power 67W, Temp 72°C, RAM 8.5GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 6.7GB, GPU Power 248W, GPU Temp 63°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 99, Min FPS 78, Frame Time 8.9ms, CPU Usage 39%, Power 64W, Temp 66°C, RAM 9.6GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 8.5GB, GPU Power 264W, GPU Temp 54°C
RX 7900 GRE trails by 7 FPS avg, 4 FPS min, uses 16W more GPU power, has cooler temps by 9°C. Slight win for RTX 5070; overall close.
Game 4: Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 111, Min FPS 89, Frame Time 8.9ms, CPU Usage 32%, Power 60W, Temp 65°C, RAM 12.1GB, GPU Usage 95%, VRAM 6.3GB, GPU Power 224W, GPU Temp 61°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 113, Min FPS 83, Frame Time 8.9ms, CPU Usage 29%, Power 55W, Temp 59°C, RAM 12.3GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 14.4GB, GPU Power 264W, GPU Temp 55°C
RX 7900 GRE is 2 FPS higher avg, 6 FPS lower min, uses 40W more power, cooler by 6°C. Overall tie.
Game 5: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 65, Min FPS 56, Frame Time 16.1ms, CPU Usage 18%, Power 52W, Temp 62°C, RAM 13.4GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM 9.6GB, GPU Power 250W, GPU Temp 63°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 63, Min FPS 53, Frame Time 17.0ms, CPU Usage 17%, Power 51W, Temp 56°C, RAM 12.4GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 11.5GB, GPU Power 265W, GPU Temp 54°C
RX 7900 GRE is slightly behind by 2 FPS avg, 3 FPS min, uses more power (15W), but runs cooler. Overall tie.
Game 6: Hogwarts Legacy
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 93, Min FPS 72, Frame Time 10.3ms, CPU Usage 27%, Power 61W, Temp 63°C, RAM 15.0GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM 8.7GB, GPU Power 235W, GPU Temp 61°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 95, Min FPS 79, Frame Time 9.4ms, CPU Usage 23%, Power 55W, Temp 61°C, RAM 13.7GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 9.5GB, GPU Power 267W, GPU Temp 55°C
RX 7900 GRE delivers slightly better performance, uses more power (42W), lower temp by 6°C. Slight lead for RX 7900 GRE; still nearly tied.
Game 7: The Last of Us
GeForce RTX 5070: Avg FPS 91, Min FPS 70, Frame Time 12.1ms, CPU Usage 44%, Power 66W, Temp 65°C, RAM 13.2GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 10.3GB, GPU Power 200W, GPU Temp 61°C
Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Avg FPS 95, Min FPS 76, Frame Time 10.5ms, CPU Usage 59%, Power 77W, Temp 69°C, RAM 10.1GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 11.8GB, GPU Power 263W, GPU Temp 55°C
RX 7900 GRE leads by 4 FPS avg, 6 FPS min, uses more power (63W), cooler by 6°C. Slight win for RX 7900 GRE; overall tie.
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Comparison Conclusion
Overall, in terms of performance, the two are evenly matched, with results essentially a draw. However, from the perspective of overall hardware utilization, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE holds a slight advantage over the GeForce RTX 5070 — for example, it generally consumes less CPU usage, and despite higher power consumption, it runs at lower temperatures.
So, which one should you choose? For gamers, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE is recommended. For those who also need productivity performance, the GeForce RTX 5070 is the better choice. Personally, the editor recommends prioritizing the latter.
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