NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce RTX 5070, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 5070 wins 19 of 30 benchmarks, averaging 19.2% faster.
Both cards' numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in SDXL Turbo, where GeForce RTX 5070 leads by 34% (286.04 vs 383.37 images/min); the closest fight is Granite 4.1 3B (8% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 runs 21 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 20, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 244.68 | 275.74 | -11% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 230.17 | 266.12 | -14% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 170.86 | 183.95 | -7% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 145.5 | 184.99 | -21% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 149.68 | 180.21 | -17% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 105.21 | 126.75 | -17% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 93.2 | 112.34 | -17% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 93.16 | 119.87 | -22% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 90.94 | 109.63 | -17% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 66.16 | 86.81 | -24% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 80.73 | 99.41 | -19% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 58.51 | 69.06 | -15% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 50.74 | 58.15 | -13% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 51.46 | 60.87 | -15% |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 31B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion 1.5 images/min | 35.36 | 39.2 | -10% |
| SDXL Turbo images/min | 286.04 | 383.37 | -25% |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 16.6 | 19.71 | -16% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 6.6 | 7.43 | -11% |
| Playground v2.5 images/min | 4.01 | 4.37 | -8% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is faster on 0 of 1; GeForce RTX 5070 on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 19.7 min | 17.2 min | GeForce RTX 5070 1.14x faster | $0.045 vs $0.047 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 finishes 1 of 1 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | $0.136 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 | $0.162 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 is 1.19x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 12GB |
| Transistors | 35,800M | 31,100M |
| Die size | 294.5 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 121.6 M/mm² | 118.3 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz | 2,512 MHz |
| TDP | 200 W | 250 W |
| Launch MSRP | $599 | $549 |
| Release | 2023-04-13 | 2025-03-05 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 or GeForce RTX 5070?
- GeForce RTX 5070 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 19 of 30 benchmarks in our suite with an average 19.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5070?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has 12GB VRAM and a 200W TDP, while GeForce RTX 5070 has 12GB VRAM and a 250W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5070?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 fits 1 more of our 12 workloads than GeForce RTX 5070. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5070?
- SDXL Turbo: GeForce RTX 5070 leads by roughly 34% (286.04 vs 383.37 images/min) in our testing.
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