GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
Only verified data for GeForce RTX 3070 is available. Benchmarks for other models are currently being processed.
The Radeon RX 7900M is significantly faster than the GeForce RTX 3070, leading by roughly 33% in our performance index.
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Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce RTX 3070: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 7900M vs GeForce RTX 3070
The Radeon RX 7900M is significantly faster, around 33% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3070. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 7900M draws just 180W versus 220W for the GeForce RTX 3070, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 16GB against 8GB, the Radeon RX 7900M has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the GeForce RTX 3070's 8GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 7900M is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3070 (RDNA 3 vs Ampere), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 7900M offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 7900M?
The Radeon RX 7900M is the faster card by about 33%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3070 | Radeon RX 7900M |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 3 |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | TSMC N5 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 5,888✓ | 4,608 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 72✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 184✓ | 144 |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3070 | Radeon RX 7900M |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,500 MHz | 1,825 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,725 MHz | 2,090 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3070 | Radeon RX 7900M |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 8 GB | 16 GB✓ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 14 Gbps | 18 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 576 GB/s✓ |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3070 | Radeon RX 7900M |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TDP | 220 W | 180 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | None |
| Released | Sep 2020 | Oct 2023 |