RTX 5090 vs Radeon RX 9070 GRE
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 272.4 % stronger than Radeon RX 9070 GRE. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 74 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,492 GPU score in its best run — best of 2 rigs, 6 verified runs). Radeon RX 9070 GRE ranks #23 of 74 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (7,650 GPU score in its best run — 1 rig, 1 verified run). Each part is shown at its best run, picked from 7 verified WhatFPS runs — measured, not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | Radeon RX 9070 GRE |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score, best run (the card's own performance) | 28,492 | 7,650 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 7,406 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 133.6 FPS | 47.6 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 172.9 FPS | 38.7 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 115.7 FPS | 29.1 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 136.2 FPS | 36.5 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 649 GB/s | 71 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 12 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 dominates this comparison, outperforming the Radeon RX 9070 GRE by a staggering 267% in overall GPU score. This translates directly to immense framerate leads, with the RTX 5090 hitting 132.8 FPS in Earth II (Vulkan) and 171.4 FPS in Mission to Earth II (DX12), while the Radeon manages 47.6 FPS and 38.7 FPS respectively. Backing this up is the RTX 5090's superior raw compute with an ALU index of 1020560, a massive 660 GB/s memory bandwidth, and 31 GB of VRAM, ensuring top-tier performance in even the most demanding titles. It is important to note the Radeon RX 9070 GRE's data comes from only one verified run, making its sample thin, but its GPU score of 7650 and rank 20 clearly place it in a different league than the RTX 5090's rank 1. For gamers seeking absolute peak performance, the RTX 5090 is the undeniable choice, whereas the Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a much lower-tier card, albeit one that still offers features like ray tracing and 12 GB of VRAM.
Generated November 7, 2026 from the 7 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The headline score is the part's best measured run, and the measurements under it come from that same run. It shows what the part has been proven to do — not what an average rig gets out of it. The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for RTX 5090 · All measurements for Radeon RX 9070 GRE