RTX 5090 vs RTX 3070
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 350.1 % stronger than RTX 3070. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,389 GPU score over 6 verified runs). RTX 3070 ranks #25 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (6,307 GPU score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 10 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 28,389 | 6,307 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 7,635 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 134.1 FPS | 25.8 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 174.4 FPS | 32.3 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 113.8 FPS | 31.4 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 115.2 FPS | 89.8 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 698 GB/s | 156 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 takes a commanding lead in this comparison, outperforming the RTX 3070 by an impressive 345.2% in GPU score. This translates to significantly higher performance across our suite, with the RTX 5090 hitting 132.8 FPS in Earth II (Vulkan) compared to the RTX 3070's 25.9 FPS, and 171.4 FPS in Mission to Earth II (DX12) against 32.4 FPS. The substantial boost comes from its vastly higher raw compute (an ALU index of 1020560 versus 207303), 660 GB/s memory bandwidth compared to 157 GB/s, and a peak clock of 3112 MHz. With 31 GB of VRAM versus 8 GB, the RTX 5090 is built for extreme resolutions and future-proof performance, landing it at rank 1 globally. While the RTX 3070, at rank 18, still delivers playable frame rates in some scenarios, the RTX 5090 clearly dominates for gamers seeking the absolute best performance.
Generated September 22, 2026 from the 10 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
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
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