RTX 5090 vs RTX 4070 Ti
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 158.4 % stronger than RTX 4070 Ti. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 67 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,389 GPU score over 6 verified runs). RTX 4070 Ti ranks #10 of 67 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (10,987 GPU score over 3 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 9 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 28,389 | 10,987 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 10,855 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 134.1 FPS | 46.3 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 174.4 FPS | 58.2 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 113.8 FPS | 52.4 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 115.2 FPS | 81.3 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 698 GB/s | 131 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 12 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 takes a commanding victory in this comparison, leading the RTX 4070 Ti by an impressive 140.2% in GPU score. This top-ranked card delivers substantially higher frame rates across our suite, hitting 132.8 FPS in Earth II (Vulkan) and 171.4 FPS in Mission to Earth II (DX12), more than doubling the performance of the RTX 4070 Ti. Its raw compute power is significantly greater, with an ALU index of 1020560, combined with a massive 660 GB/s memory bandwidth and 31 GB of VRAM. For gamers who demand the absolute best performance and highest framerates, the RTX 5090 is the undisputed champion. While the RTX 4070 Ti still holds a respectable 6th rank overall and features 12 GB of VRAM, its performance data comes from only one verified run, making the sample thin, and it simply can't match the flagship's power.
Generated September 19, 2026 from the 9 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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