RTX 5090 vs RTX 5070
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 183.7 % stronger than RTX 5070. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,389 GPU score over 6 verified runs). RTX 5070 ranks #14 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (10,006 GPU score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 8 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 28,389 | 10,006 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 11,193 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 134.1 FPS | 41.3 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 174.4 FPS | 51.7 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 113.8 FPS | 49.3 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 115.2 FPS | 117.5 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 698 GB/s | 241 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 12 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 is the undisputed champion in this comparison, leading the RTX 5070 by a massive 180.6% in GPU score, claiming the top rank out of 48 measured GPUs. This significant performance gap is starkly visible across our GPU benchmarks, with the RTX 5090 delivering more than double the frame rates in Earth II Vulkan, Mission to Earth II DX12, and Earth II Landing DX12U. Digging into the raw numbers, the RTX 5090 boasts a much higher ALU index, superior memory bandwidth at 660 GB/s, and a substantial 31 GB of VRAM, far exceeding the RTX 5070's 12 GB. While the RTX 5070 shows a thin sample with only two verified runs, it still holds a respectable 11th rank overall, making it a strong option for gamers who don't need the absolute bleeding edge performance of the 5090.
Generated September 29, 2026 from the 8 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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