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GeForce RTX 3090 against GeForce RTX 5070

GeForce RTX 5070 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.

Which one for what

Office & everyday

GeForce RTX 5070right

59 vs 62 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.

Coding & development

Either

Within 0 points; buy on price.

Light gaming

GeForce RTX 5070right

60 vs 65 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.

Gaming

GeForce RTX 5070right

55 vs 58 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.

Heavy gaming

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

Content creation

Either

Within 0 points; buy on price.

3D & rendering

Either

Within 0 points; buy on price.

Gaming & streaming

Either

Within 1 points; buy on price.

AI & local models

GeForce RTX 3090left

62 vs 51 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.

Head to head

Scores

Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.

  • Spec score

    GeForce RTX 3090: 55

    GeForce RTX 5070: 58

    3 ptsto the right

  • Games at 1080p

    GeForce RTX 3090: 60

    GeForce RTX 5070: 65

    5 ptsto the right

  • Games at 1440p

    GeForce RTX 3090: 55

    GeForce RTX 5070: 58

    3 ptsto the right

  • Games at 4K

    GeForce RTX 3090: 48

    GeForce RTX 5070: 49

    1 ptsto the right

  • Rendering and video

    GeForce RTX 3090: 58

    GeForce RTX 5070: 56

    2 ptsto the left

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    GeForce RTX 3090: 4.6

    GeForce RTX 5070: 7

    52%to the right

  • Typical price

    GeForce RTX 3090: $1,199

    GeForce RTX 5070: $827

    $372to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Video memory

    GeForce RTX 3090: 24 GB

    GeForce RTX 5070: 12 GB

    100%to the left

  • Board power

    GeForce RTX 3090: 350 W

    GeForce RTX 5070: 250 W

    40%to the right

  • Length

    GeForce RTX 3090: 313 mm

    GeForce RTX 5070: 245 mm

    28%to the right

The verdict

  • The RTX 5070 is 5% faster at 1440p.
  • RTX 3090 and RTX 5070 are level on games at 4k.
  • RTX 3090 carries 24 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
  • The RTX 5070 typically costs $372 less.
  • Per dollar, the RTX 5070 is the better buy: 7 points per $100 against 4.6.

Specifications

SpecGeForce RTX 3090GeForce RTX 5070
Video memory24 GB (better)12 GB
Board power350 W250 W (better)
Length313 mm245 mm (better)
Power connectorPCIe 8-pin12V-2x6 (16-pin)
BrandNvidiaNvidia
Released20202025 (better)
Typical price$1,199$827 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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