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NVIDIA ASUS Dual OC GeForce RTX 3070 vs AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE: Comparison
NVIDIA ASUS Dual OC GeForce RTX 3070 and AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE separate most on vram: NVIDIA ASUS Dual OC GeForce RTX 3070 at 8 GB, AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE at 16 GB, 50% in favour of AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE. Boost Clock splits them by another 21%, again favouring AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE. They match on tier and memory type. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA ASUS Dual OC GeForce RTX 3070 scores 3,190 against 2,898 for the AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE, a lead of 9%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 30 | Radeon RX 7000 |
| Board Partner | ASUS | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 8 GB-50% | 16 GB |
| Tier | Upper Mid-Range | Upper Mid-Range |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1800 MHz-21% | 2270 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | true |
| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 3 (Navi 31) |
| Card Length | 267 mm | 285 mm-7% |
| MSRP | 499 | 549 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA ASUS Dual OC GeForce RTX 3070
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 8GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
AMD Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 GRE
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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