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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 separate most on vram: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 at 12 GB, AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 at 16 GB, 25% in favour of AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070. Card Length splits them by another 25%, this time favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. They match on tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 scores 5,219 against 2,840 for the AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070, a lead of 46%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 40 | Radeon RX 9000 |
| Board Partner | Reference / Founders Edition | PowerColor |
| VRAM | 12 GB-25% | 16 GB |
| Tier | Upper Mid-Range | Upper Mid-Range |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2475 MHz-2% | 2530 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 200 W | 220 W-10% |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (AD104) | RDNA 4 (Navi 48) |
| Card Length | 244 mm | 305 mm-25% |
| Slot Width | 2 | 2.5-25% |
| MSRP | 549 | 579 |
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 GeForce RTX 4070
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid upper mid-range pick if its price and 12GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
AMD PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A reference-spec RX 9070 with a useful dual BIOS switch, priced right at the card's MSRP.
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