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GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

A side-by-side readout for 3dmark time spy.

NVIDIA · GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
20100
lead
AMD · Radeon RX 7900 XT
18800
VerdictGeForce RTX 5070 Ti wins on 3dmark time spy.
Context

Understanding 3dmark time spy

Time Spy renders a fixed scene with tessellation, volumetric lighting, and async compute, then reports a graphics score, a CPU score, and an overall composite.

Score bands (graphics score, desktop)

  • Entry 1080p card: 6,000–9,000
  • 1440p sweet spot: 12,000–18,000
  • 4K-capable: 18,000–25,000
  • Halo (RTX 4090, RX 7900 XTX): 28,000+

Why we use it

  • Cross-vendor (NVIDIA and AMD score on the same scale).
  • Reproducible (locked workload).
  • Maps well to actual 1440p frame rates in modern titles — a 25% Time Spy lead typically translates to a 20–25% in-game lead.

Limitations

It does not include ray tracing (Port Royal does) or upscaling. A card with strong rasterization but weak RT can win Time Spy and lose path-traced Cyberpunk.

This matchupGeForce RTX 5070 Ti's 20100 is roughly 7% higher than Radeon RX 7900 XT's 18800 (a 1300 gap). Whether that gap is noticeable depends on workload — small percentage gaps rarely change day-to-day experience, while gaps of 20% or more usually do.

Glossary

What is 3dmark time spy score?

A DirectX 12 GPU benchmark from UL Solutions. The composite score is a common shorthand for desktop-class gaming GPU performance at 1440p.

Read the full 3DMark Time Spy score explainer
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