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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 for AI

Device pages: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Β· NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

On the LynxBenchAI 26Q3 Index, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 1.04x the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 overall (Training 0.95x, Inference 1.18x, Compute 0.93x). It leads on Inference and trails on Training and Compute.

Scores on the LynxBenchAI 26Q3 Index

Ratio = the RTX 5070's score divided by the RTX 3090's
ScoreRatioRTX 5070RTX 3090
Overall (GT)1.04x210.53202.73
Training0.95x198.12207.55
Inference1.18x347.75294.13
Compute0.93x80.9387.37
  • Runs on the RTX 5070 only: FP8 inference.

When to Choose Which

  • Level on training: the two are within 10% (0.95x).
  • Choose the RTX 5070 for inference (1.18x the RTX 3090).
  • Level on raw compute: the two are within 10% (0.93x).

From the LynxBenchAI 26Q3 Index category scores, which are not raw throughput; a lead under 10% counts as level.

Per Model and Precision

LynxBenchAI score per model and precision; ratio = RTX 5070 / RTX 3090
ModelPrecisionRatioRTX 5070RTX 3090
compute
Dense MatMulBF160.92x119.90130.00
Dense MatMulFP160.92x118.23128.71
Dense MatMulFP320.86x114.63133.30
Dense MatMulFP640.92x3.533.82
Sparse MatMulFP320.96x85.9089.86
Sparse MatMulFP640.95x61.0564.19
inference
DistilBERTFP161.00x518.04520.47
DistilBERTFP8n/a325.27not run
DistilBERTINT81.00x323.68324.84
DistilGPT2FP160.76x358.91474.79
DistilGPT2FP8n/a211.46not run
DistilGPT2INT80.78x214.06273.58
Flan-T5 SmallFP161.02x637.45625.54
Flan-T5 SmallFP8n/a465.40not run
Flan-T5 SmallINT81.01x407.72401.95
GraphGPS (Peptides)FP160.74x206.04279.26
GraphGPS (Peptides)FP8n/a97.60not run
GraphGPS (Peptides)INT80.73x103.82142.39
MobileNetV3FP161.09x1049.65961.23
MobileNetV3INT81.09x290.72266.79
training
DistilBERTBF160.85x240.58283.27
DistilBERTFP320.94x301.49319.49
DistilGPT2BF160.70x126.99182.47
DistilGPT2FP320.87x241.45276.90
Flan-T5 SmallBF161.06x173.32163.34
Flan-T5 SmallFP321.12x301.17268.15
GraphGPS (Peptides)BF161.10x127.59115.98
GraphGPS (Peptides)FP321.13x108.4695.92
MobileNetV3BF160.93x168.48181.03
MobileNetV3FP320.89x259.27289.97

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Each figure is the first device's overall score divided by the second's.

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How to Read These Results

A LynxBenchAI score is sustained throughput on a fixed catalogue of PyTorch models, measured after a warm-up at a batch size raised until throughput stops improving, so it is what the machine holds under load, not its best instant. Training, Inference and Compute are three separate scores; GT combines them (Training and Inference weigh 0.4 each, Compute 0.2).

Every run uses the stock, publicly released PyTorch stack, so a result is broadly indicative of the out-of-the-box PyTorch experience on that hardware, and so of custom PyTorch models too. It does not run your own model, and it is not a vendor-tuned peak like an MLPerf submission.

Scores compare only within one Index: the 26Q3 Index fixes the models, precisions, correctness thresholds and scoring, and a later Index may change them. Each test is one timed window, the scores have no 0-100 scale, and a precision a device cannot run scores zero rather than being skipped.

LynxBenchAI is built by TechnoLynx, which the European Commission engaged as an independent expert advisor on AI performance and benchmarking for AI Gigafactories under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (case study).

Questions

Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti for AI?
On the LynxBenchAI 26Q3 Index, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 1.44x the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti overall (Training 1.49x, Inference 1.45x, Compute 1.31x).
Should I choose the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?
Choose the RTX 5070 for training (1.49x the RTX 5060 Ti). Choose the RTX 5070 for inference (1.45x the RTX 5060 Ti). Choose the RTX 5070 for raw compute (1.31x the RTX 5060 Ti). These follow the LynxBenchAI 26Q3 Index category scores, which are not raw throughput.
Where is the difference between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti largest?
On the LynxBenchAI 26Q3 Index, the ratio is highest on GraphGPS (Peptides) at BF16 (Training), where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 scores 1.68x the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, and lowest on Dense MatMul at FP16 (Compute), at 1.23x.
What does this result tell me about my own PyTorch model?
Every run uses the stock, publicly released PyTorch stack, so a result is broadly indicative of the out-of-the-box PyTorch experience on that hardware, and so of custom PyTorch models too. It does not run your own model, and it is not a vendor-tuned peak like an MLPerf submission.

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