NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition Video Card Review

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Gameplay Performance

In the gaming performance below, we are comparing performance at 1440p, as this is the prime target resolution for these graphics cards. We are using a GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER FE, GeForce RTX 4070 FE, and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT for comparison, these are stock-clocked, reference-clocked GPU cards.

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2 Performance Graph

In Alan Wake 2, we are running the latest version, which includes updates for DLSS 4 support. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is able to provide a playable gameplay experience at 1440p and “High” settings at 71 FPS average. When we enable DLSS, performance averages above 100 FPS. In terms of performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is only 1% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER FE, it’s the same performance. Compared to the GeForce RTX 4070, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 18% faster. Compared to the Radeon RX 7800 XT, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is only 8% faster.

Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth Wukong Performance Graph

Black Myth: Wukong is very demanding at Cinematic quality, even at 1440p. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is not able to provide a playable experience at 1440p without Upscaling. At 1440p and Cinematic quality, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE delivers only 42 FPS average, but with DLSS Upscaling enabled it is just playable at 60 FPS. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is just 8% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER FE. Compared to the GeForce RTX 4070, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 27% faster, and compared to the Radeon RX 7800 XT, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 31% faster.

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 Performance Graph

In Cyberpunk 2077, at 1440p and “Ultra” settings, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is playable at over 100 FPS in this game in Ultra settings. When we enable DLSS, it improves to 126 FPS on average. In this game, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE finally has a nice uplift over the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 17% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 51% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 FE.

Dying Light 2

Dying Light 2 Performance Graph

In Dying Light 2, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE also provides a very playable experience at 1440p and “High” settings at 148 FPS. When we enable DLSS, we almost get an average of 200 FPS, so this game performs very well. We see a decent performance uplift with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE in this game versus the previous generation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 11% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and 34% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070. It is also 46% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

F1 24

F1 24 Performance Graph

In F1 24, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE provides a playable experience at 1440p and the highest settings at a very high 160 FPS, and with DLSS that only improved slightly. Interestingly, we do not see a big improvement in this game; in fact, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE has a regression in performance compared to the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. It is such that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 8% slower compared to the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is only 7% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 FE. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is also 2% slower than the Radeon RX 7800 XT in this game.

Horizon Forbidden West

Horizon Forbidden West Performance Graph

In Horizon Forbidden West, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE provides a playable experience at 1440p and the highest settings without the need for upscaling. However, with DLSS Upscaling enabled, performance jumps to near 120 FPS average, which is nice. This is another game, like Alan Wake 2, where the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE only equals the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER performance in reality. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is only 2% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 19% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 13% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Performance Graph

In Indiana Jones, we have updated the game to the latest patch, which includes DLSS 4 and FSR support. In this game, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is playable at 1440p and the “Supreme” image quality setting at over 100 FPS without Upscaling, which is a very nice experience. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE, though, is only 5% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 17% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 28% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Kingdom Come Deliverance II Performance Graph

In Kingdom Come Deliverance II, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE provides a playable experience at 80 FPS without the need for Upscaling. However, with DLSS, Upscaling performance jumps to over 100 FPS, and the game is super smooth. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 8% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, 32% faster than the GeForce RTX 407,0, and 51% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl Performance Graph

In Stalker 2, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE barely allows a playable experience at 1440p and “Epic” quality settings above 60 FPS. Enabling DLSS helps performance into the 90 FPS average range, which is much smoother in this game. This, like several other games, shows that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is again on par with the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER in performance. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is only 2% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 16% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 and 23% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Star Wars Outlaws

Star Wars Outlaws Performance Graph

In Star Wars Outlaws, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE also barely allows a playable experience at 1440p and the highest settings. Enabling DLSS improves this experience a lot and makes for 100 FPS. Similar to many other games in our testing, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is only on par with the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER in performance. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 FE is 0.29% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, 19% faster than the GeForce RTX 4070, and 32% faster than the Radeon RX 7800 XT.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

Gaming Performance
7
Build Quality and Cooling
10
Value
7

SUMMARY

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition is aimed at the $549 price point, with Blackwell architecture and DLSS 4 features. Its gaming performance is for the most part stagnant with the previous generation GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, and has its weakness in raster performance, and RT performance, though a slight performance improvement in compute related workloads in games. Featured also with 12GB of GDDR7, we see another stagnation in terms of VRAM capacity for this price point, and generation. Overall, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition is built well, but lacks the "next generation" feel in gameplay improvement, and reminds us of a card we already had in the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER.
Brent Justicehttps://www.thefpsreview.com
Former managing editor of GPUs at HardOCP for 18 years, Brent Justice has been reviewing computer components since the late 90s, educated in the art and method of the computer hardware review, he brings experience, knowledge, and hands-on testing with a gamer-oriented and hardware enthusiast perspective. You can follow him on Twitter - @Brent_Justice You can sub to his YouTube channel - Justice Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/JusticeGamingChannel You can check out his computer builds on KIT - @BrentJustice https://kit.co/BrentJustice

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