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RTX 5070 vs RX 9070

The closest thing to a straight fight in the mid-range: two cards launched days apart at almost the same price, with opposite strengths. AMD brings 16 GB of memory, NVIDIA brings stronger ray tracing and the wider upscaling catalogue.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

$549 MSRP · 12 GB · 250 W · index 51 at 1440p

A solid 1440p card with the full DLSS 4 feature set, held back by a 12 GB memory pool that is merely adequate rather than comfortable for a card expected to last several years.

AMD Radeon RX 9070

$549 MSRP · 16 GB · 220 W · index 55 at 1440p

The efficiency pick of the RDNA 4 range. It gives up some performance to the XT but drops 84 W of board power, and it keeps the full 16 GB memory pool, which is its main advantage over the similarly priced RTX 5070.

Full specification comparison

Every row that can be compared marks a winner. Rows where the two cards match, or where a figure is not published, say so.

Specification comparison of RTX 5070, RX 9070
SpecificationRTX 5070NVIDIARX 9070AMD
Price and value
Launch MSRPEssentially tied$549$549
Current priceCompareYourGPU does not publish a price it has not verified.Check current priceCheck current price
Performance per $100Performance index at 1440p per $100 of launch MSRP.9.3Best in this row: 10.0
Performance
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here.58Best in this row: 63
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here.51Best in this row: 55
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here.44Best in this row: 49
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here.Best in this row: 4845
Measured suite average at 1440pThird-party geometric mean across their game suite, run with vendor upscaling at Quality. A different test from the estimated row below, not a check on it.74.8 FPS (ComputerBase)Best in this row: 78.7 FPS (ComputerBase)
Estimated FPS at 1440pModelled estimate for a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling. Not a measurement.90-130 FPSBest in this row: 100-145 FPS
Memory
12 GBBest in this row: 16 GB
GDDR7GDDR6
192-bitBest in this row: 256-bit
Best in this row: 672 GB/s640 GB/s
Memory speedBest in this row: 28 Gbps20 Gbps
Graphics processor
ArchitectureBlackwellRDNA 4
GPU dieGB205Navi 48
Only comparable within one manufacturer.Best in this row: 6,1443,584
Not compared: data missing for at least one cardData unavailable56
48Best in this row: 56
Best in this row: 192112
Not compared: data missing for at least one card2,330 MHzData unavailable
2,512 MHz2,520 MHz
Game clockNot compared: data missing for at least one cardAMD only.Data unavailable2,070 MHz
Power
250 WBest in this row: 220 W
Essentially tiedVendor figure where published, otherwise board power plus 300 W of headroom.650 W650 W
Performance per 100 W20.4Best in this row: 25.0
Power connectors1x 16-pin (12V-2x6)2x 8-pin
Technologies
4th-generation RT cores3rd-generation ray accelerators
DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSSFSR 4, FSR 3.1, XeSS
DLSS 4 Multi Frame GenerationFSR 3.1 Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level)
YesYes
Video encoder9th-generation NVENC with AV1 and HEVC encodeAMD Radeon media engine with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode
Video decoder6th-generation NVDEC with AV1, HEVC and H.264 decodeAV1, HEVC and H.264 decode
Display outputs
DisplayPort3x 2.1b3x 2.1a
HDMI1x 2.1b1x 2.1b
USB-CNoneNone
Physical
LengthData unavailableData unavailable
Height from bracketData unavailableData unavailable
Data unavailableData unavailable
Release
Launch dateMarch 5, 2025March 6, 2025
GenerationRTX 50RX 9000
AvailabilityIn productionIn production

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Winner by category

Each category is decided by the same numbers used everywhere else on the site. A category with no clear leader says so rather than picking one.

  • Performance at 1440p

    RX 9070

    Performance index 55

  • Ray tracing

    RTX 5070

    Ray tracing index 48

  • Price

    Essentially tied

  • Performance per dollar

    RX 9070

    10.0 index points per $100

  • VRAM

    RX 9070

    16 GB

  • Memory bandwidth

    RTX 5070

    672 GB/s

  • Efficiency

    RX 9070

    25.0 index points per 100 W

  • Lowest power draw

    RX 9070

    220 W board power

The shape of the trade-off

All six axes are normalised to a 0-100 scale so they can share one chart. Performance and ray tracing are CompareYourGPU’s estimated indices; value, VRAM, efficiency and features are each card’s standing relative to every other card tracked here.

Normalised comparison of RTX 5070, RX 9070 across six criteria, judged at 1440p.
PerformanceRay tracingValueVRAMEfficiencyFeatures
  • RTX 5070
  • RX 9070
Normalised comparison of RTX 5070, RX 9070 across six criteria, judged at 1440p.
CriterionRTX 5070RX 9070
Performance5155
Ray tracing4845
Value8190
VRAM5780
Efficiency64100
Features85100

Performance, memory and value

Estimated performance index at 1440p. 100 is the fastest card CompareYourGPU tracks.

CompareYourGPU estimate aggregated from public review coverage, not a measurement.

Estimated frame rate at 1440p in a typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

Modelled from the performance index. Not a measured benchmark. Real results vary widely by title.

VRAM capacity.

Capacity alone is not the whole story: memory bus width and bandwidth decide how much of it the GPU can actually use.

Launch price.

CompareYourGPU scores value from launch MSRP because it does not carry a verified live price feed. Street prices differ.

Which one should you buy?

Maximum performance

RX 9070

Highest estimated performance index at 1440p of the cards compared here, at 55. It is the right answer if frame rate is the only thing you are optimising for.

Best value

RX 9070

Delivers the most performance per dollar of the cards compared, at $549. Choose this if the difference in price matters more to you than the difference in frame rate.

Ray tracing

RTX 5070

Strongest ray-traced performance here, with an estimated ray tracing index of 48 at 1440p. It also carries DLSS 4 Super Resolution, which is how ray tracing becomes practical.

Memory headroom

RX 9070

Carries 16 GB, the most headroom of the cards compared at 1440p. Memory is usually what dates a card before raw speed does.

Small or quiet builds

RX 9070

Best performance per watt of the cards compared, drawing 220 W. That means less heat, quieter fans and less pressure on your power supply.

Best overall

RX 9070

Best balance of speed, price and memory of the cards compared: 50% performance at 1440p, 30% performance per dollar, 20% memory headroom. Not necessarily the fastest.

RTX 5070 vs RX 9070: common questions

Is 16 GB on the RX 9070 worth more than DLSS on the RTX 5070?
It depends on how long you keep the card and what you play. The extra 4 GB removes texture-setting compromises at 1440p for longer, while DLSS has broader game support and generally better image reconstruction. If you play mostly ray-traced titles, the RTX 5070 makes more sense; if you want the card to age well at high texture settings, the RX 9070 does.
Which is more power efficient?
The RTX 5070 draws 250 W against the RX 9070's 220 W, but the Radeon delivers more rasterisation performance for that power. On performance per watt the RX 9070 is ahead; on absolute draw they are close enough that either works on a 650 W supply.
Which is better for 4K?
Neither is a 4K card at native resolution, but the RX 9070's 16 GB gives it more headroom at 3840x2160 than the RTX 5070's 12 GB. Both need upscaling for a comfortable 4K experience in demanding titles.

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