AMD's two RDNA 4 upper-mid-range cards, with the same 16 GB and only $50 apart at launch. The XT is noticeably faster, and the plain card is considerably more efficient. For a small price gap, the choice is about power as much as speed.
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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.
AMD's fastest RDNA 4 card and the strongest argument for Radeon at the high end: 16 GB of memory and rasterisation performance that trades blows with far more expensive NVIDIA cards. Ray tracing improved sharply this generation but still trails NVIDIA at the same price.
RX 9070 XT comes out ahead of RX 9070.
The score blends performance at 1440p (50%), performance per dollar (30%) and memory headroom (20%), each against every card CompareYourGPU tracks. Fewer than three points apart counts as level. How verdicts are calculated.
Performance, memory, power and value rows, ranked by how far apart RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are. The full sheet below has every row.
| Difference | RX 9070 | RX 9070 XT | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board power | Better: 220 W | 304 W | RX 907038% lower |
| Performance per 100 W | Better: 25.0 | 20.7 | RX 907021% higher |
| Ray tracing index, 1440p | 45 | Better: 53 | RX 9070 XT18% higher |
| Performance index, 4K | 49 | Better: 57 | RX 9070 XT16% higher |
| Performance index, 1440p | 55 | Better: 63 | RX 9070 XT15% higher |
| Performance per $100 | Better: 6.8 | 6.4 | RX 90706% higher |
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| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Launch MSRP | Best in this row: $549 | $599 |
| Current priceCompareYourGPU does not publish a price it has not verified. | Best in this row: $814 | $988 |
| Performance per $100Performance index at 1440p per $100 of verified current price. | Best in this row: 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 63 | Best in this row: 70 |
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 55 | Best in this row: 63 |
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 49 | Best in this row: 57 |
| CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card here. | 45 | Best in this row: 53 |
| 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. | 78.7 FPS (ComputerBase) | Best in this row: 88.8 FPS (ComputerBase) |
| Estimated FPS at 1440pModelled estimate for a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling. Not a measurement. | 100-145 FPS | Best in this row: 115-165 FPS |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Essentially tied | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | GDDR6 | |
| Essentially tied | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Essentially tied | 640 GB/s | 640 GB/s |
| Memory speedEssentially tied | 20 Gbps | 20 Gbps |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 |
| GPU die | Navi 48 | Navi 48 |
| Only comparable within one manufacturer. | 3,584 | Best in this row: 4,096 |
| 56 | Best in this row: 64 | |
| 56 | Best in this row: 64 | |
| 112 | Best in this row: 128 | |
| Data unavailable | Data unavailable | |
| 2,520 MHz | 2,970 MHz | |
| Game clockAMD only. | 2,070 MHz | 2,400 MHz |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Best in this row: 220 W | 304 W | |
| Vendor figure where published, otherwise board power plus 300 W of headroom. | Best in this row: 650 W | 750 W |
| Performance per 100 W | Best in this row: 25.0 | 20.7 |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd-generation ray accelerators | 3rd-generation ray accelerators | |
| FSR 4, FSR 3.1, XeSS | FSR 4, FSR 3.1, XeSS | |
| FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level) | FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level) | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Video encoder | AMD Radeon media engine with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode | AMD Radeon media engine with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode |
| Video decoder | AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode | AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| DisplayPort | 3x 2.1a | 3x 2.1a |
| HDMI | 1x 2.1b | 1x 2.1b |
| USB-C | None | None |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| Height from bracket | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| Specification | RX 9070AMD | RX 9070 XTAMD |
|---|---|---|
| Launch date | March 6, 2025 | March 6, 2025 |
| Generation | RX 9000 | RX 9000 |
| Availability | In production | In production |
Each price carries its source and date, or is labelled as a launch MSRP. The retailer page is the authority on today's price.
MSRP $549
Good price
Idealo.es (ASUS RX 9070, 37 converging offers) · ES · new · price checked (40 days ago)
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MSRP $599
Good price
Idealo.es (ASUS RX 9070 XT, 41 converging offers) · ES · new · price checked (40 days ago)
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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
Performance index 63
Ray tracing
Ray tracing index 53
Price
$814
Performance per dollar
6.8 index points per $100
VRAM
Essentially tied
Memory bandwidth
Essentially tied
Efficiency
25.0 index points per 100 W
Lowest power draw
220 W board power
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.
| Criterion | RX 9070 | RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 55 | 63 |
| Ray tracing | 45 | 53 |
| Value | 70 | 65 |
| VRAM | 80 | 80 |
| Efficiency | 100 | 67 |
| Features | 100 | 100 |
CompareYourGPU estimate aggregated from public review coverage, not a measurement.
Modelled from the performance index. Not a measured benchmark. Real results vary widely by title.
Capacity alone is not the whole story: memory bus width and bandwidth decide how much of it the GPU can actually use.
A card with a verified current price is shown at that price, a dated snapshot; a card without one is shown at launch MSRP. Street prices move, so check the retailer.
The short version: the RX 9070 XT is faster, but the RX 9070 offers better value at the prices on record. Which of those matters more is the decision.
Based on the specifications, estimated performance indices and prices on record for these cards. How verdicts are calculated.
Highest estimated performance index at 1440p of the cards compared here, at 63. It is the right answer if frame rate is the only thing you are optimising for.
Delivers the most performance per dollar of the cards compared, at $814. Choose this if the difference in price matters more to you than the difference in frame rate.
Strongest ray-traced performance here, with an estimated ray tracing index of 53 at 1440p. It also carries FSR 4, which is how ray tracing becomes practical.
Carries 16 GB, the most headroom of the cards compared at 1440p. Memory is usually what dates a card before raw speed does.
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 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.
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