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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

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.

Performance index, 1440p
63
Upper mid-range
VRAM
16 GB
GDDR6
Board power
304 W
750 W PSU recommended
Launch MSRP
$599
No verified current price
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card

Where to buy

$599MSRP

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Should you buy it?

The RX 9070 XT in one screen

Generated from this card's own specifications and its standing against every other card CompareYourGPU tracks. Every line below is backed by a figure on this page.

Should you buy it?

Recommended at the right price

At its $599 MSRP it would be below the $1,032 its performance justifies. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price, so confirm what it actually sells for before buying.

Best for

4K gaming at 60+ FPS

Why

  • Estimated performance index of 57 at 4K, where 100 is the fastest card CompareYourGPU tracks.
  • 16 GB of memory is comfortable for 4K, so texture settings stay out of the conversation.
  • 9.5 index points per $100 at 4K, among the strongest value here, based on launch MSRP.
  • Supports FSR 3.1 Frame Generation and AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level).
  • At 4K the RX 9070 XT is 5% slower than the RTX 5070 Ti while costing $150 less, which gives it the better performance per dollar of the two. Based on launch MSRP.

Derived from this card's specifications, CompareYourGPU's estimated performance indices and launch MSRP. No verified current price is on record.

Watch out for

304 W is high for the performance tier

Consider instead
  • RTX 5070 Ti if ray tracing is your priority. Its ray tracing index is 62 against 53, at $749.

Estimated

RX 9070 XT gaming performance

How the card is expected to hold up at each resolution, and how it sits against the cards closest to it.

1080p

70

- High-end

165-240 FPS

Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

165+ FPS class

16 GB gives real headroom at 1080p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.

1440p

63

- Upper mid-range

115-165 FPS

Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

120+ FPS class

16 GB gives real headroom at 1440p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.

4K

57

- Upper mid-range

60-85 FPS

Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.

60+ FPS class

16 GB gives real headroom at 4K, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.

CompareYourGPU estimate

Performance indices are aggregated from public review coverage, not measured by CompareYourGPU. Frame-rate ranges are modelled from those indices. How this is calculated.

How the RX 9070 XT compares at 1440p against the cards closest to it.

CompareYourGPU estimate. 100 = the fastest card tracked.

Ray tracing performance at 1440p, RX 9070 XT against the same peer group.

CompareYourGPU estimate. Ray-traced performance does not track rasterisation performance, which is why it is charted separately.

Measured

Gaming benchmarks

Frame-rate figures transcribed from named third-party measurements, grouped so that two different test methodologies are never mixed in one table.

Third-party suite rating

Measured

ComputerBase Grafikkarten-Rangliste 2026

21 games · updated
ComputerBase measured performance rating for the RX 9070 XT
TestAverage FPSShare of fastest card tested
Rasteriser, 1080pNot tested—
Rasteriser, 1440p88.862.4%
Rasteriser, 4K54.054.5%
Ray tracing, 1440p80.765.9%

How this was measured, and what it is not

Geometric mean of average FPS. Vendor upscaling at Quality (DLSS on GeForce, FSR on Radeon, XeSS on Arc), with native TAA in a minority of titles. Not native resolution, and not a like-for-like image-quality comparison across vendors.

The ray tracing rating covers a smaller 7-game suite than the 21-game rasteriser rating, so the two are not directly comparable with each other either. ComputerBase does not test every card at every resolution; a card missing from a table has no figure here rather than an inferred one.

Because of that, these figures are not directly comparable with the estimated index above, which describes native resolution with no upscaling. Read each on its own terms rather than against the other.

Test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Transcribed by CompareYourGPU on from ComputerBase.

Per-game measured results

No verified benchmark data yet

CompareYourGPU only publishes frame-rate figures it can attribute to a named, linkable measurement, and none have been transcribed for the RX 9070 XT yet. The estimated performance indices above are clearly labelled as estimates and are the honest alternative until measured runs are recorded here.

Read how benchmark data is handled.

In the meantime, the game pages set out what makes each title demanding and which resolutions this class of card suits. Heavy titles worth checking: Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy.

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Manufacturer figures

RX 9070 XT specifications

Published by the manufacturer. Terms with a dotted underline can be expanded for a plain-English explanation.

Graphics processor

Architecture
RDNA 4
GPU die
Navi 48
4,096
64
64
128
Data unavailable
2,970 MHz
Game clock
2,400 MHz

Memory

16 GB
GDDR6
256-bit
640 GB/s
Memory speed
20 Gbps

Power and cooling

304 W
750 W
Power connectors
2x 8-pin

Physical

Length
Data unavailable
Height from bracket
Data unavailable
Data unavailableNo AMD reference board. Dimensions depend on the partner design.

Display outputs

Outputs
3x DisplayPort 2.1a, 1x HDMI 2.1b
Display support
DisplayPort 2.1a with UHBR13.5 and HDMI 2.1b; exact port layout varies by board partner

Release and availability

Launch date
March 6, 2025
Generation
RX 9000
$599
Availability
In production

Technologies and features

What this card supports, and what each feature actually does for you.

Supported. This card uses 3rd-generation ray accelerators.

FSR 4, FSR 3.1, XeSS. Availability in any individual game depends on the developer implementing it.

FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level). Frame generation raises the displayed frame rate without improving responsiveness, so it works best on top of an already playable frame rate.

Hardware AV1 encode is supported. AMD Radeon media engine with AV1, HEVC and H.264 encode. AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode.

Strengths, weaknesses and who it suits

CompareYourGPU's assessment, grounded in the specifications above rather than in marketing material.

Strengths

  • 16 GB of VRAM as standard, with real headroom at 1440p and 4K
  • Rasterisation performance well above its price tier
  • FSR 4 brings AMD's upscaling much closer to DLSS in image quality
  • Ray tracing is substantially improved over RDNA 3

Weaknesses

  • 304 W is high for the performance tier
  • Ray tracing still trails equivalently priced NVIDIA cards
  • FSR 4 support depends on the game, and the catalogue is smaller than DLSS

Best for

  • 1440p gaming at high refresh rates
  • 4K gaming with upscaling
  • Buyers who want 16 GB of VRAM without paying flagship prices

Not ideal for

  • Path-traced titles at native resolution
  • Builds with a tight power or PSU budget

Price, value and efficiency

What the card costs, what that price should be for the performance, and what it returns per dollar and per watt.

$599MSRP

Launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today.

Good priceFair price for this performance: $1,032

Good buy below $949 · expensive above $1,156

The fair price is where this card’s performance index falls on the price-to-performance line fitted across every card CompareYourGPU tracks. It describes the current market, it is not a recommendation, and it moves when prices do. Calculated from launch MSRP across the database, because no verified street prices are on record.

Performance per dollar

10.5

Performance index points per $100 at 1440p, calculated from launch MSRP.

That places it in the top quarter of the database on value.

Performance per watt

20.7

Performance index points per 100 W of board power at 1440p.

That places it in the upper half of the database on efficiency.

RX 9070 XT frequently asked questions

Is the RX 9070 XT good for 1080p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 165-240 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 165+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 16 GB gives real headroom at 1080p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
Is the RX 9070 XT good for 1440p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 115-165 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 120+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 16 GB gives real headroom at 1440p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
Is the RX 9070 XT good for 4K gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 60-85 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 60+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 16 GB gives real headroom at 4K, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
How much VRAM does the RX 9070 XT have?
The RX 9070 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, giving 640 GB/s of bandwidth. 16 GB gives real headroom at 1440p, including with ray tracing and high-resolution texture packs.
What power supply does the RX 9070 XT need?
AMD recommends a 750 W power supply for a complete system built around the RX 9070 XT, which draws 304 W of board power. It uses 2x 8-pin.
Which upscaling technologies does the RX 9070 XT support?
It supports FSR 4, FSR 3.1, XeSS. For frame generation it supports FSR 3.1 Frame Generation and AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level). Support for any individual upscaler also depends on the game implementing it, so availability varies title by title.
Is the RX 9070 XT good for ray tracing?
Its ray tracing index is 53 at 1440p, against a rasterisation index of 63, so it retains about 84% of its standing once ray tracing is enabled. That is a moderate result: ray tracing costs it somewhat more than average. Both figures are CompareYourGPU estimates, not measurements.
How much does the RX 9070 XT cost?
It launched at $599 MSRP. CompareYourGPU does not publish a current street price because it does not yet carry a verified price feed, so check a retailer for what it actually sells for today.
What competes with the RX 9070 XT?
Its closest competitor from another manufacturer is the RTX 5070 Ti at $749. On CompareYourGPU's estimated 1440p index the RX 9070 XT is about 3% behind, before ray tracing, memory capacity and upscaling support are taken into account.

Sources and last updated

Sources

  • AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT product pageCompute units, ray and AI accelerators, clocks, memory and power connectors
  • AMDRadeon specifications, launch pricing and feature support
  • TechPowerUp GPU DatabaseDie codename, memory bandwidth and reference board dimensions
  • AMDFidelityFX Super Resolution availability and hardware requirements

Record last edited . Specifications last checked against the manufacturer’s own page on .

How to read this page

  • Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures, cited on the left.
  • Performance indices and frame-rate ranges are CompareYourGPU estimates and are labelled as such wherever they appear.
  • Prices are launch MSRP unless a verified current price is on record. CompareYourGPU publishes no price it has not checked.
  • Strengths, weaknesses and suitability are editorial judgements derived from the specifications above.
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