Is it worth upgrading?

A newer card winning every row of a comparison table does not make it worth buying. This works out how much faster it actually is at your resolution, what that improvement costs per percentage point, and whether a cheaper card would get you most of the way there.

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Arc B570 → RX 9070 XT at 1440p

Worth upgrading

Recommended

Performance gain: +186.4%; Estimated, native
Measured cross-check: Not tested
Upgrade cost: $599; Price of the new card
Cost per 1% gained: $3.2

What you gain

In favour: Estimated 186.4% more performance at 1440p.
In favour: Estimated frame rate moves from roughly 40-55 FPS to 115-165 FPS.
In favour: 6 GB more memory.
In favour: 165% stronger in ray-traced workloads.
In favour: Adds FSR 3.1 Frame Generation, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (driver-level), FSR 4.
In favour: Works out at about $3.2 per percentage point of performance gained.

What it costs you

Caution: Board power rises by 154 W, from 150 W to 304 W. Check your power supply before ordering.

Compare them side by side About the RX 9070 XT

The two cards side by side

Key differences between the Arc B570 and the RX 9070 XT
Measure	Arc B570	RX 9070 XT	Change
Estimated FPS at 1440p	40-55	115-165	+186.4%
VRAM	10 GB	16 GB	+6 GB
Board power	150 W	304 W	+154 W
Ray tracing index	20	53	+165%
Price on record	$219	$599	+$380
Launched	January 16, 2025	March 6, 2025	Same generation

Where these numbers come from

Performance gain: CompareYourGPU estimated index, native resolution, no upscaling.
VRAM, board power and features: manufacturer specifications.
Prices: launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU holds no verified street price for these cards, so the cost per percentage point is a reference figure rather than what you would pay today.
The cost of the upgrade is the price of the new card. CompareYourGPU does not model what your current card might sell for.