RX 9070 Vs RTX 5070 Ti: Our Verdict

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Uzair Qureshi

At Tech4Gamers, I proudly wear the title of Comparisons Specialist. Focused on CPUs and GPUs, I bring forth a wealth of hands-on experience and a keen eye for detail to provide our audience with the latest insights and analyses.

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Pros And Cons

Comparison Table

Architectural Differences

1. Architecture: The RX 9070 is based on the RDNA 4.0 architecture, whereas the RTX 5070 Ti comes with a Blackwell 2.0 architecture.
2. Process Nodes: Both of these new cards from AMD and Nvidia come with the same process node of TSMC using the 5nm size.  
3. Clock Speeds: The RTX 5070 Ti has a significantly higher base clock speed of 2295 MHz than the RX 9070’s 1330 MHz. However, the RX 9070 has a higher boost clock speed of 2520 MHz, whereas the RTX 5070 Ti consists of 2452 MHz.  
4. VRAM: Both of these cards come with a 16GB of memory, where the RTX 5070 Ti uses a GDDR7 compared to the RX 9070’s GDDR6. These cards also share the same bus width of 256-bit.
5. TDP: With a TDP of 220W, the RX 9070 poses as a more power-efficient model (more of it is in the power consumption section), whereas the RTX 5070 Ti has a TDP of 300W. 
6. Supported Technologies: Both of these cards come with the latest AI upscaling. However, the RX 9070 comes with the more advanced FSR 4, which reduces the lines and has quite a few improvements over the RTX 5070 Ti’s DLSS 4. 

AMD’s recent releases have taken the gaming industry by storm. On the other hand, Nvidia has received tons of criticism for their RTX 5000-series cards. Today, we’ll be comparing the RX 9070 vs RTX 5070 Ti to see whether Team Green sustains its legacy or if Team Red takes over with the 9070. 

Gaming Benchmarks – 1440p

Now that you have a particular assumption about these cards from viewing their specifications, it would be unfair if we didn’t show you their real-life performance. So, here are the gaming benchmarks of these cards at 1440p, using the same test bench and highest settings, without ray tracing. 

Recommended Test Bench

• CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Mobo – MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
• RAM – G. Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6400 CL30
• CPU Cooler – Xigmatek Aurora 360mm Cooler
• Storage – XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 2TB NVMe SSD
• Power Supply – Enermax Revolution D.F.2 1200W 80+ Gold
• Operating System – Windows 11

Marvel Rivals

• We saw that the RTX 5070 Ti excelled with 95 FPS compared to the RX 9070’s 77 FPS on average. This results in a 20.9% performance difference. 
• As for their 1% lows, the RTX 5070 Ti outperformed the RX 9070 with a 17.9% margin as both cards averaged 61 FPS and 51 FPS, respectively. 

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

• With a difference of 15.1%, the RTX 5070 Ti produces an average of 64 FPS, whereas the RX 9070 obtained an average of 55 FPS in Stalker 2. 
• The 1% lows were also in favor of the RTX 5070 Ti, which averaged 52 FPS. In contrast, the RX 9070 managed to average 45 FPS, resulting in a 14.4% margin. 

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

• In Space Marine 2, the RX 9070 was the succeeding card, as it outshined the RTX 5070 Ti by a 10.2% margin. Here, both cards averaged 93 FPS and 84 FPS, respectively.  
• As for the 1% lows, the RX 9070 averaged 81 FPS and was exactly 9% ahead of the RTX 5070 Ti, which obtained an average of 74 FPS in this game. 

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

• With a 9.3% margin, the crown went back to the RTX 5070 Ti, which performed with an average of 124 FPS compared to the RX 9070’s 113 FPS. 
• The 1% low difference was the least, where the RTX 5070 Ti averaged 109 FPS, and the RX 9070 was only 6.6% behind with its average of 102 FPS. 

Call of Duty Black Ops 6

• On Black Ops 6, RX 9070 regained the leading spot with a 10.7% edge as it averaged 108 FPS. On the contrary, the RTX 5070 Ti pushed below the 100 FPS mark with its average of 97 FPS.
• We saw an 8.1% boost was obtained by the RX 9070 as it averaged 77 FPS compared to the RTX 5070 Ti’s 71 FPS. 

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• Here, we observed that the RTX 5070 Ti was victorious by an 11.9% difference over the RX 9070 as both cards achieved an average of 89 FPS and 79 FPS, respectively.
• With an 8.5% edge, the RTX 5070 Ti was leading with its 74 FPS compared to the RX 9070’s 68 FPS in this game. 

Hogwarts Legacy

• With only a 1.6% margin, the RX 9070 again regained the victory since it averaged 127 FPS compared to the RTX 5070 Ti’s 125 FPS. 
• In terms of the 1% lows, the RTX 5070 Ti had a 13.5% edge as its frames dipped 69 FPS, whereas the RX 9070 was in the lead where its frames reached 79 FPS.

The Last of Us Part I

• In this last game, we noticed that the RTX 5070 Ti showcased the highest margin of 21.8% compared to the RX 9070. Here, both cards obtained 112 FPS and 90 FPS. 
• The minimums were 15.6% higher on the RTX 5070 Ti, which averaged 97 FPS, compared to the RX 9070’s 83 FPS. 

Productivity Benchmarks

Now that we’ve covered the gaming benchmarks of these cards, let’s see how they perform in terms of productivity. We’ve decided to use three of the most used productivity software, including one AI task to see their AI performance as well. 

Adobe Premiere Pro

• After editing on the Adobe Premiere Pro, the RTX 5070 Ti displayed a 10.5% lead over the RX 9070 as both cards scored 13,583 and 12,226 points, respectively. 

DaVinci Resolve

• With 11,014 points, the RTX 5070 Ti showcased an 18.1% edge over the RX 9070, which obtained 9,189 points on DaVinci Resolve.

Stable Diffusion (AI Image Generation)

• After generating AI images, the RTX 5070 Ti obtained 3,890 points compared to the RX 9070’s 2,216 points, equating to a staggering 54.8% margin. 

Overall Gaming Performance

Average Framerate

Judging from eight games, there appears to be a clear winner. On average, we saw that the RTX 5070 Ti had a 6.3% edge over the RX 9070. The RTX 5070 Ti performed relatively better in five games, whereas the RX 9070 pushed past its rival’s performance in three of the other games. 

1% Lows

There was less difference in the 1% lows, but the RTX 5070 Ti still maintained its lead. It had a 3.5% boost over the RX 9070. However, the performance wasn’t the highest for the RTX 5070 Ti only. Like the average frame rates, the RX 9070 showed higher performance in three games, while the RTX 5070 Ti was better in the rest. 

Productivity

As for the productivity, the RTX 5070 Ti completely owned the entire section. We saw that the RTX 5070 Ti outperformed the RX 9070 by an 18.6% margin in terms of productivity. Although it had an edge in video editing, especially on DaVinci Resolve, it had shown the highest margins under AI workload. 

Power Consumption

In terms of having better power efficiency, the RX 9070 takes the crown. In gaming, it had been 14.2% more power-efficient than the RTX 5070 Ti. However, we’ve seen that this difference was higher when we compared the RX 9070 with other cards. Here, the margin is low as the RTX 5070 Ti also has incredible efficiency.    

Price And Availability

On average, the RX 9070 is currently around 30.6% cheaper than the RTX 5070 Ti. However, we’ve calculated this average from many variants, and some of these models fall on the higher side. Still, the variants of the RTX 5070 Ti are extremely overpriced when compared to that of the RX 9070.   

Final Verdict—What We Recommend?

RTX 5070 Ti: While it is a great 1440p card, this isn’t as good of a release. Nvidia is known to release cards that offer significant improvements over their previous cards, but this wasn’t the case for the RTX 5070 Ti. Yes, there are substantial improvements in its AI features, but the rest isn’t as significant. 

RX 9070: This is a great release by AMD, and they’ve delivered on their low price and high performance promise. Apart from ray tracing, it does pack a lot of rasterized performance, and its price is pretty reasonable for now. However, we can’t say what its price will be in the future; for now, it is a valuable card. 

We recommend you get the RX 9070 because its highest-priced variant currently costs less than the RTX 5070 Ti’s cheapest variant. Even if the prices of both cards increase, the RX 9070’s price will likely stay lower than the RTX 5070 Ti as it is now because they have different MSRPs. If it doesn’t, you can get the RTX 5070 Ti.

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Uzair Qureshi

[Comparisons Specialist]

I’m a passionate computer hardware expert specializing in CPUs and GPUs. With a lifelong curiosity for hardware and extensive hands-on experience, I provide valuable insights, practical advice, and in-depth analysis on these components. Engaging with the hardware community, I exchange knowledge and stay at the forefront of technological advancements.

Get In Touch: uzair@tech4gamers.com