RX 9070 XT Matches RTX 5070 Ti AT 4K Despite Much Cheaper $600 Price Tag

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However, RTX 5070 Ti Has Notable Advantage In Ray Tracing!

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  • AMD’s RX 9070 XT falls behind the RTX 5070 Ti by just 1% at 4K in terms of average frame rate.
  • It performs worse when ray tracing is turned on, delivering performance similar to the RTX 5070.
  • Recent reviews regarding the GPU have been mostly positive due to the $600 price tag.

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT became one of 2025’s most highly anticipated GPUs after its price tag was revealed. Priced at $600 and promising performance superior to the disappointing RTX 5070, the RX 9070 XT seemed to strike the perfect balance between price and performance.

Following this anticipation, AMD has now lifted the review embargo, making public the official benchmarks. The situation is exactly as expected, with the RX 9070 XT trading blows against the much more expensive RTX 5070 Ti.

Why it matters: The RDNA 4 series seems to be AMD’s return to more budget-friendly offerings, and this focus could not have come at a better time.

Hardware Unboxed’s benchmarks show the RX 9070 XT falling just 1% behind the RTX 5070 Ti at 4K. The former achieved 74FPS across a variety of games, while Nvidia’s $749 RTX 5070 Ti achieved 75FPS in this comparison.

The 1440p average sees the RTX 5070 Ti’s lead growing to 6%, but AMD’s offering still delivers solid results here. Unfortunately, Hardware Unboxed’s data shows the RX 9070 XT is just 20% faster than the RX 7900 GRE, as opposed to AMD’s claims of a 30% difference.

Ray tracing performance is yet another downside, though RDNA 4 delivers notable improvements over the last generation. Across different ray-traced games at 4K, the Radeon GPU averaged 38FPS compared to the RTX 5070 Ti’s 51FPS.

This result put AMD’s offering on par with the RTX 5070. Still, for the $600 price tag, the RX 9070 XT appears to be a great option in the current PC gaming market.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Benchmarks At 4K
Benchmarks Comparing Various Graphics Cards via Hardware Unboxed

As long as AMD can ensure graphics cards are available at MSRP, the Radeon GPUs will become the best option by default due to Nvidia’s inflated pricing and limited stock.

Because of the current market, reviews have also praised AMD for offering a consumer-friendly option that performs well. However, should Nvidia’s Blackwell lineup begin selling closer to its MSRP, AMD would lose its current biggest advantage.

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