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- RX 9070 XT is significantly cheaper ($599) than the RTX 5070 Ti ($749 MSRP).
- AMD claims the RX 9070 XT performs within 2% of the RTX 5070 Ti in 4K gaming, making them practically equivalent in performance.
- RX 9070 XT presents a strong competitive alternative to the RTX 5070 Ti, assuming AMD can maintain its pricing and availability.
Following the announcement of the Radeon RX 9070 Series, nothing better than focusing on the performance of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. And despite the leaks, and even the premature announcement of these GPUs in China, AMD kept an ace up its sleeve. Yes, directly attacking NVIDIA and its GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and luckily for the consumer… we have solid competition.
And so it is, and in the slides already leaked or announced in China, AMD compared the performance of its Radeon RX 9070 XT with the GeForce RTX 3090 as NVIDIA’s only GPU. But during the official presentation for the West, the company then allowed itself to throw a poisoned dart at NVIDIA. It compared its graphics card head-to-head with what is so far the cheapest GeForce RTX 50 it has launched, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.
RX 9070 XT Steals The Spotlight
To be fair, AMD has had a pretty easy time competing with this card. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has been a clear target of various criticisms since its launch. Starting with the removal of PhysX support, causing the GPU to drag in terms of performance in games with this technology.
The failure that affects that you can get a GPU with 8 fewer ROPs or, worse still, very limited availability. Which has led to extremely inflated prices that directly make it a very bad buy. So NVIDIA has made things very easy for it.
For quick context, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has been announced at an official, recommended price of $599 plus tax. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, meanwhile, has been officially announced at an MSRP of $749 plus tax. We’re already talking about a $150 price difference. Now, NVIDIA’s MSRP isn’t holding up.
And when it comes down to it, if you find a unit to buy, they do so for a price that exceeds the $1,000 barrier. If we now tell you that both graphics cards perform practically the same, there is a clear winner. But of course, as long as AMD graphics cards are sold at the recommended price, or slightly higher, the same thing does not happen as with NVIDIA. So it will be something important to see next week.
RX 9070 XT Vs. RTX 5070 Ti Performance Comparison
According to the tests carried out by AMD, its Radeon RX 9070 XT is 2% slower than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. A performance margin that is even within the margins of error. Hence, we say that they practically perform the same.
This performance difference has been taken into account by comparing more than 30 games at 4K resolution. Even AMD has played fair by including games with Ray Tracing technology, which until the launch of the RDNA 4 architecture, was like Kryptonite for Superman.
And although in most tests with Ray Tracing it is still inferior, now at least the differences are smaller. So it is a great advance for those who want this technology. However, the new AMD FSR 4 with Machine Learning will help them compensate by increasing performance.
Now, putting the performance and price difference into context, it’s pretty clear that the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is a direct killer of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. Now let’s hope that the recommended price is met, that there is availability of these models, and of more expensive advanced models, but with improved cooling systems and overclocking.
Last but not least, when you take OC into account, AMD indicates that the OC models are 2% faster than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.
This story is expected to repeat itself with the ‘non-XT’ Radeon RX 9070 and the ‘non-Ti’ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, with these NVIDIA GPUs set to launch as early as March 5th, 2025.
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