RX 9070 XT Vs RTX 5070: Our Honest Opinion

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Pros And Cons

Comparison Table

Architectural Differences

1. Process Nodes: The RDNA 4.0-based RX 9070 XT and the Blackwell 2.0-based RTX 5070 both come with TMSC’s process node size of 5nm.
2. Clock Speeds: While the RTX 5070 has a higher clock speed of 2325 MHz, the RX 9070 XT only has 1660 MHz. However, the RX 9070 XT has a boost clock speed of 2970 MHz, which is higher than the RTX 5070’s boost frequency of 2512 MHz.
3. VRAM: The RTX 5070 has a 12GB GDDR7 VRAM, whereas the RX 9070 XT comes with 16GB GDDR6 of memory. The former has a bus width of 192-bit, and the latter has a wider bus width of 256-bit.
4. TDP: The TDP rating of the RTX 5070 is lower, which is 250W. On the contrary, the RX 9070 XT comes with a slightly higher TDP rating of 304W.
5. Supported Technologies: AMD’s RX 9070 XT uses FSR 4, which greatly reduces artifacts by rendering lines, which in some cases produces better and sharper images than the DLSS 4, which the RTX 5070 uses.  

We’ve already seen that the RX 9070 XT is better than its previous generation GPUs, but is it better than Nvidia’s newly released card? In this RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 comparison, we’ll be diving into their benchmarked performance, efficiency and pricing to help you understand which card’s better than the other. 

Gaming Benchmarks – 1440p

We’ll start the comparison with the gaming benchmarks of these cards in 1440p gaming to judge their real performance. To get accurate results, the same test bench is used for both cards, with the settings set to the highest for all games.  

Recommended Test Bench

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Marvel Rivals

• From the very first game, the RX 9070 XT set the bar high by averaging 88 FPS, which makes it 12% better than RTX 5070, which averaged 78 FPS.
• In terms of the 1% lows, the RX 9070 XT displayed smoother gameplay as it averaged 62 FPS compared to the RTX 5070, which obtained an average of 52 FPS, lagging 17.5% behind.

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

• In the next game, we noticed that the margin dropped to 10.9%, but it was still in favor of the RX 9070, which obtained an average of 58 FPS. On average, the RTX 5070 was behind with its 52 FPS. 
• As for the 1% lows, the RX 9070 XT was 16.1% better performant than the RTX 5070 as both GPUs acquired an average of 47 FPS and 40 FPS, respectively.

God Of War Ragnarok

• On God Of War Ragnarok, the RX 9070 XT showcased a 22.5% edge as it averaged 163 FPS. Simultaneously, the RTX 5070 produced 130 FPS on average.
• With 150 FPS, the RX 9070 was in the lead with exactly 29.9%. On the other hand, the RTX 5070 had frames dropping to 111 FPS on average.  

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

• While the RTX 5070 performed with an average of 75 FPS, the RX 9070 was 26.6% ahead of it by averaging 98 FPS in this game.
• The 1% lows also favored the RX 9070 XT because it averaged 86 FPS over the RTX 5070’s 65 FPS. This equates to a 27.8% performance difference. 

A Plague Tale Requiem

• In this game, we observed that the RX 9070 acquired an average of 113 FPS, performing 17.3% better than its rival. In contrast, the RTX 5070 performed with an average of 95 FPS. 
• Regarding the 1% lows, the RX 9070 was only 13.2% ahead of the RTX 5070 as both of these cards obtained an average of 89 FPS and 78 FPS, respectively. 

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

• On the Phantom Liberty expansion, without any ray tracing, we saw that 125 FPS were obtained by the RX 9070 XT, which makes it 24.2% ahead of the RTX 5070, which averaged 98 FPS.
• On average, the RX 9070 had a whopping 32.8% edge over its rival as it averaged 110 FPS. Whereas the minimum frame rates on the RTX 5070 were 79 FPS, on average.   

Star Wars Outlaws

• With a lead of 18.2%, the RX 9070 XT produced exactly 60 FPS in Star Wars: Outlaws. At the same time, the RTX 5070 struggled to keep up and performed with an average of 50 FPS. 
• As for the 1% lows, the RX 9070 XT and the RTX 5070 obtained an average of 51 FPS and 40 FPS, respectively, making the former 24.2% better.

Starfield

• In this final game, the RX 9070 XT was yet again ahead, but this time with a 15% margin since it averaged 79 FPS, which was higher than RTX 5070’s average of 68 FPS.
• The 1% lows were 17.3% higher on the RX 9070 XT as it achieved 69 FPS on average. Whereas the RTX 5070 performed with 58 FPS. 

Productivity Benchmarks

Let’s now move on to the productivity benchmarks of these two GPUs, as this area is just as important, if not more important, than the gaming benchmarks. 

Adobe Premiere Pro

• The RTX 5070 showcased an 8.6% edge on Adobe Premeire Pro because it scored 13,328 points compared to the RX 9070 XT’s lower score of 12,234 points.

DaVinci Resolve

• On DaVinci Resolve, the RTX 5070 was yet again the better performer and showed 5.1% better performance than the RX 9070 XT, as both GPUs scored 9,815 and 9,323 points, respectively.  

Stable Diffusion (AI Image Generation)

• After generating AI images on Stable Diffusion, the RTX 5070 came out on top with a higher score of 2,946 points compared to the RX 9070 XT’s 2,646 points, resulting in a 10.7% performance margin.

Overall Gaming Performance

Average Framerate

Apart from two extremely demanding games, both cards performed quite well at 1440p, but one GPU reached the top. We calculated that the RX 9070 XT performed, on average, 19.3% better than the RTX 5070 in eight games. It showcased frames that were well over 60 FPS, especially in single-player games. 

1% Lows

As for the 1% lows, we saw a 23.8% disparity between the two GPUs, where the RX 9070 XT was in the lead. The games were smoother on the RX 9070 XT than on the RTX 5070, apart from only two of the eight games. 

Productivity

Despite RX 9070 XT’s higher gaming performance, the productivity benchmarks were in complete favor of the RTX 5070. In all of the software, the RTX 5070 performed higher, particularly 7.5% higher than the RX 9070 XT. This also includes one AI-driven task, where the RTX 5070 displayed its superiority. 

Power Consumption

Despite being a higher-performing card in the productivity sector, the RTX 5070 also had the lowest power consumption. It showed 9.2% better power efficiency than the RX 9070 XT. Although the difference isn’t extremely high, it is still good. 

Price And Availability

Both cards were recently released, so their prices have risen slightly from their MSRP. The RX 9070 XT is 4.9% cheaper than the RTX 5070. But the cost of both of these GPUs will rise, and we expect the RTX 5070’s price to increase more than its rival’s since most of Nvidia’s cards have a hefty price tag compared to AMD’s cards.   

Final Verdict—What We Recommend?

RTX 5070: This card has been a poor release from Nvidia, given their previous track record of cards. Previously, they had produced successful cards from the 40-class series, and the RTX 4070 Super still performs relatively better than the RTX 5070 in gaming, so it seems like a pointless release in general. 

RX 9070 XT: This card has made people lean more towards AMD, even if they were previously Nvidia users. This is because it offers significantly greater gaming performance with better upscaling thanks to FSR 4. Its price might not increase as much as Nvidia’s cards, which will make this card even more appealing.    

We recommend the RX 9070 XT in comparison to the RTX 5070. Yes, it does lack slightly in terms of productivity, but if its future price is lower than the RTX 5070’s, it automatically becomes a better option to consider. However, if its price becomes atrociously high, then the RTX 5070 would be the best bet. 

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Shehryar Khan

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Shehryar Khan, a seasoned PC hardware expert, brings over three years of extensive experience and a deep passion for the world of technology. With a love for building PCs and a genuine enthusiasm for exploring the latest advancements in components, his expertise shines through his work and dedication towards this field. Currently, Shehryar is rocking a custom loop setup for his built.

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