GeForce RTX 5070
87/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $549
Manufacturer source ↗GeForce RTX 5070 vs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
The overall editorial ratings are effectively tied. Your priorities and current prices can change the better choice.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
88/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $599
Manufacturer source ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider GeForce RTX 5070 for
- DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Gen
- 250 W TBP — fits a 650 W PSU
- Blackwell 5th-gen Tensor / 4th-gen RT
Tradeoff: 12 GB VRAM is the ceiling
Consider AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT for
- Best price/raster on the market
- FSR 4 quality matches DLSS 3
- 16 GB VRAM standard
Tradeoff: Trails NVIDIA at full path tracing
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Editorial fit by scenario
4K & rasterization
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
leads on raster (92 vs 84)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Ray tracing
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on rt (88 vs 80)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
AI workloads
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on ai (90 vs 78)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Power efficiency
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on efficiency (90 vs 82)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Specifications side by side
Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | Not documented |
| CUDA cores | 6,144 | Not documented |
| VRAM | 12 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Base clock | 2.33 GHz | Not documented |
| Boost clock | 2.51 GHz | 2.97 GHz |
| TBP | 250 W | 304 W |
| PSU | 650 W minimum | Not documented |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 | Not documented |
| Compute units | Not documented | 64 |
| Ray accelerators | Not documented | 64 |
| Stream processors | Not documented | 4096 |
| Bandwidth | Not documented | 640 GB/s |
| Process | Not documented | TSMC 4 nm |
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Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.
- raster
- 84 / 92
- rt
- 88 / 80
- ai
- 90 / 78
- efficiency
- 90 / 82
GeForce RTX 5070
Prices & availability
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Prices & availability
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Price history
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Prices apply to the listed configuration and condition. Tax and shipping are not included unless the retailer states otherwise.