NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Blackwell · 32 GB GDDR7 · 620 W
99
/ 100
From $2,199
VS
GeForce RTX 5090 Super wins by 8
AMD
Radeon RX 9070 XT
RDNA 4 · 16 GB GDDR6 · 304 W
91
/ 100
From $599
Specdex verdict
GeForce RTX 5090 Super takes it — here’s why.
In our weighted Specdex score, GeForce RTX 5090 Super lands at 99 and Radeon RX 9070 XT at 91. That puts GeForce RTX 5090 Super ahead by 8 points — a decisive margin driven mostly by its strengths in the categories below.
Pick GeForce RTX 5090 Super if…
- ✓Fastest consumer GPU ever
- ✓DLSS 4.5 Multi-Frame Gen
- ✓Hardware ray-tracing cores 5th-gen
Pick Radeon RX 9070 XT if…
- ✓Massive RT uplift vs RDNA 3
- ✓Aggressive price-to-frame
- ✓FSR 4 image quality jump
Score breakdown
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
99 raster 100
rt 100
ai 100
efficiency 74
Radeon RX 9070 XT
91 raster 92
rt 86
ai 82
efficiency 88
Specs side-by-side
Spec
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Architecture
Blackwell
RDNA 4
CUDA cores
23,040
—
VRAM
32 GB GDDR7
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
512-bit
256-bit
TBP
620 W
304 W
Release year
2025
—
Stream processors
—
4,096
Ray accelerators
—
64
Bandwidth
—
640 GB/s
PCIe
—
PCIe 5.0 x16
GeForce RTX 5090 Super
Pros
- +Fastest consumer GPU ever
- +DLSS 4.5 Multi-Frame Gen
- +Hardware ray-tracing cores 5th-gen
Cons
- −620 W peak power draw
- −PSU requirements extreme
- −Supply allocation tight
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Pros
- +Massive RT uplift vs RDNA 3
- +Aggressive price-to-frame
- +FSR 4 image quality jump
Cons
- −Still trails NVIDIA at the top
- −Driver day-0 support varies
- −16 GB only
FAQ: GeForce RTX 5090 Super vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
Which is better, GeForce RTX 5090 Super or Radeon RX 9070 XT? +
GeForce RTX 5090 Super scores 99 on our weighted rubric — ahead by 8. Your best pick depends on the sub-scores above.
Is GeForce RTX 5090 Super worth the price? +
At $2,199, GeForce RTX 5090 Super delivers a Specdex score of 99 — strongest in raster.
Is Radeon RX 9070 XT worth the price? +
At $599, Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers a Specdex score of 91 — strongest in raster.
Does GeForce RTX 5090 Super or Radeon RX 9070 XT last longer? +
Based on our long-term update and support ratings, both ship with multi-year support. Battery and reliability scores are visible in the breakdown above.