GeForce RTX 5090
98/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $1,999
Manufacturer source ↗GeForce RTX 5090 vs AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GeForce RTX 5090 leads by 10 editorial points. 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 5090 for
- Unrivaled 4K and path-tracing
- DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
- 32 GB VRAM for AI
Tradeoff: Enormous power draw
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
Scores and judgments are editorial. Specdex does not run an in-house benchmark lab. Manufacturer claims and independent measurements may use different test conditions.
Editorial fit by scenario
4K & rasterization
GeForce RTX 5090
leads on raster (100 vs 92)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Ray tracing
GeForce RTX 5090
leads on rt (100 vs 80)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
AI workloads
GeForce RTX 5090
leads on ai (100 vs 78)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Power efficiency
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
leads on efficiency (82 vs 78)
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 5090 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | Not documented |
| CUDA cores | 21,760 | Not documented |
| Tensor cores | 680 (5th gen) | Not documented |
| RT cores | 170 (4th gen) | Not documented |
| VRAM | 32 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Bandwidth | 1792 GB/s | 640 GB/s |
| TBP | 575 W | 304 W |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 x16 | Not documented |
| Compute units | Not documented | 64 |
| Ray accelerators | Not documented | 64 |
| Stream processors | Not documented | 4096 |
| Boost clock | Not documented | 2.97 GHz |
| Process | Not documented | TSMC 4 nm |
Inspect the shared editorial ratings
Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.
- raster
- 100 / 92
- rt
- 100 / 80
- ai
- 100 / 78
- efficiency
- 78 / 82
GeForce RTX 5090
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.