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