Jake Tech Lab

RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070

RTX 5070 comes out ahead of RX 9070 XT on 4 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

RX 9070 XT
RX 9070 XT
6.7
Fair
2 of 6 rounds
vs
RTX 5070Winner
RTX 5070
6.8
Fair
4 of 6 rounds

The verdict

RTX 5070 takes it, 4–2 on rounds.

On the published figures, RTX 5070 takes 4 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.

Choose RX 9070 XT if…

  • • You want RX 9070 XT's edge on how much video memory you get and how wide the memory bus is

Choose RTX 5070 if…

  • • You want RTX 5070's edge on what it cost at launch and how much power it draws

Round by round

  1. Round 1What it cost at launchRTX 5070 wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    $599

    launch price announced by AMD

    • $599, against $549

    Source: newsroom.amd.com ↗

    RTX 50708/10

    $549

    launch price announced by NVIDIA

    Source: nvidianews.nvidia.com ↗

    RTX 5070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  2. Round 2How much video memory you getRX 9070 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT8/10

    16 GB GDDR6

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50705/10

    12 GB GDDR7

    Founders Edition spec

    • 12 GB GDDR7, against 16 GB GDDR6

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  3. Round 3How much power it drawsRTX 5070 wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    304 W

    typical board power

    • 304 W, against 250 W

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50708/10

    250 W

    total graphics power

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RTX 5070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  4. Round 4Which memory it usesRTX 5070 wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    GDDR6

    AMD spec

    • GDDR6, against GDDR7

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50708/10

    GDDR7

    Founders Edition spec

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RTX 5070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  5. Round 5How wide the memory bus isRX 9070 XT wins
    RX 9070 XT8/10

    256-bit

    AMD spec

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50705/10

    192-bit

    Founders Edition spec

    • 192-bit, against 256-bit

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

  6. Round 6What power supply it needsRTX 5070 wins
    RX 9070 XT5/10

    750 W

    AMD recommended power supply

    • 750 W, against 650 W

    Source: amd.com ↗

    RTX 50708/10

    650 W

    NVIDIA recommended power supply

    Source: nvidia.com ↗

    RTX 5070 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

RX 9070 XTRX 9070 XT
RTX 5070RTX 5070

Side by side

Overall score
6.7
6.8
Best
Price
See price
See price
How much power it draws
7.0
6.3
What it cost at launch
7.1
7.4
How much video memory you get
6.5
5.6
What power supply it needs
6.3
7.2
Which memory it uses
5.0
8.0
Head-to-head findings
How much power it draws
304 W
250 W
What it cost at launch
$599
$549
How much video memory you get
16 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR7
What power supply it needs
750 W
650 W
Which memory it uses
GDDR6
GDDR7
How fast it boosts
Up to 2970 MHz
2.51 GHz
How many shader cores it has
4,096 Stream Processors
6,144 CUDA cores
How wide the memory bus is
256-bit
192-bit
Record
Head-to-head record
2–1–4
4–2–1
Head-to-heads won
67 %
67 %
Rounds won
46 %
58 %
Pros
      Cons
      • GDDR6, against GDDR6X
      • 16 GB GDDR6, against 20 GB GDDR6
      • 4,096 Stream Processors, against 5,376 Stream Processors
      • Up to 640 GB/s, against Up to 800 GB/s
      • 6,144 CUDA cores, against 8,704 CUDA cores
      • 192-bit, against 320-bit
      • 250 W, against 200 W
      • 6,144 CUDA cores, against 7,168 CUDA cores
      Add a third option to this comparison →

      More graphics cards match-ups