RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5080
RX 9070 XT comes out ahead of RTX 5080 on 3 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.
The verdict
RX 9070 XT takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, RX 9070 XT takes 3 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 what it cost at launch and how much power it draws
Choose RTX 5080 if…
- • You want RTX 5080's edge on which memory it uses
Round by round
- Round 1What it cost at launchRX 9070 XT wins
RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much power it drawsRX 9070 XT wins
RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3Which memory it usesRTX 5080 wins
RTX 5080 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4What power supply it needsRX 9070 XT wins
RX 9070 XT wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How much video memory you getTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How wide the memory bus isTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
Overall score
6.7
6.6
Price
See price
See price
How much power it draws
7.0
6.3
What it cost at launch
7.1
6.6
How much video memory you get
6.5
5.5
What power supply it needs
6.3
5.6
Which memory it uses
5.0
8.0
Head-to-head findings
How much power it draws
304 W
360 W
What it cost at launch
$599
$999
How much video memory you get
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR7
What power supply it needs
750 W
850 W
Which memory it uses
GDDR6
GDDR7
How fast it boosts
Up to 2970 MHz
2.62 GHz
How many shader cores it has
4,096 Stream Processors
10,752 CUDA cores
How wide the memory bus is
256-bit
256-bit
Record
Head-to-head record
2–1–4
2–2–2
Head-to-heads won
67 %
50 %
Rounds won
46 %
46 %
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
- 16 GB GDDR7, against 24 GB GDDR6
- 256-bit, against 384-bit
- 850 W, against 800 W
- 360 W, against 320 W