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AMDUpper mid-rangeRX 9000 Series

Radeon RX 9070 XT

4.3 · 344 votes
Best for 1440p high-refresh gaming

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VRAM
16 GB
CUDA
4,096
FP32
48.66 TF
Bandwidth
644.6 GB/s
TDP
304W
Boost
2970 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute48.66 TFLOPS46%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth644.6 GB/s36%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity16 GB50%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units4,09619%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency51/10088%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy23,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)10,080pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)3,068spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute122,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming65
Ray tracing56
AI / Compute51
Creator / 3D59
Power efficiency51
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 99 fps
1080p
160
1440p
90
4K
47
Counter-Strike 2avg 196 fps
1080p
315
1440p
189
4K
85
Fortniteavg 180 fps
1080p
315
1440p
150
4K
76
Battlefield 5avg 150 fps
1080p
170
1440p
160
4K
121
Far Cry 5avg 220 fps
1080p
262
1440p
252
4K
147
Valorantavg 380 fps
1080p
364
1440p
461
4K
315

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
218fps
1440p
125fps
4K
69fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($599) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.72
1440p
$4.79
4K
$7.68
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love the massive generational leap in ray tracing and power efficiency. The main gripe is limited availability at launch, making it tough to find at a fair price.

Pros
  • Plays high-res games without stutter
  • Runs cooler than previous generations
  • Handles ray tracing without breaking sweat
  • Great value for the raw performance
Cons
  • Ray tracing still lags behind rivals
  • Heavy power draw under full load
  • Driver issues at launch are common

Supported technologies

Ray TracingFSRAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 4.0
Process node
4 nm
Transistors
53.9 B
Compute Units
64
Release date
2025
Launch price
$599
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
4,096
RT Cores
64
AI Accelerators
128
TMUs
256
ROPs
128
L2 cache
8 MB
Memory
Size
16 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
256-bit
Bandwidth
644.6 GB/s
Memory clock
2518 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1660 MHz
Boost clock
2970 MHz
FP32 (float)
48.66 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
48.66 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
380 GPixel/s
Texture rate
760.3 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
304W
Suggested PSU
600W
Power connectors
2x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Length
267 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.8
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.2
Vulkan
1.4
Verdict

Our verdict on the RX 9070 XT

The RX 9070 XT is a solid mid-range GPU that competes well on price but lacks the ray tracing grunt of its rivals.

Get it if you want a solid 1440p card with good ray tracing and future-ready features, without paying flagship prices. Skip it if you already own a high-end last-gen card or need absolute top-tier 4K performance with maxed settings.

Buy it if…

  • You want great ray tracing without paying Nvidia prices.
  • You play at high resolution and need that much video memory.
  • You are upgrading from an older card and want a big leap in performance.
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