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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTvs3 rivals: specs compared
4 video cards & adapters lined up on the specs we could confirm from the makers' pages and independent reviews. Launch prices run from $499 (AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT) to $599 (AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT).
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Best for Board power and Recommended PSU
Wins7 / 18 - ×
Best for Boost clock and FP32 compute
Wins7 / 18 - MOST WINS×NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5070
Best for Shader cores and Memory type
Wins11 / 18 - ×
Best for Lowest launch price
Wins4 / 18
Biggest differences
Shader cores
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 leads
+71%
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 90703,584 cores
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT4,096 cores
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50706,144 cores
- AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT3,840 cores
Base clock
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 leads
+80%
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070Not published
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XTNot published
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50702,330 MHz
- AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT1,295 MHz
Board power
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads
−28%
lower is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070220 W
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT304 W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070250 W
- AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT263 W
Video memory
AMD Radeon RX 9070 & AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT & AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT tie for the lead
+33%
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 907016 GB
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT16 GB
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 507012 GB
- AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT16 GB
Where each one wins
AMD Radeon RX 9070
- Video memory
- Memory bus width
- Last-level cache
- Board power
- Recommended PSU
- PCIe version
- HDMI version
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- Boost clock
- FP32 compute
- Video memory
- Memory bus width
- Last-level cache
- PCIe version
- HDMI version
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- Shader cores
- Base clock
- Memory type
- Memory bandwidth
- Memory speed
- Recommended PSU
- PCIe version
- HDMI version
- DisplayPort version
- Card length
- Slot width
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Launch price
- Video memory
- Memory bus width
- Last-level cache
What all 4 have
- PCIe lanes16 lanes
- Hardware encodeH.264, HEVC, AV1
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Graphics chip
Memory
Video memory
- 16 GB
- 16 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory type
- Gddr6
- Gddr6
- Gddr7
- Gddr6
Memory bus width
- 256 bit
- 256 bit
- 192 bit
- 256 bit
Memory bandwidth
- 640 GB/s
- 640 GB/s
- 672 GB/s
- 624 GB/s
Memory speed
- 20 Gbps
- 20 Gbps
- 28 Gbps
- 19.5 Gbps
Last-level cache
- 64 MB
- 64 MB
- 48 MB
- 64 MB
Power
Interface
PCIe version
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 4.0
PCIe lanes
- 16 lanes
- 16 lanes
- 16 lanes
- 16 lanes
Display outputs
Video engine
Hardware encode
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
- H.264, HEVC, AV1
Video encoders
- Not published
- Not published
- 1 encoders
- Not published
Size
Card length
- Not published
- Not published
- 242 mm
- 267 mm
Card height
- Not published
- Not published
- 112 mm
- Not published
Slot width
- Not published
- Not published
- 2 slots
- 2.5 slots
Notes on 14 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1AMD Radeon RX 9070, Launch price: AMD's $549 starting MSRP at launch; AMD sells no reference card, so partner models may cost more.
- 2AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, Launch price: TechSpot reports AMD subsidizes this MSRP with a $50 retailer rebate, so street prices often run higher.
- 3AMD Radeon RX 9070, Boost clock: Peak 'up to' boost; AMD's game clock is 2070 MHz for typical gaming.
- 4AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, Boost clock: TechSpot's 2400 MHz figure is AMD's 'game' clock; the boost rating is 2970 MHz.
- 5AMD Radeon RX 9070, Board power: Partner overclocked cards can exceed 220 W; IGN measured 249 W peaks on a factory-OC card.
- 6NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, Recommended PSU: NVIDIA's minimum for a PC with a Ryzen 9 9950X; other systems may need a different PSU.
- 7AMD Radeon RX 9070, Power connectors: Two 8-pin PCIe power connectors are required (2x 8-pin per AMD and Sapphire).
- 8AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, Power connectors: Corsair notes a few partner 90-series cards use 12V-2x6; the vast majority use 2x 8-pin.
- 9NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, Power connectors: One 16-pin 12V-2x6 socket; an adapter for two 8-pin cables comes in the box.
- 10AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, HDMI version: AMD's spec page lists HDMI 2.1; its own press release and Notebookcheck state HDMI 2.1a.
- 11AMD Radeon RX 9070, DisplayPort version: Club386 lists the DP 2.1a link rate as UHBR13.5; UHBR20 is not supported.
- 12AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, DisplayPort version: TechPowerUp specifies the DisplayPort outputs as UHBR13.5.
- 13NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, DisplayPort version: DisplayPort 2.1b at the full UHBR20 rate.
- 14AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, DisplayPort version: Notebookcheck lists the DisplayPort 2.1 link rate as UHBR13.5; AMD notes DP 2.1 support depends on AIB designs.
Shader cores
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 leads here (+71% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: 3,840 cores · AMD Radeon RX 9070: 3,584 cores · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 4,096 cores · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 6,144 cores
Base clock
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 leads here (+80% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: 1,295 MHz · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 2,330 MHz
Board power
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads here (−28% between best and worst; lower is better).
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: 263 W · AMD Radeon RX 9070: 220 W · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 304 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 250 W
Video memory
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, AMD Radeon RX 9070 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT lead here (+33% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: 16 GB · AMD Radeon RX 9070: 16 GB · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 16 GB · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 12 GB
Memory bus width
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, AMD Radeon RX 9070 and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT lead here (+33% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: 256 bit · AMD Radeon RX 9070: 256 bit · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 256 bit · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070: 192 bit
Where each one wins
AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins on Board power and Recommended PSU.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT wins on Boost clock and FP32 compute.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins on Shader cores, Memory type, Memory bandwidth, Recommended PSU and Card length.
The Verdict
On the specs we can rank, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins most often (9). Pick AMD Radeon RX 9070 for Board power and AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT for Boost clock. AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT had the lowest launch price.
Where to buy
AMD Radeon RX 9070
Best for Board power and Recommended PSU
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Best for Boost clock and FP32 compute
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Best for Shader cores and Memory type
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Best for Lowest launch price
FAQ
Which is the cheapest of the 4?
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, at a launch price of $499; AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT was the most expensive at $599.
Which is best on Shader cores?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (6,144 cores).
Which is best on Base clock?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (2,330 MHz).
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