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AMD Radeon RX 9070vs3 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 $549 (AMD Radeon RX 9070) to $999 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080).
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Best for Board power and Recommended PSU
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Best for Boost clock
Wins2 / 11 - ×
Best for Memory type and DisplayPort version
Wins2 / 11 - MOST WINS×
Best for Shader cores and Memory type
Wins7 / 11
Biggest differences
Shader cores
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads
3×
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 90703,584 cores
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT4,096 cores
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti8,960 cores
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 508010,752 cores
Launch price
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads
−45%
lower is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070549 USD
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT599 USD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti749 USD
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080999 USD
Board power
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads
−39%
lower is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070220 W
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT304 W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti300 W
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080360 W
Memory bandwidth
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads
+50%
higher is better
- AMD Radeon RX 9070640 GB/s
- AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT640 GB/s
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti896 GB/s
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080960 GB/s
Where each one wins
AMD Radeon RX 9070
- Launch price
- Last-level cache
- Board power
- Recommended PSU
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- Boost clock
- Last-level cache
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- Memory type
- DisplayPort version
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Shader cores
- FP32 compute
- Memory type
- Memory bandwidth
- Memory speed
- Last-level cache
- DisplayPort version
What all 4 have
- Video memory16 GB
- Memory bus width256 bit
- PCIe version5.0
- PCIe lanes16 lanes
- HDMI version2.1b
- 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
- 16 GB
- 16 GB
Memory type
- Gddr6
- Gddr6
- Gddr7
- Gddr7
Memory bus width
- 256 bit
- 256 bit
- 256 bit
- 256 bit
Memory bandwidth
- 640 GB/s
- 640 GB/s
- 896 GB/s
- 960 GB/s
Memory speed
- 20 Gbps
- 20 Gbps
- 28 Gbps
- 30 Gbps
Last-level cache
- 64 MB
- 64 MB
- 48 MB
- 64 MB
Power
Interface
PCIe version
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
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
- 2 encoders
- 2 encoders
Size
Card length
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 304 mm
Card height
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 137 mm
Slot width
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 2 slots15
Notes on 15 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.
- 3NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, Launch price: NVIDIA sells no Founders Edition of this card; $749 is the starting MSRP for partner cards.
- 4AMD Radeon RX 9070, Boost clock: Peak 'up to' boost; AMD's game clock is 2070 MHz for typical gaming.
- 5AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, Boost clock: TechSpot's 2400 MHz figure is AMD's 'game' clock; the boost rating is 2970 MHz.
- 6AMD Radeon RX 9070, Board power: Partner overclocked cards can exceed 220 W; IGN measured 249 W peaks on a factory-OC card.
- 7NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, Recommended PSU: NVIDIA's minimum for a PC with a Ryzen 9 9950X; it recommends a PCIe CEM 5.1 compliant PSU.
- 8AMD Radeon RX 9070, Power connectors: Two 8-pin PCIe power connectors are required (2x 8-pin per AMD and Sapphire).
- 9AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, Power connectors: Corsair notes a few partner 90-series cards use 12V-2x6; the vast majority use 2x 8-pin.
- 10NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, Power connectors: One 16-pin 12V-2x6 socket; an adapter for two 8-pin cables comes in the box.
- 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 Ti, DisplayPort version: DisplayPort 2.1b at the full UHBR20 rate.
- 14NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, DisplayPort version: DisplayPort 2.1b at UHBR20 on all three DP outputs.
- 15NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, Slot width: The card is 2-slot (40 mm thick), but NVIDIA's install guide asks for 3-slot (61 mm) case clearance.
Shader cores
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads here (3× between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 3,584 cores · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 4,096 cores · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 8,960 cores · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 10,752 cores
Board power
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads here (−39% between best and worst; lower is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 220 W · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 304 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 300 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 360 W
Memory bandwidth
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads here (+50% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 640 GB/s · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 640 GB/s · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 896 GB/s · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 960 GB/s
FP32 compute
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 leads here (+56% between best and worst; higher is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 36.1 TFLOPS · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 48.7 TFLOPS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 43.9 TFLOPS · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 56.3 TFLOPS
Recommended PSU
AMD Radeon RX 9070 leads here (−24% between best and worst; lower is better).
AMD Radeon RX 9070: 650 W · AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 750 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: 750 W · NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: 850 W
Where each one wins
AMD Radeon RX 9070 wins on Board power and Recommended PSU.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT wins on Boost clock.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti wins on Memory type and DisplayPort version.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins on Shader cores, Memory type, Memory bandwidth, FP32 compute and Memory speed.
The Verdict
On the specs we can rank, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins most often (6). Pick AMD Radeon RX 9070 for Board power, AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT for Boost clock and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti for Memory type. AMD Radeon RX 9070 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Best for Memory type and DisplayPort version
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Best for Shader cores and Memory type
FAQ
Which is the cheapest of the 4?
AMD Radeon RX 9070, at a launch price of $549; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 was the most expensive at $999.
Which is best on Shader cores?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (10,752 cores).
Which is best on Board power?
AMD Radeon RX 9070 (220 W).
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