GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

Compare the GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.

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The short answer

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 5070 is the faster card at 1440p.

  • GeForce RTX 5070 is about 39% faster at 1440p (gaming index 57 vs 41).
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 76%.
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB delivers about 27% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB carries more VRAM (16GB vs 12GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB draws less power (160W vs 250W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1440p gaming
GeForce RTX 507057
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB41

GeForce RTX 5070 is about 39% faster at 1440p.

Performance per dollar

1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 5070

7.0

per $100 spent

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

8.9

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 5070
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
Price (from)
$809.99
$459.99
1440p gaming index
57
41
VRAM
12GB GDDR7
16GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
672 GB/s
320 GB/s
Boost clock
2512 MHz
3130 MHz
Shader cores
6,144
2,048
Ray tracing cores
48
32
Tensor / AI cores
192
64
TDP
250W
160W
Recommended PSU
650W
450W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation
FSR 4.1 (ML upscaling), FSR 3 Frame Generation
Architecture
Blackwell GB205
RDNA 4 Navi 44
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC N4P
MSRP
$550.00
$349.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 5070
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
56,472
38,316
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
5,300
3,721
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
172,261
90,248
PassMark G3D (G3D Mark)
28,675
20,087

Where to buy

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBfrom $459.99
From$459.99
16 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 5070from $809.99
From$809.99
24 versions in stock

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