Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 5070
Compare the Radeon RX 7900 XT and GeForce RTX 5070 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.
The short answer
The Radeon RX 7900 XT is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1440p and gives more performance per dollar.
- Radeon RX 7900 XT is about 12% faster at 1440p (gaming index 64 vs 57).
- GeForce RTX 5070 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 5%.
- Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers about 7% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
- Radeon RX 7900 XT carries more VRAM (20GB vs 12GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
- GeForce RTX 5070 draws less power (250W vs 300W), 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.
Radeon RX 7900 XT is about 12% faster at 1440p.
Performance per dollar
1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
7.5
per $100 spent
Better value
7.0
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
Radeon RX 7900 XTfrom $849.99
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ASRock RX 7900 XT | — | 276 mm | — | $849.99 |  |
 | GIGABYTE RX 7900 XT GAMING OCOC | — | 331 mm | — | $1,135.00 | |
 | Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 XT | — | 313 mm | — | $1,139.99 | |
 | PowerColor Hellhound RX 7900 XT | — | 320 mm | — | $1,245.00 | |
GeForce RTX 5070from $809.99
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