Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
Compare the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 9070 XT 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 9070 XT is the better value, though the Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the faster card at 1440p.
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX is about 4% faster at 1440p (gaming index 72 vs 69).
- Radeon RX 9070 XT is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 94%.
- Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers about 86% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
- Radeon RX 7900 XTX carries more VRAM (24GB vs 16GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
- Radeon RX 9070 XT draws less power (304W vs 355W), 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 XTX is about 4% faster at 1440p.
Performance per dollar
1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
5.1
per $100 spent
9.5
per $100 spent
Better value
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
Radeon RX 9070 XTfrom $719.99
Radeon RX 7900 XTXfrom $1,399.99
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ASRock RX 7900 XTX Phantom OCOC | — | 330 mm | — | $1,399.99 |  |
 | MSI RX 7900 XTX GAMING TRIO CLASSIC | — | 325 mm | — | $1,599.00 | |
 | ASUS TUF RX 7900 XTX GAMING OCOC | — | 353 mm | — | $1,795.00 | |
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