Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 5070

The short answer

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is the better buy here: it's both faster at 1440p and gives more performance per dollar.

• •Radeon RX 9070 XT is about 21% faster at 1440p (gaming index 69 vs 57).
• •Radeon RX 9070 XT is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 5%.
• •Radeon RX 9070 XT delivers about 27% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
• •Radeon RX 9070 XT carries more VRAM (16GB vs 12GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
• •GeForce RTX 5070 draws less power (250W vs 304W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Radeon RX 9070 XT is about 21% faster at 1440p.