Radeon RX 9070 XT vs Radeon RX 9070
Compare the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 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 is the better value, though the Radeon RX 9070 XT is the faster card at 1440p.
- Radeon RX 9070 XT is about 12% faster at 1440p (gaming index 69 vs 61).
- Radeon RX 9070 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 19%.
- Radeon RX 9070 delivers about 5% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
- Radeon RX 9070 draws less power (220W vs 304W), 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 9070 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.
8.3
per $100 spent
8.7
per $100 spent
Better value
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
Radeon RX 9070from $699.99
- $699.99
- ASUS PRIME RX 9070 OC$739.99OC2590 MHz · 312 mm
- ASUS PRIME RX 9070 EVO OC$741.99OC2590 MHz · 304 mm
- XFX Swift RX 9070 OC Triple Fan Edition$759.98OC2700 MHz · 350 mm
- XFX Swift RX 9070 OC White Triple Fan Edition$834.44OC2700 MHz · 350 mm
- Sapphire PULSE RX 9070$899.00280 mm
- GIGABYTE RX 9070 GAMING OC$949.99OC2700 MHz · 288 mm
- Sapphire PURE RX 9070$1,138.38OC2700 MHz · 320 mm
- ASUS TUF Gaming RX 9070 OC$2,397.00OC2650 MHz · 330 mm
| Version | Boost Clock | Length | Color | From | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock RX 9070 Challenger | — | 290 mm | — | $699.99 | | |
| ASUS PRIME RX 9070 OCOC | 2590 MHz | 312 mm | — | $739.99 | | |
| ASUS PRIME RX 9070 EVO OCOC | 2590 MHz | 304 mm | — | $741.99 | | |
| XFX Swift RX 9070 OC Triple Fan EditionOC | 2700 MHz | 350 mm | — | $759.98 | | |
| XFX Swift RX 9070 OC White Triple Fan EditionOC | 2700 MHz | 350 mm | — | $834.44 | | |
| Sapphire PULSE RX 9070 | — | 280 mm | — | $899.00 | | |
| GIGABYTE RX 9070 GAMING OCOC | 2700 MHz | 288 mm | — | $949.99 | | |
| Sapphire PURE RX 9070OC | 2700 MHz | 320 mm | — | $1,138.38 | | |
| ASUS TUF Gaming RX 9070 OCOC | 2650 MHz | 330 mm | — | $2,397.00 | |
Radeon RX 9070 XTfrom $829.99
- ASUS PRIME RX 9070 XT OC$829.99OC3010 MHz · 312 mm
- PowerColor Hellhound RX 9070 XT$869.99OC3010 MHz · 327 mm
- $879.99
- $899.99
- $899.99
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- $919.99
- $919.99
- ASRock RX 9070 XT Taichi OC$929.99OC3100 MHz · 330 mm
- GIGABYTE RX 9070 XT GAMING OC$929.99OC3060 MHz · 288 mm
- $939.99
- Sapphire NITRO+ RX 9070 XT$949.99OC3060 MHz · 331 mm
- $959.99
- XFX Mercury RX 9070 XT OC White Gaming Edition$979.99OC3100 MHz · 360 mm
- Yeston RX 9070 XT Sakura Atlantis OC$999.00OC3060 MHz · 330 mm
- GIGABYTE RX 9070 XT GAMING OC ICE$1,049.99OC3060 MHz · 288 mm
- $1,069.99
- PowerColor Red Devil Special White RX 9070 XT$1,129.00OC3060 MHz · 340 mm
- Sapphire PURE RX 9070 XT$1,215.50OC3010 MHz · 320 mm
- PowerColor Red Devil RX 9070 XT Limited Edition$1,695.00OC3060 MHz · 340 mm
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