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The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is closer to the RTX 4090 than Nvidia's own RTX 5070
Mar 5, 2025
Nvidia couldn't have launched the RTX 5070 at a worse time. The graphics card was doomed before it left the factory, thanks largely to the marketing from the company. Billed as a $549 GPU with the performance of an RTX 40980, we were all elated that perhaps Nvidia had changed course and was now looking to provide some tangible value for gamers. Unfortunately, this was not the case, and the RTX 5070 could barely be considered a generational improvement, let alone one with RTX 4090 performance.
Enter AMD with its considerably smaller market share holding and the Radeon RX 9070 series, consisting of the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070. The latter costs the same as the RTX 5070 and thus should be considered a direct competitor, yet AMD's card has significant gains on the specifications sheet. We're looking at more (and newer) cores with RDNA 4 over previous-gen Radeon GPUs, more VRAM, and less of an emphasis on upscaling and frame generation. AMD launched a solid GPU with solid GPU specs and performance.
After testing the RX 9070 against its XT sibling, referencing our RTX 5070 and other GPU review results, it's safe to say this is one fantastic $549 GPU. While it does get overshadowed by the RX 9070 XT due to its bump in performance that warrants the additional $50 cost, this is still a compelling choice if you're unable to locate XT stock or simply don't wish to spend more than $550 on a graphics card. With the RX 9070, you'll have no trouble enjoying countless games at 4K, some with RT enabled.
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