RTX 5070 Ti vs RX 9070 XT: Which Should You Buy?
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Best for: Maxed-out 1440p and 4K with DLSS
ASUS Prime AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Best for: 1440p and entry-level 4K gaming
The short answer
These two are close in most games. The RX 9070 XT usually costs less, which makes it the better value. The RTX 5070 Ti is faster with heavy ray tracing, has the more widely supported DLSS 4, and is the safer choice if you want the best image quality in the latest games.
Choose the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti if…
Ray tracing and path tracing matter to you, you want DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, or you also use NVIDIA-accelerated creative and AI apps.
Choose the Radeon RX 9070 XT if…
You want the most performance for your money in traditional games and are happy with FSR 4 upscaling.
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 9070 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| VRAM | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Total board power | 300W | 304W |
| Outputs | HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.1b | HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.1a |
Strengths and weaknesses
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
- Close to RTX 5080 performance
- 16GB of VRAM for the long haul
- Full DLSS 4 feature set
- A big step up in price from the RTX 5070
- Needs a solid 750W power supply
Radeon RX 9070 XT
- Generous 16GB of VRAM
- Big leap in ray-tracing performance
- FSR 4 upscaling looks excellent
- Higher power draw than the RTX 5070 Ti
- FSR 4 support still growing
Both cards have 16GB of memory and a 256-bit bus, so neither will run short of VRAM soon. Both need a quality power supply: we'd use 750W for either. Compare all the options in our graphics card buying guide.
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