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Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$771Value 69 · Balanced
from 6 offers at 1 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
AMD
Current comparison price
$746Value 73 · Balanced
from 3 offers at 1 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
RTX 4070 leads in 4 scenarios, RX 7800 XT in 0, 5 even. RTX 4070 is ahead for Ray Tracing (1080p), AI / LLM, 3D Rendering. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RX 7800 XT has the higher Value under these priorities (73 vs 69).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RX 7800 XT costs less right now ($771 vs $746, 3% apart).
| Priority | RTX 4070 | RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 73 | ||
| 58 | 61 | ||
| 58 | 62 | ||
| 42 | 47 | ||
| 55 | 51 | ||
| 60 | 53 | ||
| 38 | 38 | even | |
| 23 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 19 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
RTX 4070
Current comparison price
$771 Value 69
RTX 4070 matches the Value of RX 7800 XT (at $746) at $714 or less.
RX 7800 XT
Current comparison price
$746 Value 73
RX 7800 XT keeps the higher Value up to $806 (with RTX 4070 at $771).
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in United States (USD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
RTX 4070
RX 7800 XT
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| RTX 4070 | RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | S #25 | S #23 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | A #25 | A #23 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | C #25 | C #23 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | A #16 | B #21 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | C #18 | C #21 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | F #18 | F #20 |
| AI / LLM | B #15 | C #36 |
| 3D Rendering | A #11 | D #30 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | B #23 | C #35 |
| Gaming performance | 1,000 | 1,024 |
| Ray tracing | 1,000 | 836 |
| AI compute | 1,000 | 317 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 4070 | RX 7800 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6X, GDDR6 (varies by board) | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 200 W | 263 W – 288 W |
| Recommended PSU | 550 W | 600 W |
| Card length | 227 mm – 301 mm | 280 mm – 320 mm |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Features | Backplate, DLSS, Frame generation, Ray tracing | Backplate, Frame generation, FSR, Ray tracing, RGB lighting (varies by board) |
| Product & board | ||
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Board brand | GIGABYTE, ASUS (varies by board) | ASUS, Sapphire (varies by board) |
| Release year | 2023, 2024 (varies by board) | 2023 |
| Colour | Black, White (varies by board) | Black |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, RX 7800 XT has the higher Value (73 vs 69) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RX 7800 XT at its current price, RTX 4070 reaches equal Value at $714. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
RTX 4070 leads in 4 scenarios, RX 7800 XT in 0, 5 even. RTX 4070 is ahead for Ray Tracing (1080p), AI / LLM, 3D Rendering.
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in United States, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.