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RX 9070 GRE
Representative tracked offer: GIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB
12GB VRAMPerf: 1030215W
Relative Value87balanced preset
RX 9070 GRE vs RTX 5070 — value comparison
Relative Value77balanced preset
RX 9070 GRE shows higher Relative Value under balanced weights at the current dataset offers: 87 vs 77. The result crosses over if RTX 5070 reaches about $679 or below.
Price data · US · USD · New · A 2026-08-29 · B 2026-08-29Coverage · 27 tracked new-offer records across both modelsBenchmark confidence · no estimate flags on these two recordsAffiliate links · We may earn a commission from these links. Scores are calculated separately using our methodology.
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02 · Decision matrix
One decision, three separate questions
Capability ignores price. Relative Value adds the current dataset offers and your priorities. Keeping them separate prevents a cheap product from being mistaken for the faster product.
The decision, split by questioncapability · value · price are separate answers
Capability by task
| Scenario | RX 9070 GRE | RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Gaming | S#19 | S#11 |
| 1440p Gaming | A#18 | A#11 |
| 4K / VR | C#19 | B#11✓ |
| Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) | C#19 | B#10✓ |
| AI / Local LLM | B#17 | B#12 |
| 3D Rendering | N/A | A#9 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | C#32 | C#40 |
RTX 5070 grades higher in 2 of 6 graded scenarios (4 tied) and is never graded lower. 1 scenario can't be graded for one of them (shown as N/A). These are the same S–F grades as the tier list — capability only, price excluded. The value rows below add prices from the 2026-08-29 offer frame. How tiers are assigned →
Relative Value by priority
Balancedhigher relative value lit
87 ✓
77
1080p Budgethigher relative value lit
71 ✓
57
1440p Sweet Spothigher relative value lit
78 ✓
74
4K Ultra / VRhigher relative value lit
50
55 ✓
Ray Tracing (1440p)practically even (≤3 pts)
71
74
AI / LLMhigher relative value lit
16
24 ✓
Both products are normalized within the same in-stock market frame per preset. A check marks the higher Relative Value; a difference of 3 points or less is shown as practically even.
Crossover price is loading. The switch-over point and Strong Value threshold appear as soon as today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
03 · Price crossover
The price changes the answer
Current offers, crossover points and Strong Value thresholds answer different questions. Thresholds are calculations, not price forecasts.
A · RX 9070 GRE
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-29
- $550
- Beats RTX 5070 atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $648
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $615
B · RTX 5070
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-29
- $800
- Beats RX 9070 GRE atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $679
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $760
04 · Capability
Capability indexes, side by side
Price is intentionally excluded here so the more capable product and the better-value product cannot be confused.
Raster performance
1030
1219
1219
Ray tracing
967
1280
1280
AI (FP16 tensor)
587
1059
1059
A · RX 9070 GREB · RTX 5070GPU indexes share one 1000-point scale (RTX 4070 = 1000).The Value leader depends on how you weight things: RX 9070 GRE leads under 3 presets, RTX 5070 under 2, 1 practically even.
05 · Platform & ownership
Fit, compatibility and ownership context
Only verified structured fields are shown. Physical fit, connectors, cooling and typical warranty belong to the representative tracked partner card named in each column; other board variants can differ.
A · RX 9070 GRE
- Representative offer variantGIGABYTE Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB
- Host interfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Coolingair
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
B · RTX 5070
- Representative offer variantMSI RTX 5070 VENTUS 2X OC
- Host interfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Suggested PSU600 W
- Power connectors1x 16-pin
- Card length236 mm
- Expansion slots2-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
3-year electricity model
Over 3 years at 4h/day and $0.15/kWh, RX 9070 GRE (215 W) adds about $71 in modeled electricity and RTX 5070 (250 W) about $82. The modeled difference is roughly $11. This uses rated power as a common comparison input, not a promise of wall-power consumption.
06 · Specifications
Key specifications
Reference-GPU fields and representative-offer fields are labelled separately. Directional checkmarks appear only where more or less has a clear meaning; they are not an overall verdict.
| Specification | RX 9070 GRE | RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | not tracked | Blackwell 2.0 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 192-bit | 192-bit |
| Host interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Boost clock | not tracked | 2,542 MHz |
| Board power (lower is better) | 215 W✓ | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU (representative offer) | not tracked | 600 W |
| Power connectors (representative offer) | not tracked | 1x 16-pin |
| Card length (representative offer) | not tracked | 236 mm |
| Warranty (representative offer) | 36 mo | 36 mo |
| Current dataset offer · New | $550snapshot 2026-08-29✓ | $800snapshot 2026-08-29 |
Show additional verified specifications
| Specification | RX 9070 GRE | RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| Process node | not tracked | 5 nm |
| Base clock | not tracked | 2,325 MHz |
| Memory data rate | not tracked | 28 Gbps |
| Expansion slots (representative offer) | not tracked | 2-slot |
| Cooling fans (representative offer) | not tracked | 2 |
| Display outputs (representative offer) | not tracked | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort |
| Cooling type (representative offer) | air | air |
“Not tracked” means the source data does not contain a verified value; no default or guessed specification is substituted.
07 · Customize
Try other models and your own priorities
Presets are starting points. Swap either side, then open Advanced weights only if you want to tune the formula directly.
08 · Alternative
A third option worth checking
The same scenario and market frame checks whether another currently priced model offers a cleaner trade-off.
No cleaner third option in this dataset
The scenario-aware check did not find a currently priced alternative that improves this decision without changing the trade-off. This is a dataset result, not a claim that no other product exists.
A price-aware third suggestion appears once today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
09 · Decision guide
Choose based on the trade-off you actually want
These are evidence-linked conditions, not universal buying verdicts. Feature ecosystems, software support and platform preferences remain your call.
Choose A · RX 9070 GRE if…
- Your priorities resemble Balanced, 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot — it has higher Relative Value under those presets at the snapshot offers.
- Lower rated power matters: 215 W versus 250 W for RTX 5070.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $615 under balanced weights.
Choose B · RTX 5070 if…
- You prioritize 4K / VR, Ray Tracing — it earns the higher capability tier in those tracked scenarios.
- Your priorities resemble 4K Ultra / VR, AI / LLM — it has higher Relative Value under those presets at the snapshot offers.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $760 under balanced weights.
10 · Methodology & FAQ
Read the methodology →How to read this comparison
The formula is a linear weighted sum inside the current comparison frame. Capability, price and user priorities stay visible as separate inputs so the result can be challenged and changed.
- Which is better value right now: RX 9070 GRE or RTX 5070?
- Under the balanced preset and the 2026-08-29 offer frame, RX 9070 GRE has higher Relative Value under this configuration (87 vs 77). Value is price-dependent and moves with your weighting; capability is a separate question, answered by the tier table.
- Which one is more capable, ignoring price?
- RTX 5070 grades higher in 2 of 6 graded scenarios (4 tied) and is never graded lower. 1 scenario can't be graded for one of them (shown as N/A).
- At what price does the RTX 5070 become the better value?
- Holding the RX 9070 GRE offer dated in the 2026-08-29 frame fixed, the calculation flips in favour of the RTX 5070 at roughly $679 or below (balanced preset). Not a price forecast.
- Where can I compare current offers for both?
- Dated offer snapshots for both models are listed on their product pages (linked above); the interactive calculator recalculates both with your own weights and budget.
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