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RX 9070 GRE
Representative tracked offer: XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB
12GB VRAMPerf: 1030215W
Relative Value91balanced preset
RX 9070 GRE vs RX 7800 XT — value comparison
Relative Value68balanced preset
RX 9070 GRE shows higher Relative Value under balanced weights at the current dataset offers: 91 vs 68. The result crosses over if RX 7800 XT reaches about $496 or below.
Price data · US · USD · New · A 2026-08-21 · B 2026-08-21Coverage · 14 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 | RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Gaming | S#20 | S#21 |
| 1440p Gaming | A#19 | A#20 |
| 4K / VR | C#20 | C#21 |
| Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) | C#19 | C#21 |
| AI / Local LLM | B#17✓ | C#35 |
| 3D Rendering | N/A | D#32 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | C#30 | C#42 |
RX 9070 GRE grades higher in 1 of 6 graded scenarios (5 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 2026-08-21 offer frame. How tiers are assigned →
Relative Value by priority
Balancedhigher relative value lit
91 ✓
68
1080p Budgethigher relative value lit
91 ✓
60
1440p Sweet Spothigher relative value lit
79 ✓
58
4K Ultra / VRhigher relative value lit
51 ✓
43
Ray Tracing (1440p)higher relative value lit
72 ✓
48
AI / LLMhigher relative value lit
16 ✓
9
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 2026-08-21
- $530
- Beats RX 7800 XT atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $801
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $633
B · RX 7800 XT
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-21
- $749
- Beats RX 9070 GRE atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $496
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $592
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
1024
1024
Ray tracing
967
836
836
AI (FP16 tensor)
587
317
317
A · RX 9070 GREB · RX 7800 XTGPU indexes share one 1000-point scale (RTX 4070 = 1000).RX 9070 GRE shows higher Value under every weighting we test — a stable result in the 2026-08-21 offer frame.
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 variantXFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB
- Host interfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- Coolingair
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
B · RX 7800 XT
- Representative offer variantSapphire NITRO+ RX 7800 XT
- Host interfacePCIe 4.0 x16
- Suggested PSU600 W
- Power connectors2x 8-pin
- Card length320 mm
- Expansion slots3-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs2× HDMI · 2× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)24 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 RX 7800 XT (288 W) about $95. The modeled difference is roughly $24. 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 | RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | not tracked | RDNA 3.0 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB✓ |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192-bit | 256-bit✓ |
| Host interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Boost clock | not tracked | 2,565 MHz |
| Board power (lower is better) | 215 W✓ | 288 W |
| Suggested PSU (representative offer) | not tracked | 600 W |
| Power connectors (representative offer) | not tracked | 2x 8-pin |
| Card length (representative offer) | not tracked | 320 mm |
| Warranty (representative offer) | 36 mo✓ | 24 mo |
| Current dataset offer · New | $530snapshot 2026-08-21✓ | $749snapshot 2026-08-21 |
Show additional verified specifications
| Specification | RX 9070 GRE | RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Process node | not tracked | 5 nm |
| Base clock | not tracked | 1,624 MHz |
| Memory data rate | not tracked | 19.5 Gbps |
| Expansion slots (representative offer) | not tracked | 3-slot |
| Cooling fans (representative offer) | not tracked | 3 |
| Display outputs (representative offer) | not tracked | 2× HDMI · 2× 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…
- You prioritize AI / Local LLM — it earns the higher capability tier in those tracked scenarios.
- 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 288 W for RX 7800 XT.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $633 under balanced weights.
Choose B · RX 7800 XT if…
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $592 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 RX 7800 XT?
- Under the balanced preset and the 2026-08-21 offer frame, RX 9070 GRE has higher Relative Value under this configuration (91 vs 68). 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?
- RX 9070 GRE grades higher in 1 of 6 graded scenarios (5 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 RX 7800 XT become the better value?
- Holding the RX 9070 GRE offer dated in the 2026-08-21 frame fixed, the calculation flips in favour of the RX 7800 XT at roughly $496 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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