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Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$849Value 81 · Balanced
from 25 offers at 4 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
AMD
Current comparison price
$700Value 96 · Balanced
from 15 offers at 3 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
RTX 5070 leads in 1 scenarios, RX 9070 in 0, 8 even. RTX 5070 is ahead for 3D Rendering. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RX 9070 has the higher Value under these priorities (96 vs 81).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RX 9070 costs less right now ($849 vs $700, 18% apart).
| Priority | RTX 5070 | RX 9070 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 96 | ||
| 67 | 83 | ||
| 74 | 91 | ||
| 58 | 70 | ||
| 75 | 89 | ||
| 79 | 91 | ||
| 54 | 66 | ||
| 26 | 21 | ||
| 41 | 30 | ||
| 23 | 30 |
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 5070
Current comparison price
$849 Value 81
RTX 5070 matches the Value of RX 9070 (at $700) at $662 or less.
RX 9070
Current comparison price
$700 Value 96
RX 9070 keeps the higher Value up to $898 (with RTX 5070 at $849).
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 5070
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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 5070 | RX 9070 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | S #14 | S #16 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | A #14 | A #16 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | B #14 | B #16 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | A #10 | A #14 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | B #11 | B #13 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | D #15 | D #12 |
| AI / LLM | B #13 | B #20 |
| 3D Rendering | A #10 | C #24 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | C #33 | C #27 |
| Gaming performance | 1,219 | 1,180 |
| Ray tracing | 1,280 | 1,219 |
| AI compute | 1,059 | 619 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 5070 | RX 9070 | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Video memory | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 250 W | 220 W – 245 W |
| Recommended PSU | 600 W | 550 W |
| Card length | 242 mm – 338 mm | 280 mm – 350 mm |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Features | Backplate, DLSS, Frame generation, Ray tracing, RGB lighting (varies by board) | Backplate, Frame generation, FSR, Ray tracing, RGB lighting (varies by board) |
| Product & board | ||
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | AMD |
| GPU chip (as listed) | GB205 | Navi 48 |
| Board brand | ASUS, PNY, GIGABYTE, MSI, Inno3D, ZOTAC (varies by board) | ASRock, ASUS, Sapphire, GIGABYTE, XFX (varies by board) |
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 9070 has the higher Value (96 vs 81) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RX 9070 at its current price, RTX 5070 reaches equal Value at $662. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
RTX 5070 leads in 1 scenarios, RX 9070 in 0, 8 even. RTX 5070 is ahead for 3D Rendering.
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