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Specifications, performance and current prices compared in United States · USD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026
NVIDIA
Current comparison price
$1,600Value 71 · Balanced
from 27 offers at 3 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
AMD
Current comparison price
$800Value 100 · Balanced
from 24 offers at 3 retailers · checked Oct 17
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
RTX 5080 leads in 5 scenarios, RX 9070 XT in 0, 4 even. RTX 5080 is ahead for 4K Ultra / VR, Ray Tracing (1080p), Ray Tracing (1440p). View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
RX 9070 XT has the higher Value under these priorities (100 vs 71).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
RX 9070 XT costs less right now ($1,600 vs $800, 50% apart).
| Priority | RTX 5080 | RX 9070 XT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 100 | ||
| 49 | 84 | ||
| 73 | 100 | ||
| 78 | 84 | ||
| 78 | 100 | ||
| 77 | 100 | ||
| 74 | 77 | ||
| 47 | 27 | ||
| 68 | 41 | ||
| 11 | 21 |
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 5080
Current comparison price
$1,600 Value 71
RTX 5080 matches the Value of RX 9070 XT (at $800) at $982 or less.
RX 9070 XT
Current comparison price
$800 Value 100
RX 9070 XT keeps the higher Value up to $1,304 (with RTX 5080 at $1,600).
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 5080
RX 9070 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 5080 | RX 9070 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Budget | S #3 | S #8 |
| 1440p Sweet Spot | S #3 | S #8 |
| 4K Ultra / VR | S #3 | A #8 |
| Ray Tracing (1080p) | S #3 | A #9 |
| Ray Tracing (1440p) | A #3 | B #8 |
| Ray Tracing (4K) | C #3 | C #8 |
| AI / LLM | A #3 | B #16 |
| 3D Rendering | S #3 | C #23 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | D #48 | D #42 |
| Gaming performance | 1,689 | 1,420 |
| Ray tracing | 1,824 | 1,470 |
| AI compute | 1,931 | 835 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| RTX 5080 | RX 9070 XT | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Power & physical | ||
| Board power | 360 W | 300 W – 360 W |
| Recommended PSU | 750 W | 700 W – 750 W |
| Card length | 208 mm – 360 mm | 288 mm – 360 mm |
| Cooling | Air, AIO, Waterblock (varies by board) | Air |
| Compatibility & features | ||
| Display outputs | DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C (varies by board) | DisplayPort, HDMI |
| Features | Backplate, DLSS, Frame generation, Ray tracing, RGB lighting, Dual bios, Is water cooled (varies by board) | Backplate, Frame generation, FSR, Ray tracing, RGB lighting (varies by board) |
| Product & board | ||
| GPU maker | NVIDIA | AMD |
| GPU chip (as listed) | GB203 | Navi 48, Navi 48 XTX (varies by board) |
| Board brand | ZOTAC, ASUS, MSI, PNY, GIGABYTE, Inno3D (varies by board) | PowerColor, ASUS, Sapphire, XFX, ASRock, GIGABYTE (varies by board) |
| Colour | Black, White (varies by board) | Black, Silver/Grey, White (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 XT has the higher Value (100 vs 71) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with RX 9070 XT at its current price, RTX 5080 reaches equal Value at $982. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
RTX 5080 leads in 5 scenarios, RX 9070 XT in 0, 4 even. RTX 5080 is ahead for 4K Ultra / VR, Ray Tracing (1080p), Ray Tracing (1440p).
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