Unleashing Power: A Deep Dive into the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT – How RDNA 4 Transforms AMD’s Gaming Performance

New upscaling algorithms can enhance the look of lower-resolution settings, even if they might slow down performance a bit. We usually test in “Quality” mode, which runs at about two-thirds of the native resolution and scales it up. If FSR 4 in Balanced or Performance mode appears similar to FSR 3.1 in Quality mode, you might find an overall performance boost.

Choosing Between RX 9070 and 9070 XT

The RX 9070 and 9070 XT are only $50 apart in price, which can be a bit frustrating. If you’ve got $549 for a graphics card, finding an extra $50 for the 9070 XT is likely doable. If you’re trying to decide, I’d suggest going for the 9070 XT if you can.

However, prices and availability can vary greatly. If the choice is between the RX 9070 or nothing, or if the 9070 is at $549 and the 9070 XT is above $599, I’d say go with the 9070. The performance difference isn’t huge, especially if you slightly increase the 9070’s TBP. Games that run on one should perform similarly on the other.

Almost Perfect

I came into this review hoping to find good things about the 9070 and 9070 XT. Nvidia’s 50-series cards have mostly kept prices high with only minor upgrades. Everyone loves a good underdog story, right?

The test results back up my hopes. The RX 9070 and 9070 XT are impressive cards, especially against Nvidia’s lackluster RTX 5070 refresh. In non-ray-traced games, both RX cards outperform the 5070 and are close to the more expensive RTX 5070 Ti. In ray-traced games, they often match or slightly surpass the RTX 5070, addressing AMD’s historical performance issues. While they can’t compete with the RTX 5070 Ti in these scenarios, they don’t carry that higher price tag either.