AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070: Buying choice for gamers confirmed by RDNA 4 PassMark visit

It’s now AMD’s turn to have its new graphics cards pass through the multiple tests found in PassMark’s G3D Mark test suite, which includes runs through DirectX 9-12 and a GPU compute benchmark. The Radeon RX 9070 offered a middling result of 20,115, which left it in the chart near the aging GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but only three samples of the RDNA 4 card have been tested so far. The more-powerful Radeon RX 9070 XT was able to take advantage of its higher processing power and scored 25,643 based on 46 samples. Where a result like that won’t bother big hitters such as the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, it was enough to surpass the main challenger: the GeForce RTX 5070.

It is the MSRP of these cards that have them as rivals in the GPU market; the reality is that the Radeon RX 9070 XT (MSRP: $599) and the RX 9070 ($549) are different beasts to the RTX 5070 ($549). Yes, the latter can boast of having 12 GB of GDDR7 memory at its disposal and offering 3-4x frame generation rates thanks to DLSS 4, but the amount of negative press that has befallen the RTX 50 series launch would make any reasonable potential buyer wary. AMD has given its new cards 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and, as pointed out in our thorough review, made sure that the RX 9000 series delivers high levels of efficiency along with FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) for improving image quality.

The benchmark results offered on PassMark for the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, RX 9070, and GeForce RTX 5070 can actually help gamers make a choice. The RX 9070 XT’s score is only +4% higher than that of the RTX 5070, GPU Compute scores are at a similar level, and the Nvidia board currently holds an advantage in DirectX 12 frame-rate production. So, which card to buy? Sadly, the simple answer is whichever one a gamer or PC builder can find that is as close to MSRP as possible. While AMD might not raise its MSRPs for the RX 9000 series cards, that doesn’t stop retailers and scalpers from taking advantage of the situation. For these cards in particular, Team Green or Team Red loyalties may need to be set aside to avoid being ripped off, especially when RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 performance levels seem so similar.