RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti: Which GPU to Buy?

Shaders and clocks

NVIDIA lists 6,144 CUDA cores on the RTX 5070, with a 2.51 GHz boost clock, and 8,960 CUDA cores on the RTX 5070 Ti, with a 2.45 GHz boost clock. AMD lists 64 compute units on the RX 9070 XT, with a boost frequency of up to 2970 MHz. Core counts from different architectures are not comparable one to one.

Ray tracing and upscaling

NVIDIA lists DLSS 4 on both RTX cards, with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation and Multi Frame Generation, and fourth-generation RT cores. AMD lists 64 ray accelerators on the RX 9070 XT and AMD's FSR upscaling for RX 9000 Series cards. If DLSS 4 support in the games you play is the deciding factor, that points to the RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5070.

Streaming and encoding

NVIDIA lists two ninth-generation NVENC encoders on the RTX 5070 Ti and one on the RTX 5070, with AV1 encode and decode on both. AMD lists H.264, HEVC and AV1 encode and decode on the RX 9070 XT. All three can stream in AV1 where the platform supports it. The RTX 5070 Ti's second encoder matters most for recording and streaming at the same time in NVENC-based software.

Power supply

AMD rates the RX 9070 XT at 304 W typical board power and recommends a 750 W minimum power supply, with two 8-pin connectors. NVIDIA rates the RTX 5070 Ti at 300 W total graphics power with 750 W required system power, and the RTX 5070 at 250 W with 650 W required system power. Both RTX cards take two PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box, or one 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable. NVIDIA says its minimum is based on a PC with a Ryzen 9 9950X processor, and that partner cards can differ. A quality 750 W unit meets all three makers' figures.

Price

RTX 5070 Ti: $749 launch price (MSRP), per NVIDIA Newsroom, January 2025. RTX 5070: $549 launch price (MSRP), per NVIDIA Newsroom, January 2025. RX 9070 XT: $599 launch suggested price (SEP), per AMD, February 2025. At those launch prices, the RTX 5070 Ti costs $150 more than the RX 9070 XT, and the RX 9070 XT costs $50 more than the RTX 5070. Street prices move, so compare the exact models you can buy today.

Who should buy which

Buy the RX 9070 XT if 16 GB of memory at the lower price matters most. Buy the RTX 5070 Ti if DLSS 4 and two NVENC encoders are worth paying more for in your market. Buy the RTX 5070 if it is clearly the cheapest and 12 GB fits your games. RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5080 covers the next step up, and RX 9060 XT vs RX 9070 covers the step down.