9070 XT or 5070 Ti

RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti: which should you buy?

The Radeon RX 9070 XT wins on value and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti wins on ray tracing. Tom's Hardware measured 116.5 fps for the Radeon RX 9070 XT and 116.8 fps for the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti at 1440p, and the Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC costs £757.99 against £1,099.97 for the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC on Amazon UK at the time of writing (October 2026).

The same two chips are placed against the RTX 5070 in RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT, and the wider field is in Best graphics card UK 2026.

Is the RTX 5070 Ti faster than the RX 9070 XT?

Barely, in raster games. Tom's Hardware's GPU hierarchy, updated 24 June 2026, averages 11 games at Ultra settings and gives the cards the same score at 1440p.

• 1080p: Radeon RX 9070 XT 156.6 fps, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 155.4 fps. The Radeon leads by 0.8%.
• 1440p: 116.5 fps against 116.8 fps. The GeForce leads by 0.3 fps.
• 4K: 65.8 fps against 68.6 fps. The GeForce leads by 2.8 fps (4.3%).

Hardware Unboxed's 52-game test, published by TechSpot in May 2026 and quoted in the sibling comparison, put the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 2 fps (about 1.4%) ahead at 1440p and 84 against 81 fps at 4K. Both sources agree on a gap of a few per cent. The 4K figure also shows where each card sits: the Radeon RX 9070 XT clears 60 fps in Tom's Hardware's average, and so does the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.

Which card is better for ray tracing?

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, by a clear margin. Tom's Hardware writes that the RTX 5070 Ti leads the RX 9070 XT "by a wide margin" in its ray tracing tests.

• 1080p: 90.4 fps against 77.8 fps, a 16.2% lead.
• 1440p: 66.2 fps against 55.5 fps, a 19.3% lead.
• 4K: 36.7 fps against 30.1 fps, a 21.9% lead.

Neither card reaches 60 fps with ray tracing at 4K. The Radeon RX 9070 XT averages 55.5 fps at 1440p, just under that line, while the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti averages 66.2 fps.

Is FSR 4 as good as DLSS 4.5 on these cards?

No. Tom's Hardware says FSR 4.x upscaling "isn't on par with DLSS 4.5 yet" and that FSR ML Frame Generation is limited to a 2x boost where it is available. NVIDIA's Multi Frame Generation can insert one to five generated frames between rendered ones on RTX 50 cards, so the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti can be matched to a 240 Hz monitor more easily.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT does support FSR 4 upscaling and ML frame generation, in a small but growing range of titles, Tom's Hardware notes. Players who use upscaling in every game should weigh that gap against the £341.98 price difference.

Does VRAM separate the RX 9070 XT and the RTX 5070 Ti?

No. Both cards carry 16 GB of VRAM on a 256-bit bus, so neither runs out of memory at 1440p or 4K in current games. The difference is speed: the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti uses GDDR7 at 896 GB/s and the Radeon RX 9070 XT uses GDDR6 at 640 GB/s, which is 40% more bandwidth for the GeForce. That bandwidth shows up as the 2.8 fps lead at 4K, not as a memory limit.

Buyers who are weighing 12 GB cards should read How much VRAM do I need?, since the GeForce RTX 5070 at £749.99 has 12 GB and falls to 54.3 fps at 4K in Tom's Hardware's average.

Which card suits which player?

• A 1440p player on a 144 Hz or 165 Hz monitor who plays shooters and esports titles needs raster speed, and the Radeon RX 9070 XT supplies it for £757.99.
• A 4K player who targets 60 fps with upscaling gets 65.8 fps from the Radeon and 68.6 fps from the GeForce in raster games, so the £341.98 buys a margin of 2.8 fps.
• A player who switches ray tracing on in every game gets 66.2 fps at 1440p from the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti against 55.5 fps from the Radeon, the difference between holding 60 fps and dipping below it.
• A buyer who wants Multi Frame Generation to match a 240 Hz or 360 Hz monitor needs an RTX 50 card, and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the strongest one here.

How much power do the RX 9070 XT and RTX 5070 Ti need?

Almost identical amounts. AMD rates the Radeon RX 9070 XT at 304 W total board power and NVIDIA rates the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti at 300 W. Both makers recommend a 750 W power supply, which the wattage guide in How many watts PSU do I need? explains.

• At 1440p, the Radeon RX 9070 XT returns 0.383 fps per watt (116.5 / 304).
• The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti returns 0.389 fps per watt (116.8 / 300), 1.6% better.
• The factory-overclocked Gigabyte card lists three 8-pin connectors and an 850 W minimum in retailer sheets, so buyers should check their power supply cables.

RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti: specs and prices

Which card costs less per frame?

The Radeon RX 9070 XT costs less per frame in every test. Dividing the Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC price of £757.99 and the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC price of £1,099.97 by Tom's Hardware's average fps gives the table below. Lower is better. The ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC costs £1,104.50, £4.53 more than the MSI.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G Ventus 2X OC at £749.99 returns £7.78 per frame at 1440p raster, so it is cheaper per frame than the RTX 5070 Ti but dearer than the Radeon RX 9070 XT.

What does the extra £341.98 buy?

The extra £341.98 buys ray tracing headroom and DLSS, not raster speed. Dividing the price gap by the fps gained shows the cost of each extra frame.

Raster at 1440p costs £1,139.93 per extra frame, while ray tracing at 1440p costs £31.96. The premium also buys 40% more memory bandwidth (896 GB/s against 640 GB/s) and DLSS 4.5 with Multi Frame Generation. Buyers who want to spend less can step down to the GeForce RTX 5070, which is covered in the RTX 5070 comparison, and the memory question is in How much VRAM do I need?

Who should skip each card?

• Buyers who play raster games at 1440p should skip the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: £341.98 more returns 0.3 fps.
• Buyers who turn on ray tracing in every game or want Multi Frame Generation should skip the Radeon RX 9070 XT.
• Buyers on a 650 W power supply should check the Gigabyte card's 850 W listing and the 750 W recommendation from AMD and NVIDIA before buying either.
• Buyers on a 1440p monitor should read What graphics card do I need for 1440p? before spending over £700.

Verdict

The Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT GAMING OC at £757.99 is the better buy for most players: it matches the MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G Ventus 3X OC in raster games and saves £341.98. The GeForce is the card for ray tracing and DLSS 4.5. The nearby choices are in Best graphics card UK 2026, the Radeon's board partners in Best RX 9070 XT UK 2026 and the cheaper Nvidia option in RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT.