ASUS Radeon RX 9070 XT
ASUS's higher-tier take on AMD's 1440p flagship, with a hefty triple-fan cooler, aggressive factory overclock, and a 304W power budget for sustained performance.
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Why we rate it
- Aggressive factory overclock
- Triple-fan cooling done well
- PCIe 5.0 and DisplayPort 2.1a
- 16GB on a 256-bit bus
- Power draw is a step up
- Ray tracing still trails GeForce
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Is the ASUS Radeon RX 9070 XT right for you?
If you're driving a 1440p 144Hz or 240Hz monitor and want the most performance you can pull from a 9070 XT, the higher power limit and beefier cooler here deliver sustained boost clocks where reference designs throttle.
If you mainly want the 9070 XT chip and don't need the premium cooling, the cheaper ASUS PRIME or other partner cards deliver near-identical gaming performance for less. And triple-fan cards won't fit small ITX cases.
Before you buy
Only if you want the bigger cooler and slightly higher OC. Both cards use the same chip and deliver similar gaming performance. The PRIME is the smart-money pick of ASUS's 9070 XT range for most buyers.
ASUS recommends 700W. With a power-hungry CPU like a Ryzen 9 or Core i9, step up to a quality 750W or 850W unit. The 304W TDP is notably higher than AMD's reference, so don't skimp on the PSU.
It's a 2.5-slot triple-fan card. Fits most mid-tower cases without issue but won't squeeze into strict 2-slot only ITX builds. Always check your case's GPU clearance before buying.
Much better than AMD's previous generation, but still behind current GeForce cards in heavy path-traced titles. Mid-load RT runs well, but max-everything Cyberpunk RT still favours an RTX 5070 Ti or above.
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