RX 9070 vs RTX 5070: Gaming Performance & Bottleneck (2026)

The RX 9070 edges out the RTX 5070 by 5% at 4K and 5% at 1440p, where it averages 106 FPS to 101 in AAA games at High settings with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Both launched in 2025, so this is a straight AMD vs NVIDIA fight for the same buyers. The order holds at 1080p (4% apart), so the RX 9070 is the quicker card at every resolution. Turn on ray tracing and the order flips: the RTX 5070 leads 59 to 52 FPS at 1440p, because the RX 9070's RT hardware is less efficient. In esports games like CS2 or Valorant at 1080p they reach 459 and 445 FPS, so either can feed a 360 Hz monitor. At 4K High the RX 9070 averages 64 FPS and the RTX 5070 61, both playable without upscaling. The RX 9070 also has more memory (16 GB vs 12 GB), though both have enough for 4K High today. To stay under a 10% CPU bottleneck at 1440p, both need a Ryzen 5 5600 or faster.

Relative performance

Faster card = 100%. Average FPS at High settings with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

1440p, AAA games

RX 9070100%

RTX 507095%

106 vs 101 FPS · RX 9070 +5%

4K, AAA games

RX 9070100%

RTX 507095%

64 vs 61 FPS · RX 9070 +5%

1440p, ray tracing

RX 907089%

RTX 5070100%

52 vs 59 FPS · RTX 5070 +12%

FPS with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Average FPS in AAA games, no upscaling. A fast CPU, so the graphics card sets the pace.

Setting	RX 9070	RTX 5070	Lead
1080p High	150	144	9070 +4%
1440p High	106	101	9070 +5%
4K High	64	61	9070 +5%
1440p ray tracing	52	59	5070 +12%

Specifications

Raster index: RTX 4090 = 100.

Spec	RX 9070	RTX 5070
VRAM	16 GB	12 GB
Ray tracing	Yes, 85% efficiency	Yes, full speed
Released	2025	2025
Raster index	66	63

Which CPU do you need?

Slowest common CPU that keeps each card under a 10% bottleneck at 1440p High.

Graphics card	Slowest CPU	FPS
RX 9070	Ryzen 5 5600	97
RTX 5070	Ryzen 5 5600	95

Which should you buy?

Buy the RX 9070 if you want the faster card: it's 5% ahead at 4K. The RTX 5070 is the better buy only if it costs at least 5% less, the gap at 1440p, because then it delivers more frames per dollar. Ray tracing is the exception: there the RTX 5070 leads by 12%.

Buy the RX 9070 if…

you want the most FPS: it's 5% faster at 4K and 5% at 1440p.
you play at 4K or use high-resolution texture packs: 16 GB of VRAM vs 12 GB.

Buy the RTX 5070 if…

you play with ray tracing: 59 vs 52 FPS at 1440p.
it costs at least 5% less than the RX 9070, which makes it the better value per frame.

Check your build

These numbers use a Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate the graphics card. Your own CPU, resolution and settings change the result, so run your exact parts through the calculator.

Check Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 9070 Check Ryzen 5 5600 + RTX 5070

Popular builds with these cards

Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RX 90701440p · GPU-limited 47% · ≈106 FPS Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RX 90701440p · GPU-limited 40% · ≈106 FPS Ryzen 5 7600 + RX 90701440p · GPU-limited 22% · ≈104 FPS Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 50701440p · GPU-limited 49% · ≈101 FPS Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 50701440p · GPU-limited 42% · ≈101 FPS Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 50701440p · GPU-limited 26% · ≈100 FPS

RX 9070 vs RTX 5070: quick answers

Is the RX 9070 faster than the RTX 5070?

Yes. The RX 9070 is about 5% faster at 4K and 5% faster at 1440p in AAA games at High settings. With ray tracing on at 1440p the RX 9070 gets about 52 FPS and the RTX 5070 59 FPS.

How many FPS do the RX 9070 and RTX 5070 get?

With a Ryzen 7 9800X3D at High settings in AAA games, the RX 9070 averages about 150 FPS at 1080p, 106 at 1440p and 64 at 4K. The RTX 5070 averages 144, 101 and 61 FPS. DLSS, FSR or XeSS upscaling adds roughly 40% where the graphics card is the limit.

What CPU do I need for the RX 9070 or RTX 5070?

To keep the CPU bottleneck under 10% at 1440p, the RX 9070 needs at least a Ryzen 5 5600 and the RTX 5070 needs at least a Ryzen 5 5600. At 1080p you need a faster CPU for the same result, and at 4K a slower one is fine. A slower CPU narrows the gap between the RX 9070 and the RTX 5070.