RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti: Which to Buy in 2027?
On raw performance the RX 9070 XT and the RTX 5070 Ti are practically tied: 77 against 78 on our index, a 1% gap. Both have 16GB of video memory. The AMD card launched at $599, which was $150 less than NVIDIA's $749.
When two cards are this close, the choice comes down to price, upscaling technology and power draw rather than frame rates.
RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti: the specs side by side
| RX 9070 XT | RTX 5070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance index | 77 | 78 |
| Relative speed | 100% | 101% |
| Video memory | 16GB | 16GB |
| Board power | 304W | 300W |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $749 |
| Index points per $100 | 12.9 | 10.4 |
| Index points per 100W | 25.3 | 26.0 |
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Upscaling support | FSR | DLSS, FSR |
| Recommended specs met, 2024+ games | 19 of 19 | 19 of 19 |
| Recommended specs met, upcoming games | 16 of 16 | 16 of 16 |
"Recommended specs met" counts the games whose recommended graphics card each GPU matches or beats. It covers the 19 games from 2024 onward in our catalogue that name a recommended card, and the 16 unreleased games whose publishers have posted one.
Game requirements: a draw
Among 19 recent games that name a recommended card, the RX 9070 XT meets 19 and the RTX 5070 Ti meets 19. For unreleased games with published specs, the count is 16 against 16 out of 16. With the same 16GB buffer, neither card has a memory advantage to grow into.
Price per frame
At launch prices, the RX 9070 XT gives 12.9 index points per $100 and the RTX 5070 Ti gives 10.4. The AMD card delivers 23% more performance for each dollar, which is the single biggest difference between them.
DLSS or FSR
The RTX 5070 Ti supports NVIDIA's DLSS, which more games have adopted, including Multi Frame Generation on RTX 50 cards. The RX 9070 XT uses AMD's FSR. FSR 4, AMD's machine-learning upscaler, is limited to Radeon RX 9000 cards like this one, and game support is still catching up with DLSS. If a game you care about only offers DLSS, that settles it. Compare what each card gets on the DLSS vs FSR page.
Power
Board power is close: 304W for the RX 9070 XT and 300W for the RTX 5070 Ti. Either card fits the same power supply.
Verdict
- Buy the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT if price decides. It matches the Ti in the games that matter for less money.
- Buy the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti if you want DLSS and Multi Frame Generation, or the games you play favour NVIDIA's feature set.
Want a different pairing? Put any two cards in the GPU comparison tool, see both on the GPU tier list for 2027, or estimate frame rates for a specific game with the FPS calculator.
How these numbers were worked out
Requirements are the publishers' own, read from each game's Steam store page (last checked 15 September 2026). Entries such as "TBD" or "Coming soon" count as not published, never as a spec. Graphics cards are compared on the relative performance index explained in our editorial standards, where a card "meets" a requirement when it scores at least as high as the card the publisher named and has any VRAM amount the publisher stated. This article is rebuilt whenever that data is refreshed.
Prices are launch MSRPs in US dollars, not today's street prices, which we do not track.