🔹 Introduction
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, built on RDNA 4 architecture, aims to balance performance and price in the high-end segment. Let’s explore its real FPS in popular games, synthetic scores, ray tracing capability, and power efficiency compared to the RTX 5070 Ti and RX 7900 XT.
🎮 Gaming FPS Benchmarks
🔸 Dying Light 2 @ 4K
RX 9070 XT delivers ~62 FPS average, outperforming RX 9070 and closely trailing RTX 5070 Ti by around 12%.
Source: Gamers Nexus
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🔸 Resident Evil 4 @ 4K
RX 9070 XT reaches ~103 FPS, a ~13% uplift over RX 9070 and almost matching RTX 4080 Super.
Source: TechSpot
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🔸 Space Marine @ 1440p
Average ~138 FPS, outperforming RTX 3070 by ~40%, and just ~6% slower than RTX 5070 Ti.
Source: Reddit Hardware Bench Group
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🔸 Marvel Rivals & Starfield
RX 9070 XT performs close to RTX 4070 Ti Super in raster titles, slightly behind in RT scenarios.
Source: TechSpot, Gamers Nexus
🔬 Ray Tracing & Synthetic Benchmarks
🔹 Ray Tracing
In Metro Exodus, Alan Wake II and Cyberpunk RT, RX 9070 XT delivers 34–44% better performance than RX 7900 XT, but ~2–3% slower than RTX 5070 Ti.
Source: Gamers Nexus
🔹 3DMark & Creator Tools
RX 9070 XT matches RTX 5070 Ti in GPU compute tests and outpaces RX 7900 XT in Blender and viewport performance.
Source: PCEnthusiast
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⚡ Power & Efficiency
🔹 Power Draw
Average gaming power: ~264–311W, peaking at 420W in stress tests. Around 66W more than RTX 5070 Ti.
Source: HardForum
🔹 Efficiency (FPS per Watt)
~0.33–0.34 FPS/W — more efficient than RX 7900 XT, but behind RTX 5070 Ti (~0.48 FPS/W).
Source: Gamers Nexus
📊 Summary Table
| Test / Game | RX 9070 XT Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dying Light 2 @ 4K | ~62 FPS | +11% vs RX 9070, –12% vs RTX 5070 Ti |
| Resident Evil 4 @ 4K | ~103 FPS | Nearly tied with RTX 4080 Super |
| Space Marine @ 1440p | ~138 FPS | Matches RTX 5070 Ti in most raster games |
| Ray Tracing | ~2–3% behind 5070 Ti | Significantly better than RX 7900 XT |
| Efficiency (FPS/Watt) | ~0.34 | Good for AMD, but lower than NVIDIA |
✅ Final Verdict
✔️ Pros
- Great value for 1440p and light 4K gaming
- Major leap in RT and raster vs previous-gen AMD cards
- Cooler and quieter than RX 7900 XT
- Good compute/render scores for creators
⚠️ Cons
- Still not as efficient as NVIDIA 50‑series cards
- Higher power draw than competing RTX GPUs
- Driver maturity still catching up in RT-heavy titles
