Gameplay Performance
In the gaming performance below, we are comparing performance at 1440p, as this is the prime target resolution for these graphics cards. We are using an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT reference AMD card and a factory overclocked PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 GRE video card (7900 GREs are factory overclocked, there is no reference card), as well as the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (which runs at NVIDIA reference clock speeds for the RTX 5070 Ti). Ray Tracing is shown on the next page.
Alan Wake 2
In Alan Wake 2, we are running the game at 1440p with the highest game settings. The new XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition allows a very playable experience at 1440p and Native Resolution, without needing Upscaling to be playable, proving a smooth 100FPS in this game. At this performance, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 7% faster than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and also 13% faster than the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, and blows the 7900 GRE out of the water. Overclocking the video card improves performance by 4%.
Black Myth: Wukong
Black Myth: Wukong is very demanding at Cinematic quality, even at 1440p. The new XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition doesn’t quite provide a playable experience at 1440p without Upscaling. With Upscaling enabled, we get a playable and enjoyable experience at 1440p in Cinematic quality. In this game, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 4% slower than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, but both are very close, with only a 2 FPS average in difference. What can be seen is how big of a performance uplift there is from the Radeon RX 7900 XT, a 19% performance uplift, which is pretty big. Overclocking the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition improves performance 4% and brings it in parity with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti on performance.
Cyberpunk 2077
In Cyberpunk 2077, at 1440p and “Ultra” settings, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition provides a more than playable experience at 132 FPS in Native resolution without needing Upscaling. However, enabling upscaling improves performance up to 156 FPS. This puts the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition pretty much on par with the Geforce RTX 5070 Ti exactly in this game, both video cards provide the same performance and the same experience. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 9% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT in this game. When we overclock the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition performance increases by 4%.
Dying Light 2
In Dying Light 2, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition provides a playable experience at 1440p and the highest game settings with a smooth 165 FPS. Upscaling improves this to over 200 FPS at 1440p. In this game, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 8% slower than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti but 8% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. When overclocked, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition improves performance by 3%.
F1 24
In F1 24, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition kills the experience at over 200 FPS at 1440p with the highest settings. In this game, performance is pretty close to the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is only 2% behind the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and 4% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition improves performance by 4%.
Horizon Forbidden West
In Horizon Forbidden West, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition provides a great experience, giving us the fastest performance in this game and allowing 126 FPS average with Native resolution. Enabling FSR Upscaling improves that performance to 150 FPS average. In this game, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 12% faster than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and 19% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking improves performance by 5%.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
In Indiana Jones, we are running the game at 1440p and the “Supreme” quality preset. This game is very playable on the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition at native resolution providing 136 FPS average, and with FSR Upscaling 160 FPS average. The gameplay experience matches the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti in performance and feel. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is only 2% behind the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti in performance. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 12% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition doesn’t provide a lot in this particular game, just 2%.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
In Kingdom Come Deliverance II, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition provides a very smooth gameplay experience at 85 FPS without needing upscaling. When FSR Upscaling is enabled, performance jumps to over 100 FPS average. In this game, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti seems to dominate performance; the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 17% slower than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. Perhaps some driver optimization needs to happen in this game. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 13% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking provides a 2.4% performance uplift.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
In Stalker 2, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition provides a smooth and playable experience at native resolution at 76 FPS. Enabling FSR 3.1 Upscaling in the game brings that up to 98 FPS average. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 7% slower than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and 9% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT. Overclocking provides a 4% performance uplift.
Star Wars Outlaws
In Star Wars Outlaws, the XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition provides a playable gameplay experience at near 79 FPS average in native resolution. With FSR Upscaling enabled that is at 120 FPS average in this game. The XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Magnetic Air Edition is 9% slower than the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and 17% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 XT, which is pretty big. Overclocking provides a 4% performance uplift.
Discussion (13 replies)
Join Discussion →Nice read and a good competitor though overpriced for the segment.
9070xt = 4070 ti super
9070 = 4070 super
Note: the launch MSRP is temporary. Will definitely go up if nvidia cards continue to remain in short supply
mmm nope
in raster
9070XT trades blows with the RTX5070Ti although the Ti tends to win more and by a larger margin.
9070 completely destroys the RTX5070
In RT never been so close but there's still a 15%-20% performance delta.
To think that the 9070XT is actually closer price wise to the RTX5070. Why would anyone get a 5070?
Yea even my local MC has 5070's on the shelf with the BEVY of available 9070xt's at 600 bucks I imagine they will stay that way.
About that...
yea I saw... queue my disappointment.
On one hand, it's not unusual for a SKU to deviate from MSRP, particularly if it's a premium model or something.
On the other, it's fairly unusual for a vendor to signal price hikes coming up... especially when they are admitting they have the inventory and are doing it just because they can.
I mean, I'm sure vendors do this all the time, just usually they don't go around drawing attention to it...
Could be that folks are just more plugged in and sharing this sensitive data than previously as well.
AMD says the $549 RX 9070 is real but doesn’t deny reports of possible bait and switch
‘It is inaccurate that $549/$599 MSRP is launch-only pricing,’ AMD tells The Verge.
We asked AMD:
AMD would not confirm or deny. It did address the larger question of MSRP availability with this statement from chief gaming solutions architect (and gaming marketing boss) Frank Azor, though:
On X, Azor tweeted that AMD is working to replenish stock “in the coming days and weeks,” adding, “MSRP pricing (excluding region specific tariffs and/or taxes) will continue to be encouraged beyond today so don’t despair.”
https://www.theverge.com/news/625502/amd-rx-9070-xt-launch-pricing-msrp-possible-bait-switch
Friendly reminder that if a product sells out at a certain price, that price is below market value.
So $650 / $750 could have been the US MSRP for the 2 cards 🤔
"New unofficial MSRPs is 729€ for 9070 and 799€ for 9070XT (official is 629/689€). This is the price at which the stocks are held. Even drops that are only available at short notice are not offered at a lower price."
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That is true but also AMD stated they wanted this generation to focus on gaining market share. I guess when NVIDIA is losing money on every geforce card created AMD just gain market share by having any product at any price.
(this is due to NVIDIA having to move allocation from server parts to consumer gpus is a loss of money even if they are still making some profit)
Being able to buy something that isn't a 6500XT or slower is definitely a plus - this is a pandemic-grade GPU drought