Gaming Performance Continued (D-S)
For all of our game testing, we are testing at 1440p resolution. We will test with a combination of Native Resolution and Upscaling. When using Upscaling, we are either using DLSS for NVIDIA or FSR for AMD. We have FSR 4/4.1 enabled where supported in games. The video cards being compared both run at the reference GPU speeds; we are comparing the XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 GRE Triple Fan Gaming Edition and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition. We have sorted the graphs from fastest to slowest. All games are using manual run-throughs for benchmarking. Keep in mind that some games have Ray Tracing built into the game/engine, and always on, while others do not. We will have a dedicated page for games that have optional Ray Tracing settings to enable.
Dying Light: The Beast
In Dying Light: The Beast, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE seems to struggle with this game and could use some optimization, as it can have a choppy experience at times. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is not playable at native resolution, and will need FSR 4 Upscaling enabled to have a pleasant experience. The GeForce RTX 5070 is 26% faster at native resolution and 22% faster comparatively with Upscaling. The GeForce RTX 5070 can reach over 100FPS average with DLSS 4.5 Upscaling.
Horizon Forbidden West
In Horizon Forbidden West, both video cards are playable at native resolution 1440p, and upscaling brings that up above 100FPS on both video cards. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is actually faster here by 5%.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
In Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, we also see a large discrepancy between the video cards, which isn’t common to most of the other games. In this game, it uses a sort of custom always-on Ray Tracing, which perhaps just runs better on the GeForce RTX 5070. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is playable at native resolution 1440p, though, and with FSR it’s very smooth at 80FPS. The GeForce RTX 5070 seems to deliver that 80FPS at native resolution, though. The GeForce RTX 5070 is 29% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 GRE, and this was the only game where it was this much faster.
Mafia: The Old Country
In Mafia: The Old Country, we had to drop this game down to the “High” quality setting in order to be playable on both video cards. At the “High” quality setting, this game can reach 60FPS on both video cards at native resolution 1440p. In fact, performance is dead even between the video cards here, with both delivering the same performance and the same experience.
Resident Evil Requiem
In Resident Evil Requiem, both video cards are more than playable at 1440p native resolution at high FPS over 100FPS. The performance and the gameplay experience are the same between the two video cards.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
In Stalker 2, the GeForce RTX 5070 has a clear advantage in performance and the gameplay experience. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is not playable at native resolution 1440p, but the GeForce RTX 5070 is. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE requires FSR Upscaling to be playable, and then can provide near 80FPS. The GeForce RTX 5070 is already playable at native resolution, and DLSS adds up to 100FPS average. The GeForce RTX 5070 is 26% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 GRE.