Gaming Performance (Ho-St)
Take note that we will be breaking up the performance graphs for each game into separate “Native Resolution,” and “Upscaling,” and “Ray Tracing + Upscaling” graphs. That is, instead of typically having native resolution and upscaling compared on the same graph, now each graph is either native resolution or upscaling and ray tracing, standing alone. In this way, we can show you both the AVG FPS and the 1% Low performance of each video card, both at Native Resolution and at Upscaling, in separate graphs. We will also have the Ray Tracing + Upscaling graph included under each game as well. This means each game will have several graphs, and there will be a lot of graphs on each page in total to scroll through across multiple pages.
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 are all AIB video cards, except for the GeForce RTX 5070, which is a Founders Edition. Some have a factory OC, except the XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 GRE Triple Fan Gaming Edition. The video card models and VRAM capacity are listed in the graphs. We have sorted the graphs from fastest to slowest. All games use 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.
Horizon Forbidden West
Native Resolution
In Horizon Forbidden West at 1440p Native Resolution and the highest game settings, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE allows a very playable gameplay experience with AVG FPS at 91 FPS and 1% Lows at 77 FPS. In fact, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE is faster than the GeForce RTX 5070, by a lot, which seems to have a VRAM bottleneck in the 1% Low performance, as you can see. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 5% faster than the GeForce RTX 5070 on AVG FPS and 27% faster on 1% Lows, which is pretty massive. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 20% behind the Radeon RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 20% on 1% Lows.
Upscaling
Enabling Upscaling helps the GeForce RTX 5070, but not enough on the 1% Lows; it still has a bottleneck, whereas the Radeon RX 9070 GRE seems to do quite well with 1% Lows in this game. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE has 24% higher 1% Low performance compared to the GeForce RTX 5070 in this game. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 19% behind the Radeon RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 18% on 1% Lows.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Native Resolution
In Kingdom Come Deliverance II the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is playable at 1440p Native Resolution above 60 FPS AVG. However, it’s 1% Lows do fall into the lower 50’s. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 18% behind the GeForce RTX 5070 on AVG FPS and 16% on 1% Lows. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 22% behind the Radeon RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 22% on 1% Lows.
Upscaling
Enabling FSR Upscaling helps the Radeon RX 9070 GRE get above 60 FPS for 1% Lows in this game, and it feels super smooth. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 18% behind the GeForce RTX 5070 on AVG FPS and 16% on 1% Lows. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 23% behind the Radeon RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 25% on 1% Lows.
Mafia: The Old Country
Native Resolution
Mafia: The Old Country is so demanding that we had to lower its graphics preset down to “High” in order to get somewhat playable performance on the Radeon RX 9070 GRE at Native Resolution 1440p. As you can see, we achieve over 60 FPS AVG, but the 1% Lows are in the mid 40’s, so it isn’t great. It doesn’t seem to be a VRAM bottleneck; however, it’s just that the minimums in this game are kind of bad on all the video cards. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE matches the RTX 5070 on average performance and is slightly faster on 1% Lows. It is also 14% behind the RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 15% on 1% Lows.
Upscaling
Enabling FSR Upscaling truly helps this game a lot and makes the Radeon RX 9070 GRE now playable at 1440p with 1% Lows above 60 FPS. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 3% faster than the GeForce RTX 5070 on AVG FPS and a much larger 23% faster on 1% Lows, which is very significant. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 14% behind the RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 6% on 1% Lows.
Resident Evil Requiem
Native Resolution
Every video card has no problem playing Resident Evil Requiem at 1440p native resolution with Ultra settings, even the lower-end cards are above 60 FPS for 1% Lows. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is closely matched with the GeForce RTX 5070 on performance here. The RX 9070 GRE is 20% behind the RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 19% behind on 1% Lows.
Upscaling
It’s almost funny posting the Upscaling results, as performance is so high, but we can see the RX 9070 GRE matches the RTX 5070 but does have slightly higher 1% Lows.
Ray Tracing
With Ray Tracing enabled, the GeForce RTX 5070 takes a slight lead on AVG FPS, but only slightly. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE handles Ray Tracing really well in this game, and the 1% Lows of the RTX 5070 and RX 9070 GRE match, and is playable. The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is 20% behind the RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 19% behind on 1% Lows.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Native Resolution
In Stalker 2, this is a very demanding game at 1440p Native Resolution at “Epic” game settings. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE struggles and is not playable at this quality setting. However, it is not due to a VRAM limitation. The RX 9070 GRE is 20% slower than the RTX 5070 and RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS. It is 15% slower on 1% Lows compared to the RTX 5070 and 21% slower than the RX 9070 OC. The Radeon RX 9070 OC and RTX 5070 are similar in performance, but the RX 9070 OC really has the advantage of higher 1% Lows and is playable.
Upscaling
When we enable FSR Upscaling, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE is playable at 1440p at “Epic” settings in this game with near 80 FPS AVG and 1% Lows above 60 FPS. While the Radeon RX 9070 GRE is playable, it does only match the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti in performance, except for the 1% Lows, which are higher. In this game, it seems the NVIDIA GPUs have the advantage when Upscaling is enabled, as the RTX 5070 leads the pack. The RX 9070 GRE is 21% behind the RTX 5070 on AVG FPS and 16% behind on 1% Lows. The RX 9070 GRE is 18% behind the RX 9070 OC on AVG FPS and 17% on 1% Lows. However, the RX 9070 GRE is 8% faster than the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB video card. That is the 12GB RX 9070 GRE beating the 16GB RTX 5060 Ti on 1% Lows, for this game anyway.