As of now, NVIDIA has released three GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs, while its main competitor, AMD, is gearing up to launch its Radeon RX 9000 series, based on the RDNA 4 architecture. However, AMD has already made it clear that it won’t be competing in the high-end gaming GPU segment of this generation. So, let’s take a look at who the RX 9070 will go up against.
The RDNA 4 lineup will debut with two GPUs: the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the RX 9070. While AMD hasn’t officially confirmed these as its flagship models, they appear to be the highest-tier GPUs in the RX 9000 series. However, given their “70” designation, they likely fall into the upper mid-range category, similar to how NVIDIA structures its GPU lineup.
What is the RX 9070 XT rival plate?
Based on AMD’s official benchmarks, revealed during the announcement of its new GPUs, we can get a clearer picture of which NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series cards will compete with the first RDNA 4 GPUs.
Starting with the RX 9070 XT, AMD’s internal tests show that it is up to 42% faster in 4K gaming compared to the Radeon RX 7900 GRE—a card that already outperforms the RTX 4070 Super in pure rasterization.
Given this 42% performance boost and the RX 7900 GRE’s position relative to the RTX 4070 Super, it’s reasonable to expect that the RX 9070 XT will compete directly with NVIDIA’s mid-range Blackwell GPU, the RTX 5070 Ti, which is currently available on the market.
What is the RX 9070 rival plate?
Regarding the Radeon RX 9070, its closest competitor is expected to be the GeForce RTX 5070, which has yet to be officially released as of this publication.
According to AMD, the RX 9070 delivers up to 21% better performance in 4K gaming compared to the RX 7900 GRE. This suggests that its performance could be similar to the RTX 4070 Ti Super, which aligns with expectations for the RTX 5070. A recent leak even claims that the RTX 5070 will be around 20% faster than the RTX 4070, reinforcing these projections.
The Radeon RX 9070 is set to launch on March 6, around the same time as the rumored RTX 5070 release. By next month, we should have a much clearer picture of how the NVIDIA Blackwell and AMD RDNA 4 GPUs compare in terms of performance and value.
