AMD Managed to Compete with Nvidia?

A few days ago, AMD has announced its new video cards, being RX 9070 and 9070 XT. Promising significant improvements compared to the previous generation, the 9000 series would come with changes in its architecture and components, something already mentioned here on the site. However, with the official sale of these signs made on March 6, were these promises long by AMD? We will deal with this subject today using consumers' reviews.

Game Performance Test

The tests performed to verify the performance of the new GPUs in the Games presented an unexpected result, the RX 9070 and 9070 XT were narrowly fps behind RTX 5070 Ti, even in some games being superior or tie.

On the TechPowerup website, the relative performance of the RX 9070 is adopted for 100%value compared to the other GPUS, it is just behind the RTX 4070 Ti Super which has a percentage of 103%, 7% in front of RTX 5070 and 23% behind RTX 5070 Ti. The RX 9070 XT in turn has a relative performance of 100% that has a 5% evolution compared to the RX 7900 XT, a 10% increase compared to RX 9070 and being behind RTX 5070 Ti by 9%.

With this data obtained, the new AMD series has an incredible cost-effectiveness that can be ahead of Nvidia's 4060 and 4070 plates and is slightly lower with RTX 5070 Ti, however, is this information true when placed in action? Let's see these tests performed by the YouTube channel called Benchmarks for Gamers for the RX 9070 XT:

Credits: RX 9070 XT VS RTX 5070 Ti - Test in 15 Games | 4K, Rasteization & Ray Tracing/Benchmarks for Gamers Youtube

Credits: RX 9070 XT - TEST IN 17 GAMES | 1440p, 4k/benchmarks for gamers youtube

Unfortunately, so far, we have not been able to find any video on YouTube where you checked the performance of the RX 9070 in the games, being the only record found with the test of this GPU a Live performed by the Adrenaline channel where it was tested in the following games: Cyberpunk 2077, Indiana Jones, Stalker, Alan Wake 2, Fortnite, Monster Hunter Wilds, Cod Warzone and F1 24 with a Ryzen 7 7800x3D processor using FSR 3 or 4 in some games and varying between 4K and 2K quality depending on the game. Overall, the games presented were an average of between 50 and 100 FPS.

Is it Recommended to Buy the 9000 Series from AMD?

With the results observed with these videos, AMD's new graphic plate has been able to compete with the new generation Nvidia GPU, being the RTX 5070 Ti, in the performance part and also in the case of Ray Tracing, with a great improvement compared to the previous Radeon GPUs even being behind the Nvidia GPUs.

The price is also something that caught the eye, the RX 9070 being sold for $ 549 abroad and the RX 9070 XT being sold for $ 599 in the US market, being a value below compared to the RTX 5070 Ti that is being sold for $ 749 in the United States. It is noteworthy that, until the moment of the elaboration of this news, the RX 9070 XT are out of stocks in all distributors operating in the United States, making the famous increase in product price happen because it cannot meet demand. In the USA, the RX 9070 XT are being found for $ 720 in distributors even if there is no product in stock.

But after all, Is it worth buying the RX 9070 or the XT version today? Well, it depends on each person. However, if you are thinking of buying a RTX 5070 Ti, the best choice would be to opt for the RX 9070 XT because of delivering a performance that can be side by side or slightly lower compared to 5070 IT, other than cheaper. This GPU is also recommended for people who seek only to play games without running some program that requires more from the video card, such as 3D modeling, video editing and among others, it is not advisable to buy it if you are a content creator because of this GPU have a lower technology if placed side by side with the Nvidia GPUs. Overall, it is a very cost-effective plate that can deliver a good performance for a more acceptable price.