There’s no official knowledge simply but concerning the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and its efficiency, however an fascinating new gaming efficiency leak provides additional gasoline to the suggestion that it’s set to rival Nvidia playing cards just like the RTX 5070 within the middle-tier gaming GPU market.
AMD formally introduced the newest RDNA 4 graphics card at CES 2025 final week, however loads of the official particulars are nonetheless a thriller, leaving rumors to fill the hole. That features ideas in a leaked RX 9070 XT benchmark that efficiency is on par with the RTX 4080 Tremendous, giving AMD a real finest graphics card contender for the common gamer.
This new rumor comes by way of a now-deleted put up on the Chiphell boards, however has additionally been shared by X (previously Twitter) consumer @9550pro in a latest put up. The unique leak comes from Chiphell admin consumer nApoleon who shared some fascinating efficiency knowledge about how effectively the RX 9070 XT really performs whereas taking part in Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Fantasy: Wukong, in comparison with each the RTX 4080 Tremendous and the RTX 4070 Ti Tremendous. Though the cardboard is listed as XXXX XT within the put up, it’s an honest assumption that it refers to this specific GPU, given the timeframe and the playing cards it’s in comparison with.
The leak exhibits FPS outcomes for all three playing cards at 4K, 2K, and 1080p resolutions. Whereas there’s no proof to corroborate the declare, comparable to in-game screenshots with FPS counts, nApoleon’s knowledge means that the RX 9070 XT’s efficiency is forward of the RTX 4070 Ti Tremendous, however simply shy of the RTX 4080 Tremendous, in each video games.
No different info is shared and it’s unclear what settings have been used for these checks, so it could possibly be an unfair comparability, a minimum of for now. Even when the take a look at circumstances are really honest, it’s nonetheless an unreleased card, that means it lacks optimized drivers, so gameplay efficiency could possibly be even higher after the cardboard is formally launched, relying on the specs.
Whereas we will’t learn an excessive amount of into this knowledge, it’s a constructive signal that AMD has constructed a strong mid-tier GPU right here, able to reliably excessive 1440p framerates, and even managing 30fps at 4K in some eventualities. Nevertheless, little or no to this point has been confirmed concerning the RX 9070 XT, together with its official set of specs. New RX 9070 XT worth rumors, nonetheless, level to it being an reasonably priced different to Nvidia’s mid-tier RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti playing cards, with a worth between $479 and $549 being prompt.
With solely weeks or probably days earlier than we discover out extra, take a look at our RX 9070 XT information for all the newest details about this new AMD flagship card. You may as well take a look at our RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti guides to see what the competitors is launching within the middle-ground, whereas our RTX 5090 information will get you up to the mark Nvidia’s next-gen powerhouse.
