Left · AMD
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 37
$463
typical price
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB against GeForce RTX 4070
GeForce RTX 4070 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4070
Spec score
Spec score 47
$529
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 4070right
42 vs 53 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 4070right
35 vs 48 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 4070right
46 vs 55 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 4070right
37 vs 47 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 4070right
27 vs 37 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 4070right
34 vs 48 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 4070right
34 vs 48 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 4070right
36 vs 47 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 4070right
31 vs 45 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 37
GeForce RTX 4070: 47
10 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 46
GeForce RTX 4070: 55
9 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 37
GeForce RTX 4070: 47
10 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 27
GeForce RTX 4070: 37
10 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 32
GeForce RTX 4070: 48
16 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 8
GeForce RTX 4070: 8.9
11%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: $463
GeForce RTX 4070: $529
$66to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 4070: 12 GB
50%to the right
Board power
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 160 W
GeForce RTX 4070: 200 W
25%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 4070: 245 mm
2%to the left
The verdict
- The RTX 4070 is 27% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 37% in the RTX 4070's favour.
- RTX 4070 carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RX 9060 XT 8GB typically costs $66 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 4070 is the better buy: 8.9 points per $100 against 8.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 12 GB (better) |
| Board power | 160 W (better) | 200 W |
| Length | 240 mm (better) | 245 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2023 |
| Typical price | $463 (better) | $529 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.