Left · AMD
Radeon RX 9070
Spec score
Spec score 59
$700
Amazon US, Oct 24
Radeon RX 9070 against GeForce RTX 3080
Radeon RX 9070 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 3080
Spec score
Spec score 49
$699
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 9070left
62 vs 54 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 9070left
54 vs 50 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 9070left
69 vs 55 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 9070left
62 vs 49 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 9070left
52 vs 40 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 9070left
52 vs 50 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 9070left
57 vs 49 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 9070left
51 vs 44 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 9070: 59
GeForce RTX 3080: 49
10 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 9070: 69
GeForce RTX 3080: 55
14 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 9070: 62
GeForce RTX 3080: 49
13 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 9070: 52
GeForce RTX 3080: 40
12 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 9070: 46
GeForce RTX 3080: 50
4 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 9070: 8.4
GeForce RTX 3080: 7
20%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 9070: $700
GeForce RTX 3080: $699
$1to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 9070: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080: 10 GB
60%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 9070: 220 W
GeForce RTX 3080: 320 W
45%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 9070: 290 mm
GeForce RTX 3080: 313 mm
8%to the left
The verdict
- The RX 9070 is 27% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 30% in the RX 9070's favour.
- RX 9070 carries 16 GB of video memory against 10 GB.
- Per dollar, the RX 9070 is the better buy: 8.4 points per $100 against 7.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 10 GB |
| Board power | 220 W (better) | 320 W |
| Length | 290 mm (better) | 313 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $700 | $699 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.