Left · AMD
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Spec score
Spec score 67
$1,050
Amazon US, Oct 24
Radeon RX 9070 XT against GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Radeon RX 9070 XT 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 Ti
Spec score
Spec score 53
$899
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
69 vs 57 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
60 vs 53 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 9070 XTleft
77 vs 59 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
70 vs 53 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
59 vs 46 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
58 vs 52 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
56 vs 52 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
64 vs 53 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 9070 XTleft
54 vs 48 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 XT: 67
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 53
14 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 77
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 59
18 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 70
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 53
17 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 59
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 46
13 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 50
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 52
2 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 8.9
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 5.9
51%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 9070 XT: $750
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: $899
$149to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 12 GB
33%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 304 W
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 350 W
15%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 9070 XT: 300 mm
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 313 mm
4%to the left
The verdict
- The RX 9070 XT is 32% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 28% in the RX 9070 XT's favour.
- RX 9070 XT carries 16 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
- The RX 9070 XT typically costs $149 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 9070 XT is the better buy: 8.9 points per $100 against 5.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 12 GB |
| Board power | 304 W (better) | 350 W |
| Length | 300 mm (better) | 313 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $750 (better) | $899 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.