Left · Nvidia
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC
Spec score
Spec score 58
$949
Amazon US, Oct 25
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC against ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC 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 · AMD
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC
Spec score
Spec score 67
$1,080
Amazon US, Oct 25
Which one for what
Office & everyday
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
62 vs 69 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
57 vs 60 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
65 vs 77 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
58 vs 70 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
49 vs 59 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
57 vs 64 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCright
51 vs 54 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
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 58
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 67
9 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 65
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 77
12 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 58
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 70
12 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 49
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 59
10 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 56
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 50
6 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 6.8
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 8.6
26%to the right
Typical price
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: $850
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: $780
$70to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 12 GB
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 16 GB
33%to the right
Board power
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 250 W
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 304 W
22%to the left
Length
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC: 300 mm
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 305 mm
2%to the left
The verdict
- The ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC is 21% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 20% in the ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC's favour.
- ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC carries 16 GB of video memory against 12 GB.
- The ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC typically costs $70 less.
- Per dollar, the ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC is the better buy: 8.6 points per $100 against 6.8.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC | ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB | 16 GB (better) |
| Board power | 250 W (better) | 304 W |
| Length | 300 mm (better) | 305 mm |
| Power connector | 12V-2x6 (16-pin) | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | AMD |
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Typical price | $850 | $780 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.