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ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC
Spec score
Spec score 67
$1,080
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC against GeForce RTX 3080
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 · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080
Spec score
Spec score 49
$699
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
69 vs 54 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 OCleft
60 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
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
77 vs 55 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
70 vs 49 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
59 vs 40 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
58 vs 50 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
56 vs 50 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
64 vs 49 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OCleft
54 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
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 67
GeForce RTX 3080: 49
18 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 77
GeForce RTX 3080: 55
22 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 70
GeForce RTX 3080: 49
21 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 59
GeForce RTX 3080: 40
19 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 50
GeForce RTX 3080: 50
level
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 8.6
GeForce RTX 3080: 7
23%to the left
Typical price
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: $780
GeForce RTX 3080: $699
$81to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080: 10 GB
60%to the left
Board power
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 304 W
GeForce RTX 3080: 320 W
5%to the left
Length
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 305 mm
GeForce RTX 3080: 313 mm
3%to the left
The verdict
- The ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC is 43% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 48% 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 10 GB.
- The RTX 3080 typically costs $81 less.
- Per dollar, the ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC is the better buy: 8.6 points per $100 against 7.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 10 GB |
| Board power | 304 W (better) | 320 W |
| Length | 305 mm (better) | 313 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $780 | $699 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.