Left · AMD
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 5080
GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080
Spec score
Spec score 77
$1,702
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 5080right
69 vs 80 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 5080right
60 vs 76 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 5080right
77 vs 82 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
70 vs 77 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
59 vs 70 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 5080right
58 vs 75 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 5080right
56 vs 75 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5080right
64 vs 76 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 5080right
54 vs 67 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 5080: 77
10 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 77
GeForce RTX 5080: 82
5 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 70
GeForce RTX 5080: 77
7 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 59
GeForce RTX 5080: 70
11 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 50
GeForce RTX 5080: 74
24 ptsto the right
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 5080: 4.8
79%to the left
Typical price
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: $780
GeForce RTX 5080: $1,600
$820to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 5080: 16 GB
level
Board power
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 304 W
GeForce RTX 5080: 360 W
18%to the left
Length
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC: 305 mm
GeForce RTX 5080: 310 mm
2%to the left
The verdict
- The RTX 5080 is 10% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 19% in the RTX 5080's favour.
- The ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC typically costs $820 less.
- Per dollar, the ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC is the better buy: 8.6 points per $100 against 4.8.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Board power | 304 W (better) | 360 W |
| Length | 305 mm (better) | 310 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | 12V-2x6 (16-pin) |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Typical price | $780 (better) | $1,600 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.