AMD's new flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT rumored at $599 could be RTX 5070 Ti killer, for $150 less

AMD's new flagship RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card is rumored for $599, would be a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti killer for $150 less.

AMD's new flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT rumored at $599 could be RTX 5070 Ti killer, for $150 less
Comment IconFacebook IconX IconReddit Icon
Gaming Editor
Published
2 minutes & 15 seconds read time
TL;DR: AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT, rumored at $599, aims to challenge NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti, priced at $749, with similar performance and improved ray tracing. The RX 9070 XT features 16GB GDDR6 memory and FSR 4 support. AMD's strategy could offer a cost-effective alternative to NVIDIA's offerings, enhancing competition in the GPU market.

AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 9070 XT could be priced at $599, acting as a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti killer for $150 less... heating up the PC gaming scene like crazy to start 2025 with an RDNA 4 bang.

In his latest video, Tom from Moore's Law is Dead says that he believes AMD could have $599 pricing on the flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT, which would make the RDNA 4 card an "RTX 5070 Ti" killer for $150 less. It will have similar performance to the RTX 5070 Ti, use around 300W of power, have 16GB of GDDR6 memory, hugely improved ray tracing (RT) performance, and new FSR 4 support.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti starts at $749, which makes it a bigger ($150) pill to swallow over the RX 9070 XT... that is, if AMD prices it at $599. Yes, AMD could make its new Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards cheaper than NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series, but GeForce RTX gamers can enjoy superior AI upscaling technology with DLSS 4, and more.

AMD has some wicked improvements in ray tracing (RT) performance for its new RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs, with huge uplifts in RT performance over RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7000 series cards.

$599 pricing on the Radeon RX 9070 XT mixed with $479 pricing on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D... makes for quite the potent mix for just over $1000 with what should be an incredible mix of CPU and GPU. You don't need to buy an overly expensive motherboard for the 9800X3D or RX 9070 XT, and you can get away with an air cooler or lower-end AIO cooler.

If you went with an Intel + NVIDIA combo with the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K and its $590+ MSRP, mixed with the flagship GeForce RTX 5090 for $1999... you're looking at $2600+ and that's without the required 360mm AIO cooler for another couple of hundred dollars, which is required as Intel processors run hot, hot, hot.

AMD's new flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT rumored at $599 could be RTX 5070 Ti killer, for $150 less 52

AMD could market this mix of the cheaper Ryzen 7 9800X3D with the cheaper Radeon RX 9070 XT as the ultimate Team Red gaming bundle, especially with better rasterization performance, and greatly improved ray tracing performance. Priced at $599, AMD could get aggressive toward NVIDIA with marketing against the RTX 5070 Ti being $150 more, but the new RDNA 4 card provides the same (and sometimes more) performance, while being cheaper.

The next couple of weeks are going to be WILD watching both sides -- NVIDIA and AMD -- launching their respective next-generation graphics cards. Bring it on!

Next-gen GPU pricing so far:

  • GeForce RTX 5090: $1999 (confirmed)
  • GeForce RTX 5080: $999 (confirmed)
  • Radeon RX 9070 XT: $599 (rumor)
  • GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: $749 (confirmed)
  • GeForce RTX 5070: $549 (confirmed)
  • Radeon RX 9070: $499 (rumor)
Photo of the ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 4070 Super OC Edition Graphics Card
Best Deals: ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 4070 Super OC Edition Graphics Card
Country flag Today 7 days ago 30 days ago
$791.99 USD $639.99 USD
Buy
$1144.23 USD -
Buy
$899.99 CAD $889.98 CAD
Buy
- -
Buy
-
- £634.68
Buy
$791.99 USD $639.99 USD
Buy
* Prices last scanned on 2/1/2025 at 1:05 pm CST - prices may not be accurate, click links above for the latest price. We may earn an affiliate commission from any sales.
NEWS SOURCE:youtu.be

Gaming Editor

Email IconX IconLinkedIn Icon

Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

Related Topics

Newsletter Subscription