Reviews have beenuniversally positive, and reception from gamers has been even better.
Hopefully, we’ll see this happen over the next few days.
Interestingly, AMD has priced it at $550, the same alleged MSRP as the RTX 5070.
Let’s see how they compare.
The Hellhound had a GPU junction temperature of 59C, while the Quicksilver was slightly cooler at 58C.
The Pure was the coolest of the three, reaching just 53C.
In terms of fan speed, the Hellhound operated the quietest, running at just 930 RPM.
The Pure and Quicksilver were also quiet, with fan speeds ranging between 1,000 and 1,100 RPM.
Regarding clock speeds, the Hellhound had the lowest, averaging 2,745 MHz.
Overall, all three models delivered excellent results.
The 9070 is essentially on par with the5070at 1440p, rendering 77 fps on average.
This makes it 13% slower than the9070 XTand 7% slower than the7900 XT.
It renders just 32 fps on average, putting it roughly on par with the RTX 5070.
For Counter-Strike 2, the 9070 doesn’t stand out at 1440p.
Increasing the resolution to 4K doesn’t improve the situation.
Here, the 9070 is 10% slower than the 5070 and 8% slower than the 9070 XT.
TheSpace Marine 2performance is quite strong.
Something is clearly off here, and Nvidia will likely need to address this at the driver level.
At 4K, this margin increases to 20%, keeping the 9070 comfortably ahead of the RTX 5070.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 tends to favor AMD hardware, and the results reflect that.
These results might seem surprising, but the data is accurate.
Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Now for some ray tracing performance, starting withMetro Exodus Enhancedat 1440p.
At 4K, it remained 15% slower than the XT model and 6% slower than the 5070.
While not spectacular, this is a much more competitive showing compared to the previous generation.
Unsurprisingly, the 9070 doesn’t fare well, averaging just 31 fps.
Next isCyberpunk 2077, using the Ultra RT preset with quality upscaling at 1440p.
However, it does manage to be 10% faster than the 7900 XT.
Unfortunately, the RDNA4 GPUs struggle inBlack Myth: Wukongwith Very High RT enabled.
However, in this case, ray tracing isn’t viable on either the 9070 or the 5070.
For this game, a5080or5090is necessary, which will undoubtedly make Nvidia very happy.
However, for those interested, the 9070 was 28% slower than the 5070 in this scenario.
Cost per Frame
MSRP
Now, let’s look at the cost per frame data.
However, so far, there have been no updates on that front.
For an extra $50 (a 9% price increase), you get ~14% better performance.
Everything else is identical: same VRAM, same architecture, etc.
so the XT is simply the better buy.
As it stands, the Radeon 9070 is an unusual product, though not out of character for AMD.
This pricing strategy didn’t make sense and was largely met with negative reviews.
But that didn’t stop AMD.
Once again, this resulted in mostly negative reviews for the 7700 XT.
So, this is a repeat strategy from AMD a bold move, to say the least.
In terms of value, the Radeon RX 9070 offers 8% better cost per frame for raster performance.
However, early impressions of FSR 4 suggest it is competitive, making it a viable alternative.
In our opinion, the Radeon RX 9070 feels like the better product overall.
