4K Gaming Battle: RX 9070 XT vs RTX 4080 SUPER

01

Introduction

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is currently one of the most popular graphics cards, offering exceptional performance and cost-effectiveness, making it highly sought after by consumers. Its only drawback is the difficulty of purchasing it at the official price, not only in the domestic market but also globally.

This article will compare the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER in terms of gaming performance to assess which one offers better performance and which is more worth purchasing, for your reference.

02

Specifications Comparison

The Radeon RX 9070 XT was released on March 6, 2025. It uses the Navi48 GPU, built on TSMC’s 4nm process. It features 4096 shaders, 256 texture units, 128 ROPs, 64 compute units, 128 tensor cores, 8MB of L2 cache, and 64MB of L3 cache.

Its base clock is 1660MHz, with a boost clock of up to 2970MHz. It has a 256-bit memory interface and comes with 16GB of GDDR6 memory running at 20.1Gbps, offering a memory bandwidth of 644.6GB/s. The power consumption is 304W, and the price is $599.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER was released on January 8, 2024. It uses the AD103 GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 10,240 CUDA cores, 80 ray tracing units, 112 ROPs, 320 texture units, 320 tensor cores, and 80 streaming multiprocessors, with 64MB of L2 cache.

It runs at a base clock of 2295MHz and a boost clock of up to 2550MHz. It features 16GB of GDDR6X memory, with a 256-bit interface, memory speed of 23Gbps, and a bandwidth of 736.3GB/s. Its FP32 performance reaches 52.22 TFLOPS. Power consumption is 320W, and the suggested retail price is $999.

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Test Platform Configuration

The main setup is as follows:

The processor is a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with an MSI MPG X670E CARBON motherboard, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz memory, graphics cards being the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, storage consisting of two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs, and the operating system is Windows 11.

04

Game Testing (RX 9070 XT vs RTX 4080 SUPER)

Seven games were tested in 4K resolution. In the following images, the left side represents the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER platform, and the right side represents the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform.

Game 1: God of War

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 96, minimum FPS 70, frame time 9.8ms, CPU usage 20%, power 48W, temp 44°C, memory usage 12.0GB, GPU usage 99%, VRAM usage 9.1GB, GPU power 267W, temp 58°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 87, minimum FPS 81, CPU usage 16%, power 48W, temp 49°C, memory usage 16.5GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM usage 10.2GB, GPU power 333W, temp 53°C.

Radeon has 4% lower CPU usage, 4.5GB more memory use, similar GPU usage, 1.1GB higher VRAM, 66W higher power, 5°C lower GPU temp.
RTX 4080 SUPER leads by 9 FPS average, Radeon leads minimum FPS by 11, with slightly worse frame time—small performance loss for Radeon.

Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 63, min FPS 59, frame time 16.4ms, CPU 37%, power 72W, temp 59°C, memory 12.7GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 8.9GB, GPU power 264W, temp 59°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 69, min FPS 64, frame time 14.5ms, CPU 35%, power 72W, temp 58°C, memory 12.9GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 9.0GB, GPU power 323W, temp 53°C.

Radeon has 2% lower CPU, 0.2GB higher memory, similar VRAM and usage, 59W more power, 6°C cooler.
Radeon leads by 6 FPS average and 5 FPS minimum, 2ms better frame time—slight performance win.

Game 3: Forza Horizon 5

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 127, min FPS 100, frame time 8.3ms, CPU 22%, power 56W, temp 46°C, memory 12.1GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 10.0GB, GPU power 234W, temp 55°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 152, min FPS 119, frame time 6.8ms, CPU 20%, power 56W, temp 53°C, memory 14.6GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 11.1GB, GPU power 324W, temp 59°C.

Radeon has 2% lower CPU, 2.5GB more memory, 1.1GB more VRAM, 90W higher power, 4°C hotter.
Radeon leads significantly with 25 FPS higher average, 19 FPS higher minimum, 2ms better frame time—clear win.

Game 4: Horizon Forbidden West

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 72, min FPS 64, frame time 12.8ms, CPU 40%, power 86W, temp 63°C, memory 11.3GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 10.0GB, GPU power 246W, temp 54°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 78, min FPS 69, frame time 12.3ms, CPU 36%, power 81W, temp 65°C, memory 15.2GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 9.9GB, GPU power 328W, temp 57°C.

Radeon has 4% lower CPU, 3.9GB more memory, similar GPU usage, 82W higher power, 3°C hotter.
Radeon leads by 6 FPS average and 1 FPS minimum, frame time nearly equal—roughly a tie with a slight edge for Radeon.

Game 5: Microsoft Flight Simulator

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 46, min FPS 40, frame time 21.7ms, CPU 21%, power 56W, temp 46°C, memory 21.7GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 13.3GB, GPU power 266W, temp 57°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 50, min FPS 45, frame time 19.0ms, CPU 32%, power 71W, temp 58°C, memory 19.3GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 14.6GB, GPU power 338W, temp 59°C.

Radeon has 11% higher CPU usage, 2.4GB more VRAM, 72W higher power, 2°C hotter.
Radeon leads by 4 FPS average and 5 FPS minimum, 2ms better frame time—slightly better performance.

Game 6: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 48, min FPS 40, frame time 23.2ms, CPU 26%, power 68W, temp 53°C, memory 16.3GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 10.1GB, GPU power 257W, temp 56°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 42, min FPS 37, frame time 24.1ms, CPU 22%, power 66W, temp 56°C, memory 20.9GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 10.6GB, GPU power 337W, temp 57°C.

Radeon has 4% lower CPU, 4.6GB more memory, 0.5GB more VRAM, 80W higher power, 1°C hotter.
Radeon lags by 6 FPS average, 3 FPS minimum, 1ms worse frame time—RTX 4080 SUPER performs better.

Game 7: The Last of Us Part II

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER: Average FPS 72, min FPS 64, frame time 14.0ms, CPU 37%, power 66W, temp 54°C, memory 12.8GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 11.3GB, GPU power 273W, temp 58°C.
Radeon RX 9070 XT: Average FPS 73, min FPS 62, frame time 14.2ms, CPU 26%, power 55W, temp 51°C, memory 15.7GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 11.7GB, GPU power 315W, temp 56°C.

Radeon has 11% lower CPU usage, 2.9GB more memory, 0.4GB more VRAM, 42W higher power, 2°C cooler.
Average FPS is nearly equal (+1 for Radeon), minimum FPS slightly lower—overall a tie.

05

Comparison Conclusion

Overall, compared to the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER platform, the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform consumes more system memory and VRAM, and its power consumption is significantly higher. In terms of performance, the Radeon RX 9070 XT and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER trade wins, but the differences are minor, resulting in an overall tie.

In other words, the two cards offer roughly equal performance—this is the final conclusion of this article. In this case, following the principle of preferring newer products over older ones, the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is still the better choice, even without considering price differences—except for specialized users.

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