I. Preface
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is currently a highly cost-effective gaming graphics card. Its performance is roughly on par with the previous generation flagship Radeon RX 7900 XTX and NVIDIA’s competing model, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. For details, see Figure 2 (4K gaming performance comparison).
Many users currently using low-end entry-level processors may be considering upgrading to this graphics card but are concerned about potential performance bottlenecks and feel conflicted. To address this concern, this article will test the gaming performance of the Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the Radeon RX 9070 XT to verify compatibility.
The significance of this test lies in the following: if there is no performance bottleneck with this setup and the graphics card can deliver its full potential, then it means that all Ryzen 7000 series and Ryzen 9000 series processors paired with the Radeon RX 9070 XT should also have no issues.
—So, what is the actual outcome? This article will let the data speak and reveal the answer.
II. Specification Overview
The Ryzen 5 7500F was released on July 22, 2023. It uses TSMC’s 5nm process, features 6 cores and 12 threads, 384KB of L1 cache, 6MB of L2 cache, and 32MB of L3 cache. Its base clock is 3.7 GHz, with a boost clock up to 5.0 GHz. The TDP is 65W, and the suggested retail price is $179.
The Radeon RX 9070 XT was released on March 6, 2025. It uses the Navi48 GPU built on TSMC’s 4nm process, with 4096 shaders, 256 texture units, 128 raster units, 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 2970MHz. It has a 256-bit memory bus, 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM running at 20.1Gbps, offering a bandwidth of 644.6GB/s. The power consumption is 304W, and the price is $599.
III. Test Platform Configuration
The main configuration is as follows:
Processor: Ryzen 5 7500F
Motherboard: ASRock X670E TAICHI
Memory: 32GB DDR5-6000
Graphics Card: Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2TB
IV. Game Testing (RX 9070 XT vs Ryzen 5 7500F)
The following section tests seven games, all at 1080P resolution settings.
Game 1: God of War
Average FPS: 136
Lowest 1% FPS: 96
Frame time: 7.8ms
CPU usage: 54%
Power: 73W
Temperature: 65°C
Memory usage: 13.2GB
GPU usage: 89%
VRAM usage: 8.1GB
GPU power: 228W
GPU temperature: 53°C
CPU usage is moderate at around 55%. Memory usage is slightly over 13GB. GPU usage hovers around 90%, with VRAM usage around 8GB—indicating the GPU is not fully utilized.
Average FPS exceeds 130, and the minimum stays above 90 FPS with a frame time around 8ms. Smooth performance.
Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077
Average FPS: 104
Lowest 1% FPS: 69
Frame time: 7.7ms
CPU usage: 78%
Power: 79W
Temperature: 65°C
Memory usage: 9.9GB
GPU usage: 83%
VRAM usage: 7.7GB
GPU power: 259W
GPU temperature: 52°C
CPU usage is relatively high at around 80%. Memory usage is about 10GB. GPU utilization is lower than the previous game at around 80%, with 7–8GB VRAM usage. The GPU isn’t fully utilized.
Average FPS is around 100, with lows above 60 FPS. Frame time around 8ms. Smooth gameplay.
Game 3: Ghostwire: Tokyo
Average FPS: 177
Lowest 1% FPS: 134
Frame time: 5.3ms
CPU usage: 46%
Power: 58W
Temperature: 56°C
Memory usage: 12.0GB
GPU usage: 79%
VRAM usage: 6.8GB
GPU power: 247W
GPU temperature: 54°C
CPU usage ranges between 40%–50%. Memory usage around 12GB. GPU usage is about 80%, VRAM around 7GB—GPU is clearly not fully loaded.
Average FPS is over 170, lows above 130 FPS. Frame time is 5ms. Very smooth.
Game 4: Red Dead Redemption 2
Average FPS: 149
Lowest 1% FPS: 109
Frame time: 7.3ms
CPU usage: 67%
Power: 71W
Temperature: 61°C
Memory usage: 12.4GB
GPU usage: 99%
VRAM usage: 8.9GB
GPU power: 302W
GPU temperature: 55°C
CPU usage between 60%–70%. Memory slightly above 12GB. GPU is almost fully utilized. VRAM usage near 9GB. No performance bottleneck.
Average FPS exceeds 140, lows above 100 FPS, frame time around 7ms. Very smooth experience.
Game 5: Hitman 3
Average FPS: 227
Lowest 1% FPS: 172
Frame time: 3.6ms
CPU usage: 68%
Power: 74W
Temperature: 63°C
Memory usage: 8.9GB
GPU usage: 86%
VRAM usage: 5.2GB
GPU power: 304W
GPU temperature: 56°C
CPU usage is relatively high at about 70%. Memory usage just over 9GB. GPU usage around 85%, VRAM around 5GB—GPU isn’t fully utilized.
Average FPS exceeds 220, minimum above 170 FPS, frame time around 4ms. Extremely smooth.
Game 6: Starfield
Average FPS: 84
Lowest 1% FPS: 57
Frame time: 9.2ms
CPU usage: 76%
Power: 82W
Temperature: 69°C
Memory usage: 15.0GB
GPU usage: 95%
VRAM usage: 6.4GB
GPU power: 302W
GPU temperature: 53°C
CPU usage is high, around 75%. Memory usage near 15GB. GPU usage about 95%, VRAM slightly above 6GB—GPU performance is “almost” maxed out, but not completely.
Average FPS over 80, minimum above 50 FPS. Frame time around 9ms. Smooth overall.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part II
Average FPS: 117
Lowest 1% FPS: 92
Frame time: 7.6ms
CPU usage: 88%
Power: 81W
Temperature: 64°C
Memory usage: 13.7GB
GPU usage: 100%
VRAM usage: 9.0GB
GPU power: 275W
GPU temperature: 52°C
CPU usage is very high at around 90%. Memory usage between 13GB–14GB. GPU is fully utilized with VRAM around 9GB. GPU is running at full performance.
Average FPS exceeds 110, minimum around 90 FPS, frame time about 7ms. No issues with smoothness.
V. Test Conclusion
The results are clear: among the seven games tested, the Radeon RX 9070 XT was fully utilized in only two titles. In the remaining five games, the GPU showed varying degrees of underutilization and was not running at full capacity.
In summary, the final conclusion of this article is: the Ryzen 5 7500F paired with the Radeon RX 9070 XT does present a performance bottleneck. The Ryzen 5 7500F does not have sufficient performance to fully unlock the potential of the Radeon RX 9070 XT. This conclusion is for reference only.
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