Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT AORUS 16GB GDDR6
GPU Radeon RX 9070 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 3100 MHz
TDP 304 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
74 Overall Score
Price CA$1,923
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
- Below average compute (9th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
- Q2 202586/100
Buyers praise the 9070 XT's performance and value, especially versus Nvidia's 5070 Ti, with smooth 4K gaming. One negative review is off-topic, and RGB software is a minor annoyance.
- Performance and value: outperforms 5070 Ti, great for 4K, affordable upgrade from older cards.
- Build and aesthetics: Aorus design praised as best-looking, high quality.
- RGB software: annoying but settings persist after uninstall; minor issue.
- One review is off-topic, not about the GPU, reducing overall sentiment.
- Q1 202588/100
Buyers praise the card's value, performance, and overclocking headroom, noting low temps and a big upgrade from older GPUs. One mentions a fan sound they hope resolves.
- Excellent value and performance, especially at MSRP, with strong overclocking and low temps.
- Big upgrade from previous GPUs, doubling performance and eliminating VRAM limits at 4K.
- Software is quirky initially but becomes smooth; one card has a fan sound needing break-in.
Based on 15 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| ECC | No |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 4096 |
| Base Clock | 2570 |
| Boost Clock | 3100 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26868 |
| GPU Compute | 15961 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 304 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 339 |
| Slot Width | 3 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT AORUS | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3100 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 304 | 150 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte Radeon RX 9070 XT AORUS | 67.5 | 57.8 | 73.3 | 73.8 | 8.9 | 96.4 | 45.9 | 88.8 | 82.6 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 69 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$1,923
Newegg 1 offer From CA$1,923
Amazon 1 offer From CA$4,931
Memory Express 1 offer From CA$1,500
Price History
Usage Scores
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