Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire
86 Overall Score
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MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
MSI
98 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
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MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
87 out of 100 high confidence 52 reviews
The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.
Pros
- Excellent cooling
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
- Included GPU support stand
Cons
- Fan noise at high temps
- Price higher than expected
- Cheap plastic build
- No free game bundle
- Limited availability
Performance 15
Cooling 12
Noise level 8
Value for money 7
Build quality 5
Dlss and frame gen 4
Scores
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Content Creation
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 XT | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 64 | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 304 | 300★ |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 750★ |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 12V-2x6-pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 2★ | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 331 | 303★ |
| Slot Width | 3.200000047683716 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | Full Height |
| Weight | 2.60 kg | 0.45 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong compute (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong ai (89th percentile)89th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR60.077score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR70.044score per dollar
Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ 16GB GDDR6 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 39 specs.
