ASUS Radeon RX 9070 ATS OC 16GB GDDR6

The RX 9070 ATS brings 16GB of VRAM and 72.25 FP16 TFLOPS of compute power, landing in the 79th percentile for compute. But the 69th percentile raster performance and 60.4 ray tracing score don't match the $780 USD price tag. At 32nd percentile affordability, it's a tough recommendation against the RTX 5070 Ti competition.

Let's talk raw numbers. The RX 9070 ATS hits 25398 on PassMark G3D, which puts it in the 69th percentile for raster performance. That's above average, sure, but it's not going to blow anyone's socks off. The 72.25 FP16 TFLOPS and 36.13 FP32 TFLOPS compute scores are more impressive, landing in the 79th percentile. If you're doing AI workloads or anything that leans on tensor cores, the 112 tensor units and 82nd percentile AI score mean this card punches above its weight class.

Ray tracing is where things get dicey. The 56 RT cores put it in the 63rd percentile for RT performance, and the ray_tracing score of 60.4 out of 100 is the weakest area on the spec sheet. That's not terrible, but it's not going to win any Cyberpunk 2077 path tracing awards either. The 16GB of VRAM is a genuine bright spot, landing in the 76th percentile. That's enough headroom for 4K textures and future-proofing, even if the raw raster performance doesn't always keep up.

Stacked against the competition, the RX 9070 ATS has a hard time. The MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti and Gigabyte AERO RTX 5070 Ti both offer stronger raster performance and dramatically better ray tracing, which matters more and more in modern titles. The Sapphire NITRO+ is another RDNA 4 option that typically undercuts ASUS on price while delivering similar specs. The ZOTAC APOCALYPSE and PNY ARGB OC round out the field, and both offer feature sets that make the ASUS card's 12th percentile feature score look thin. The one area where the RX 9070 ATS holds its own is compute and AI, where that 82nd percentile AI score beats several competitors. But for pure gaming, the 5070 Ti cards are the better buy at this price.

Here's where it gets uncomfortable. At $780 USD, this card sits in the 32nd percentile for affordability. That's bad. The MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti and Gigabyte AERO RTX 5070 Ti both compete in this price range, and they offer better raster performance and significantly better ray tracing. The CAD listing at $1,620 doesn't help either. You're paying a premium for the ASUS name and a triple-fan cooler, but the underlying silicon doesn't justify the markup. If this card dropped to $650, it'd be a different conversation. At $780, it's a tough sell.

The ASUS Radeon RX 9070 ATS sits in a weird spot. It's got 16GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus pushing 645 GB/s, 3584 stream processors, and a 2520MHz boost clock. On paper, that's a serious 1440p card with 4K ambitions. But the numbers tell a more complicated story. Its PassMark G3D score of 25398 puts it in the 69th percentile for raster performance, which is solid but not the kind of result that makes you cancel your RTX 5070 Ti preorder. The compute numbers are more interesting: 72.25 FP16 TFLOPS and 36.13 FP32 TFLOPS land in the 79th percentile, so this thing can crunch when it needs to.

The real head-scratcher is the price. At $780 USD, this card sits in the 32nd percentile for affordability. That's rough. You're paying near-5070 Ti money for a card that trails it in most benchmarks. The triple-fan cooler and 220W TDP suggest ASUS wanted a quiet, efficient card, and the 81st percentile efficiency score backs that up. But efficiency doesn't matter much when the value proposition is this shaky.

Skip this card if you care about ray tracing or value. The 60.4 ray tracing score is the weakest area on the spec sheet, and the 32nd percentile affordability ranking means you're overpaying for what you get. If you're building a gaming rig at this budget, the RTX 5070 Ti options from MSI or Gigabyte deliver better raster and RT performance for similar money. The 12th percentile feature score also means you're missing out on extras that competitors bundle in.

The ASUS Radeon RX 9070 ATS is a capable card trapped in a bad price bracket. The 16GB of VRAM, strong compute performance, and efficient triple-fan design are all genuinely good. But the 69th percentile raster score and 60.4 ray tracing score don't justify $780 USD when the RTX 5070 Ti competition is right there. The 6th percentile user sentiment score suggests buyers feel the same way. If you need strong AI compute and don't care about ray tracing, this card has a case. For everyone else, wait for a price drop or look elsewhere.