XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
XFX
87 Overall Score
vs
ASUS ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G
ASUS
83 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
88 out of 100 medium confidence 15 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this GPU, praising its cool and quiet operation, strong performance, and excellent value. The card is described as a 'chonker' with a massive heatsink, so case compatibility is a common concern. One user noted initial Linux driver issues that were resolved with a newer kernel, and another mentioned the encoder in Linux isn't as good as Nvidia's.
Pros
- Runs cool and quiet
- Excellent performance
- Great value for money
- Easy installation
- Premium build quality
Cons
- Large size may not fit all cases
- Linux driver issues initially
- Linux encoder not as good as Nvidia
Cooling performance 5
Noise level 4
Performance 5
Value for money 3
Build quality 4
Case compatibility 3
ASUS ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ai Llm
Budget
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Content Creation
Workstation
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift | ASUS ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 32 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 56★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.130001068115234★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 245★ | 575 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 4★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 325★ | — |
| Slot Width | 3.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 1.50 kg★ | 3.63 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓★ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
ASUS ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong vram (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average social proof (25th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (27th percentile)
Pricing
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR60.095score per dollar
vs
ASUS ROG-ASTRAL-RTX5090-O32G0.007score per dollar
XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6 offers 13.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift
Scores 87 overall, wins 2 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 39 specs.
