01
Introduction
Regarding the Radeon RX 9070 XT, I have previously shared multiple gaming performance comparisons between it and competing products. The conclusion was that its overall performance is roughly on par with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
In this article, the Radeon RX 9070 XT will be pitted against another equally powerful contender, the GeForce RTX 4080. The final gaming performance difference between the two is expected to be minimal. So, which one will ultimately prove to be the stronger performer? This article will reveal the answer.
02
Specification Comparison
The Radeon RX 9070 XT was released on March 6, 2025, featuring the Navi 48 GPU, built on TSMC’s 4nm process. It has 4,096 shading units, 256 texture units, 128 raster units, 64 compute units, 128 tensor cores, an 8MB L2 cache, and a 64MB L3 cache.
Its standard clock speed is 1,660 MHz, with a maximum boost clock of 2,970 MHz. The memory interface is 256-bit, paired with 16GB of GDDR6 memory running at 20.1 Gbps, delivering a bandwidth of 644.6 GB/s. The power consumption is rated at 304W, with a retail price of $599.
The GeForce RTX 4080 16GB version was released on September 20, 2022, featuring the AD103 GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 9,728 CUDA cores, 76 ray tracing units, 112 raster units, 304 texture units, 304 tensor cores, and 76 streaming multiprocessors, with an L2 cache of 64MB.
Its standard clock speed is 2,205 MHz, with a maximum boost clock of 2,505 MHz. It comes with 16GB of GDDR6X memory on a 256-bit bus, running at 22.4 Gbps, providing a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s. FP32 floating-point performance reaches 48.74 TFLOPS. The power consumption is rated at 320W, with a suggested retail price of $1,199.
03
Test Platform Configuration
The primary test setup is as follows:
- Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
- Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
- Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 4080 and Radeon RX 9070 XT
- Storage: Two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs
- Operating System: Windows 11
04
Game Testing (Radeon RX 9070 XT vs RTX 4080: Gaming Showdown!)
The following tests cover seven games, all set to 4K resolution. In the series of images below, the left side represents the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform, while the right side represents the GeForce RTX 4080 platform.
First Game: God of War
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 80
- Minimum Instant FPS: 78
- Frame Time: 12.9ms
- CPU Usage: 15%
- Power Consumption: 48W
- Temperature: 49°C
- Memory Usage: 16.5GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 10.2GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 324W
- GPU Temperature: 53°C
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 84
- Minimum Instant FPS: 79
- Frame Time: 12.1ms
- CPU Usage: 19%
- Power Consumption: 50W
- Temperature: 50°C
- Memory Usage: 11.7GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 8.8GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 278W
- GPU Temperature: 54°C
In this game, the CPU usage of the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 4% lower than its competitor, while memory usage is 4.8GB higher. The GPU utilization is identical, but VRAM usage is 1.4GB higher, power consumption is 46W higher, and temperature is 1°C lower, making it nearly equal.
In terms of average FPS, the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 4 FPS lower than the GeForce RTX 4080 platform, with a 1 FPS lower minimum instant FPS and nearly identical frame times. Overall, the result is a tie, but the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform consumes significantly more hardware resources and power.
Second Game: Ghostwire: Tokyo
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 75
- Minimum Instant FPS: 65
- Frame Time: 13.5ms
- CPU Usage: 10%
- Power Consumption: 41W
- Temperature: 48°C
- Memory Usage: 12.5GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 8.6GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 321W
- GPU Temperature: 53°C
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 69
- Minimum Instant FPS: 54
- Frame Time: 14.0ms
- CPU Usage: 11%
- Power Consumption: 41W
- Temperature: 43°C
- Memory Usage: 10.9GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 8.4GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 267W
- GPU Temperature: 54°C
In this game, the CPU usage of the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 1% lower than its competitor, making it nearly equal. Memory usage is 1.6GB higher, GPU utilization is identical, VRAM usage is 0.4GB higher, power consumption is 54W higher, and temperature is 1°C lower, making it nearly equal.
In terms of average FPS, the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 6 FPS higher than the GeForce RTX 4080 platform, with an 11 FPS higher minimum instant FPS and nearly identical frame times, giving it a slight lead.
Third Game: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 81
- Minimum Instant FPS: 74
- Frame Time: 11.9ms
- CPU Usage: 34%
- Power Consumption: 64W
- Temperature: 52°C
- Memory Usage: 12.7GB
- GPU Usage: 100%
- VRAM Usage: 9.9GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 313W
- GPU Temperature: 58°C
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 81
- Minimum Instant FPS: 62
- Frame Time: 12.2ms
- CPU Usage: 29%
- Power Consumption: 57W
- Temperature: 53°C
- Memory Usage: 12.1GB
- GPU Usage: 95%
- VRAM Usage: 8.3GB
- GPU Power Consumption: 283W
- GPU Temperature: 56°C
In this game, the CPU usage of the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 5% higher than its competitor, memory usage is 0.6GB higher, GPU utilization is 5% higher, VRAM usage is 1.6GB higher, power consumption is 30W higher, and temperature is 2°C higher.
In terms of average FPS, both platforms achieve equal results. However, the Radeon RX 9070 XT platform has a 12 FPS higher minimum instant FPS, and frame times are nearly identical, giving it a slight edge, though overall, it is a close match.
Fourth Game: Cyberpunk 2077
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 43
- Minimum Instant FPS: 33
- Frame Time: 22.4ms
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 60
- Minimum Instant FPS: 40
- Frame Time: 15.8ms
The Radeon RX 9070 XT platform falls behind by 17 FPS in average FPS, 7 FPS in minimum instant FPS, and has a 7ms longer frame time, making it clearly inferior.
Fifth Game: Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 48
- Minimum Instant FPS: 44
- Frame Time: 21.2ms
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 45
- Minimum Instant FPS: 39
- Frame Time: 22.2ms
The Radeon RX 9070 XT platform leads by 3 FPS in average FPS and 5 FPS in minimum instant FPS, with nearly identical frame times, giving it a slight advantage.
Sixth Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 45
- Minimum Instant FPS: 41
- Frame Time: 22.3ms
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 50
- Minimum Instant FPS: 33
- Frame Time: 19.3ms
The Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 5 FPS lower in average FPS but 8 FPS higher in minimum instant FPS, with a frame time 3ms longer, making it slightly behind.
Seventh Game: Silent Hill 2
- Radeon RX 9070 XT Platform:
- Average FPS: 37
- Minimum Instant FPS: 34
- Frame Time: 27.1ms
- GeForce RTX 4080 Platform:
- Average FPS: 47
- Minimum Instant FPS: 41
- Frame Time: 20.9ms
The Radeon RX 9070 XT platform is 10 FPS lower in average FPS and 7 FPS lower in minimum instant FPS, with a frame time 6ms longer, making it slightly behind.
05
Comparison Conclusion
The comparison results are quite clear: the final gaming performance of the Radeon RX 9070 XT and GeForce RTX 4080 is relatively close. However, overall, the GeForce RTX 4080 holds a slight advantage, with lower overall hardware utilization and power consumption.
In conclusion, the final verdict of this article is that the GeForce RTX 4080 is slightly superior and is the better choice if price is not a consideration.
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