NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 VS AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4090
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4096
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $2,591.99 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
VS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
$599 • Mar 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
16GB GDDR6 304W $599.99 Mar 2025
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 450 W | 304 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 2970 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 4096 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 64 |
| TMUs | 512 | 256 |
| ROPs | 176 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 380.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1.01 GTexel/s | 760.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 82.58 GFLOPS | 48.66 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 72.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Die Size | 609 mm² | 357 mm² |
| Transistors | 76300 Million | 53900 Million |
| Required PSU | 850 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
42193 (+57%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
26809
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
316301 (+73%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
182816
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
615.9 FPS (+97%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
313.3 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
38309 (+43%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
26815
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (264 benchmarks)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+53%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+56%)
AVG 109 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+69%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+16%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+21%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+32%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+18%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+27%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+33%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+12%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+17%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
GeForce RTX 4090 (+27%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+5%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+24%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+24%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+36%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+48%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 175 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 156 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 4090 (+19%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 151 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
GeForce RTX 4090 (+28%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+48%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+57%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+72%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+4%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 156 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 152 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+14%)
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+7%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+12%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+23%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 267 benchmarks across 74 games
111
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+32.1%
84
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
254
Wins
111
Avg FPS
93
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
8
Wins
84
Avg FPS
69
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
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