AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
57.5Rasterization68.5
48.7Ray Tracing66.5
59.6Memoryspec-based74.6
74.4Efficiencyspec-based48.9
60.9Compute73.7
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 59.1, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+18) and compute (+13). AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- 28% lower TDP: 304 W vs 425 W
- 18% higher Boost clock: 2,970 MHz vs 2,520 MHz
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D
- Stronger rasterization score: 69 vs 58
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 67 vs 49
- Stronger compute score: 74 vs 61
- 256% higher Shading units: 14,592 vs 4,096
- 256% higher Tensor / AI cores: 456 vs 128
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 4 nm | — |
| TDP | 304 W+28% | 425 W |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,096 | 14,592+256% |
| RT cores | 64 | 114+78% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 128 | 456+256% |
| Base clock | — | 2,280 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,970 MHz+18% | 2,520 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 645 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+56% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 29,519Top 6% | 34,157+16%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 6,376Top 16% | 9,716+52%Top 5% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,925Top 19% | 30,560+14%Top 11% |
| 1080p Ultra | 163 fpsTop 20% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 125 fpsTop 20% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 73 fpsTop 20% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 3.5 |
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