Head-to-heads
Every matchup, called.
The comparisons buyers actually agonize over, settled with specs on the table and a straight verdict. No "it depends" endings; every matchup names a winner for a stated buyer.
The card
12 matchups01
AMD
vs
NVIDIA
Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
The defining matchup of this generation.
16GBvram a
16GBvram b
$599msrp a
$749msrp b
02
NVIDIA
vs
AMD
GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon RX 9070
Same price, opposite philosophies: NVIDIA sells you the software stack with 12GB, AMD sells you 16GB with a thinner stack.
12GBvram a
16GBvram b
$549msrp a
$549msrp b
03
NVIDIA
vs
AMD
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Both give you 16GB in the budget tier; the AMD card does it for $80 less and games slightly better per dollar.
16GBvram a
16GBvram b
$429msrp a
$349msrp b
04
Intel
vs
NVIDIA
Arc B580 vs GeForce RTX 5060
Intel gives you 12GB for $249, NVIDIA gives you 8GB for $299.
12GBvram a
8GBvram b
$249msrp a
$299msrp b
05
NVIDIA
vs
AMD
GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
A $400 gap for a real but not proportional performance lead.
16GBvram a
16GBvram b
$999msrp a
$599msrp b
06
NVIDIA
vs
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce RTX 4090 (used)
New flagship versus used legend.
32GBvram a
24GBvram b
$1,999msrp a
$1,599msrp b
07
NVIDIA
vs
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 3090 (used) vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
The two budget AI paths: used 24GB or new 16GB.
24GBvram a
16GBvram b
$1,499msrp a
$429msrp b
08
AMD
vs
NVIDIA
Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 5080
24GB versus 16GB at a similar street price, AMD raster versus NVIDIA everything-else.
24GBvram a
16GBvram b
$999msrp a
$999msrp b
09
NVIDIA
vs
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5070 vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
NVIDIA versus itself: $120 buys you a faster GPU with less memory.
12GBvram a
16GBvram b
$549msrp a
$429msrp b
10
NVIDIA
vs
Intel
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (used) vs Arc B580
The cheapest real AI card versus the best budget gaming card.
12GBvram a
12GBvram b
$329msrp a
$249msrp b
11
AMD
vs
AMD
Radeon RX 9070 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT
New midrange versus last-gen clearance, same 16GB.
16GBvram a
16GBvram b
$549msrp a
$499msrp b
12
NVIDIA
vs
AMD
GeForce RTX 5090 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX
The two ends of the 'most VRAM you can buy new' spectrum: 32GB at $1,999 versus 24GB at $999 or less.
32GBvram a
24GBvram b
$1,999msrp a
$999msrp b