RX 9070 xt vs RTX 5080
Posted by aaeltawil@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 30 comments
Hi everyone!
I am building a gaming PC right now and I am comparing between the following two cards:
1- ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9070 XT OC (600€)
2- ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5080 OC (1100€)
The prices for both are considered discounted relative to the german market normally it is 650 and 1300 euros each.
I am a console gamer since long time but decided to build a compact gaming PC instead using a case like the Fractal Ridge, or Terra.
I used to play most of the time lately on the PS4 pro and non-frequently on my PC but I never experienced gaming on more than 60FPS, never tried technolgies like ray-tracing and path-finder.
My question is, do these technolgies really push the gaming experience? Should I get the RTX 5080 to use these features or should I save the money for a vacation for example?
I dont upgrade my devices so frequently (only on 4-6 years on average) and I do want a real good gaming experience but cant tell wether the RTX 5080 deserve or not. based on my research, the RX 9070 XT would provides (40\~60 FPS) easily on 4K. I mainly play RPG + FPS games
I would appreciate your advice, Thanks in advance!
No_Construction6023@reddit
As others said, the 5080 is the best out of the 2 in raw performance, about 19% better @ 1080p and up to 37% better @ 4k compared to the 9070xt, but that’s relative performance, it varies from game to game.
However, those numbers do work when thinking of price. The 5080 seems to be almost twice the price of the 9070xt, but not even 50% more performance.
I was in a similar position last week, choosing between the 9070xt at 585 CHF or a 4080 at 800 CHF and went with the 9070xt. Would rather save that extra money to either buy games, add another SSD or buy some noctua fans for my Terra.
By the way, as a long time Terra enjoyer, I JUST got mine last week and I’m absolutely in love with it. The green on wood is absolutely stunning
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Wow, nice to meet a Terra fan, I didnt get it yet and was very skeptic about the greeny Terra, one need to see it on reality, I would imagine it on wood to be good so classical! for me I think I would go with the white will fit better for my white bright room. My only concern about the Terra is that the riser cable is only pci4, I am still thinking to get the Jonsbo T9 only for this reason
No_Construction6023@reddit
Nice to see a fellow Terra enjoyer
Here’s a pic of the Terra + my arrived components, I know picture conditions aren’t perfect but I absolutely fell in love with it again when seeing it in person for the first time! The green isn’t very strong nor “game-y”, which I found really tasteful. Combined with the wood bottom, it gives me vibes similar to the Drop X LotR Elvish Keyboard which I also really like (and may buy when I get my work bonus 😂).
Regarding the riser cable, that’s an understandable concern. I’ll be running it with a 9070xt as soon as my CPU gets here tomorrow, and while I’m not really concerned with it, I DID think of buying a gen 5 riser just to be 100% covered.
I might have gone with the Jonsbo one as well if I thought about it a bit more rationally like you, but I’ve had a boner for the green Terra since it was announced, couldn’t let the opportunity go by me hahahaha
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Wow! loved this elvish style and actually your camera made the Terra looks more natural to me the green is more pale not strong at all I actually like it! and you have solid combo by the way let me know how silent is your cooler when you finish assembling everything I am also looking for something that can be silent as possible.
And for the riser dont worrry so much, no card till now is consuming the whole pcie-4 bandwidth, maybe by that time you would be probably building your next PC with the Terra 2.0 :D. It is actually quiet pain in the aps to replace the riser, they didn't build it to be so replaceable.
No_Construction6023@reddit
Just finished building a while ago! The process is super easy to do, the manual has an entire step by step to build inside this case which I really appreciate!
For a cooler, I’m using the Deepcool AN600 and it’s been quite good with the light gaming/work I’ve thrown at it. I’d for sure place a FanControl curve tho, to limit it to 80% max RPM just to keep it as quiet as possible.
Pic of the case + UW monitor, the green is quite pale and tasteful, wish I could properly picture it to show you.
Thankfully this is just a temporary apartment, cause this yellow closet is far from my ideal room setup 😂
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Congratulations! and dont say it is an ugly room, it can't be with that lady in green!
maybe one last question, which rx 9070 xt did you use? the one in the offer is the ASUS Prime and it has 3 power connectors! and I am afraid it would be difficult to mount in SFF build. AI is telling me Powercolor Reaper is the best with Terra
No_Construction6023@reddit
Hahahaha thanks! The Emerald Lady sitting there feels like a piece of art, had me distracted during my work Zoom just now 😂
I used exactly the PowerColor Reaper in it! I had the Hellhound in my previous build (had to sell it, moved from Argentina to Switzerland 2 weeks ago) and remembered that the Reaper was the smallest of the bunch, it’s basically a smaller Hellhound for all intents and purposes.
The size fits great on either Position 1 or 2 (which are the positions for maximum CPU cooler clearance) and runs only 2 8pin connectors. This is how it looks inside the case. I’d say there’s a ton of space left!
horizon936@reddit
5080 if you aren't on a strict budget.
Otherwise - 5070 Ti.
Both need a 4k monitor to fully make use of them.
The 9070XT is also a 4k GPU but you'll have a lot more compromises with its featureset. Very nice for 600 euro but I'd rather pay 200 euro more for a 5070 Ti.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
I am actually considering this right now, I am somehow gave up on the idea of 5080, and really comparing the 5070 ti with the 9070 xt. nearly all resources say the 9070 xt is better in rasterization but the 5070 ti excel in the RT. but my main question and that is why I created the post but didnt get any related reply about, is it does it really worth it to care about technolgies like RT and Fram generaion? it seems so overrated to me as many say it is not stable and also game dependent
horizon936@reddit
The 9070XT and 5070 Ti are similar in both raster and RT. The differences are margin of error. The 5070 Ti can overclock easily to +15% and you'll be lucky to get a 5-7% with the 9070XT with a more fiddly undervolt. Additionally, if you undervolt the 5070 Ti, you can reduce the power consumption and heat by 30% for barely any performance decrease (and it's already more efficient than the 9070XT).
The 5080 is a 5070Ti with the same overclocking capabilities, but 15% faster even. To me it's worth it, but if you're on a budget, you're losing value with the 5080, yet both are good enough for 4k, just the 5080 is "good-er".
Yes, you should care about RT as all games have it nowadays. This is not a "per game" thing, it's quite literally the future of game rendering. But the 9070XT is just as good with it.
What the 9070XT can't do nearly as is Path Tracing - the really heavy super impactful RT, being ever more present in more and more games. I personally think it's worth it and what offers the true visual difference between my 5080 PC and my PS5 Pro console (that also has RT in all new games, but no PT). Watch videos on it to see how much it transforms - Cyberpunk and RE9 Requiem are amongst the best examples.
Upscaling is basically required nowadays. You get a 4k monitor and upscale from 1080p on any of those GPUs - you get a huge fps boost and it antialises the game with AI, so it even looks better than native 4k. Nvidia's DLSS is present on all new games and most games of the past 7 years or so, but 9070XT's FSR 4 is only present on 2025 and 2026 games and only like 70% of them too. Also, FSR 4 is close, but still not up to par with DLSS 4.5.
Frame Gen isn't a niche feature or game-dependent - it's also present on all new games. It's the thing that makes high refresh rate displays viable in everything but eSport twitchy FPS games where you need the lowest latency possible. Yet again - AMD's is not as good as Nvidia's, not as present in games and it can't do any multiplier other than 2x.
I'll give you an example where the 9070XT completely fails with its PT performance and lack of FG above 2x:
Cyberpunk, 4k, max path traced settings, DLSS Performamce:
As long as you have at least 60-70 fps before FG, 2xFG maxes out a 4k 120hz monitor, 3xMFG a 165/180hz monitor and MFGx4 - a 240hz monitor. If you didn't engage FG, you'd never max out such monitors and you'd have a worse experience.
This is my overclocked 9800x3d 5080 PC. Imagine a 5070 Ti with a 9800x3d being 15% slower for each of those (provided it's overclocked):
You can see how you're not quite maxing out the respective 116, 158 and 225 GSync caps of 120hz, 165hz and 240hz monitors anymore. You'll have a bit more latency (like 3ms) because of that, as well as a bit more chaotic of a frame graph. But nothing too major.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Much appreciated!! This is what I need to hear from a real gamer, I honestly couldn't trust reviewers nowadays many are either biased towards some brands or give commercial opinions. Really thanks for the examples as well I can now feel the difference between cards not just comparing some specs values, it makes sense now to get a strong card based on what you said, if I got you correctly, you need to have a solid fps minimum 60+ so FG can make sense
webjunk1e@reddit
I'll start off by saying that as just a GPU, the 9070XT is extremely decent. It provides a very high level of performance and can even meaningfully ray and even path trace. FSR4 has largely bridged the previous upscaling gap.
However, I absolutely despise the "it's cheaper, so just go with that mentality". With pricing being all over the place right now, and especially the difference for you in price, the 9070XT is probably your best option, but you should go in with both eyes fully open.
First, it's cheaper for a reason, and even the inflated price of Nvidia cards right now is because that's where the demand is. In general, 9000 series sales have cooled off dramatically from launch. Out of the gate it rocketed AMD to an 8% market share, but by the end of 2025, AMD actually lost market share year over year, and gen on gen. Despite the enthusiasm some people have, these just aren't moving, and the price is going to reflect that dynamic.
Second, a big reason sales have slumped is that AMD has not remotely been good stewards of this generation or previous generations. Even now, they're laser focused on RDNA5, which by all accounts is going to be a stark shift in architecture, with both dedicated AI and RT hardware, similar to Nvidia. That's going to be even more motivation to leave previous generations in the dust, and given that they already aren't properly supporting these cards, makes their future sketch to say the least.
Even features 9000 series was supposed to get are either MIA (radiance caching) or half-baked to the point of basically being non existent, anyways (MLFG, Ray Regeneration). They've done exceedingly little to move the needle on game support, even for FSR4. Sure, you can use OptiScaler, but this is a third-party tool you're relying on just to get things that should be supported out of the box to work. AMD doesn't get a pass because open source took up the banner and did their job for them. You also can't know this will always be an option. I mean, it's a popular enough tool now that someone would likely step in to fill the void if current developers needed to move on, but there's plenty of even really great open source software that just doesn't make it for one reason or another. You shouldn't have to rely on a third party tool, in the first place.
In short, it's not a no compromise choice. It's cheaper, but it's cheaper for a reason, and the determination is how much are you willing to put up with in terms of deficiencies to save some cash. As I said, the gap here is very significant and hard to straddle, so for you, it may be difficult to even impossible to validate stepping up to the 5080, but it's not always so for everyone. Just judge based on the full picture, not just price. At least then, you can be confident in your choice because it was well reasoned.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Sir, your reply is much appreiated, I am overwhelmed by all these information. I did really in last days deeper analysis on them, and I would say rtx 5080 seems to be oriented more to content creator, that is the biggest leap they did over the 4080, the decoders, but for rasterization they didn't care about for this generation, still not sure if features like DLSS vs FSR still matter or not.
webjunk1e@reddit
Nobody got a big leap in rasterization this gen, not Nvidia, not AMD. The cards are all still on 4N, so it's what it is. 3N just isn't viable for consumers, yet. It's too costly. Where both pushed forward was RT and AI performance, because that's still where the most gains can be made. AMD made more of a relative jump, but they were also much farther behind, and still are.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
You are totally right, and yes despite the big jump for AMD, they still miles away from Nvidia
forevertired1982@reddit
10%-15% performance for about double the price doesn't seem worth it in my mind (ther is even a couple of games where the 9070xt beats the 5080,
I recently bought the 9070xt to go with my 5800x & 32gb ddr4 3600mts and its great for 4k 60+fps (fsr4 quality in some more intensive games),
My choice was the 9070xt for £579 or the 5070ti at £800+ so I think I made the right choice.
If money isnt a factor yes the 5080 is a better card for most situations but if money is even a little bit of a factor the 9070xt is the best price to performance card you can get.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
This is really very interresting, Did you experience any bottleneck on the GPU? would be happy to hear that the 5800x still competing
forevertired1982@reddit
Nope gaming at 4k and the gpu is at 97%-100% usage when gaming so definitely being fully utilised,
And on games where its not fully utilised its because I have my fps limiter on in the software for 144hz so on cs2 for instance it sits about about 60% usage with max settings fps is super stable.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Fantastic! thanks for sharing!
magur76@reddit
For 4k gaming, 5080. For 1440p 9070xt will go for years and years.
Personally, I went with 9070xt, I was in the exact same situation. In the end I went ahead with 9070xt because paying that much money for a 16gb 5080 card felt like a scam tbh.
TheRogueJedi66@reddit
9070xt is no slouch for 4k for me in a lot of instances, I dont play a lot of brand new AAAs but rdr2 4k ultra and gta v 4k rt look great
magur76@reddit
This is just music to my ears. I bought rx9070xt just 3 days ago. I can't wait to build my new pc man. I hope this card gives me at least 7-10 years of 1440p-1080 gaming properly, and I game at 1080p competitive.This game seems total bang for buck. I can't fucking wait to build it.
TheRogueJedi66@reddit
The only issues ive had are input lag with v sync in competitive games, but i have qd-oled with freesync premium so I just turn it off and cap/uncap fps where needed
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
This also very nice to hear, I am also hesitating buy a 16GB with more than 1000$ I dont think it would last too much
InfinitePilgrim@reddit
5080 is, on average 18% faster than the 9070XT for twice the price. You do the math.
aaeltawil@reddit (OP)
Thanks for the hint!
TokageLife@reddit
Double is insane, just learn to Optiscaler and call it a day with the 9070XT.
iTzJME@reddit
Personally I'd go with the 9070xt. I'm biased because I have one and love it, but especially coming from a console the real world perceptive difference in performance between the two would be difficult to notice unless you're staring at them side by side.
A difference in performance that small isn't worth an extra 500, not to me at least
Illustrious_Law182@reddit
I got the 9070XT and it’s perfect for 2K, but there’s limits to what it can do. It will run pretty much anything at 2K with great FPS at a bargain price, but 4K I’d get the 5080.
I’d rather spend the difference on a holiday trip for sure.
EdoTheOnlyOne@reddit
9070XT. 500eur is not enough to warrant the difference between the two cards.
Plus, AMD's ray tracing and DLSS is starting to look really good, and pretty close to NVIDIA's :D