AMD Radeon RX 9070 review: A powerful gaming GPU that’s nearly the right price

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 doesn't have an easy task ahead of it, and that's mainly thanks to its price. At $549 it has the same MSRP as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, and the new AMD GPU largely wins out in this battle. But this graphics card's bigger problem isn't Nvidia so much as AMD itself, with the substantially more powerful 9070 XT costing just $50 more. At the time of writing, there were also stock problems, despite reports pointing to a much bigger supply of this new AMD graphics card than the RTX 5070. In a market sector that's now looking uncomfortably cramped, if you're looking to buy the best graphics card for your budget, is it worth considering the Radeon RX 9070 if prices settle down to a more reasonable level? To find out, I’ve run several games at various different settings on the ASRock Steel Legend OC Radeon RX 9070 card we were sent for testing. Our benchmarks include demanding new titles such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, to veteran high-speed classics such as Doom Eternal, while looking at ray tracing and the new AMD FSR 4 resolution upscaling tech. [site_jumplinks] Continue reading AMD Radeon RX 9070 review: A powerful gaming GPU that’s nearly the right price MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 9070 XT review

Mar 10, 2025 - 12:20

AMD Radeon RX 9070 review: A powerful gaming GPU that’s nearly the right price

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 doesn't have an easy task ahead of it, and that's mainly thanks to its price. At $549 it has the same MSRP as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, and the new AMD GPU largely wins out in this battle. But this graphics card's bigger problem isn't Nvidia so much as AMD itself, with the substantially more powerful 9070 XT costing just $50 more.

At the time of writing, there were also stock problems, despite reports pointing to a much bigger supply of this new AMD graphics card than the RTX 5070. In a market sector that's now looking uncomfortably cramped, if you're looking to buy the best graphics card for your budget, is it worth considering the Radeon RX 9070 if prices settle down to a more reasonable level?

To find out, I’ve run several games at various different settings on the ASRock Steel Legend OC Radeon RX 9070 card we were sent for testing. Our benchmarks include demanding new titles such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, to veteran high-speed classics such as Doom Eternal, while looking at ray tracing and the new AMD FSR 4 resolution upscaling tech.

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