AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Performance Review and Pricing Outlook

A detailed performance overview of the RX 9070 XT evaluating its gaming capability, system demands, and price positioning across modern titles

Hardware by Naheyan Tahmin on Dec 03, 2025

There are still rumours about the prices of GPUs, RAM, and SSDs, which make many wonder whether mid-range cards will still be a good buy.

RX 9070 XT is now priced in the middle of the range in the US, similar to what users saw earlier this year. The idea is to determine when the GPU is still a good choice and when it should be skipped, since prices may rise soon.

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Gaming Performance

RX 9070 XT delivered solid results in Stalker 2, even without upscaling. With epic settings and native 1440p rendering, the average frame rate stayed over 60 fps, though it dropped in busier areas. We think this was because the Ryzen 5 9600X was slowing down the GPU.

At 1080p, the average frame rate was roughly 90fps. The system was heavily used, with almost 24GB of RAM and about 10GB of VRAM dedicated to it.

We tested ultra-nightmare settings on Roblox without FSR. The performance was good at both 1080p and 1440p. The amount of VRAM used went over 10.5GB. Although many people thought it would be less popular, the next title was much more popular.

The GPU in Battlefield 6 sometimes used up to 16GB of VRAM. Some GPUs can't handle this load, but the RX 9070 XT could. The benchmark remained stable even at very high settings.

Challenging Poorly Optimised Games

Borderlands 4 at 1440p with badass settings and no FSR taxed the GPU harder than intended, leading to unpredictable results. Even at 1080p, the average stayed near 60 fps, indicating the game isn't well optimised. FSR made performance more stable. Results were in line with expectations for a championship renowned for being hard.

CS2 used less memory, about 9GB VRAM. The benchmark results were similar to those of the 9070 tested earlier; however, the 9600X held them back a little bit. The game's VRAM usage was low, but it still used more memory than necessary.

Things to Think About for the CPU

We discovered that the RX 9070 XT works better with faster processors. The GPU performs best with options like the 7800X3D or the i7-14700KF. 9600X worked with most games, but it made some run slower, underscoring the importance of balanced hardware.

More Game Benchmarks

Black Myth Wukong ran at about 60 fps at 1440p with very high settings and no upscaling. Performance got even better at 75% FSR.

In Fortnite, the fact that the 1080p and 1440p results were the same at medium settings with TSR spoke to CPU limitations rather than GPU limitations.

Marvel Rivals showed noticeable changes between resolutions on native ultra, which was more in line with what the GPU expected.

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With everything turned up to the highest and no upscaling, ARC Raiders worked well. At 1440p, the results were over 100 fps; at 1080p, over 150 fps.

RX 9070 XT handled modern workloads at high settings and higher resolutions in all tests, except for a few instances where optimisation issues caused it to fail.

Final Thoughts

RX 9070 XT played a wide range of recent games well, even though it cost roughly $600. It did a good job in 1440p maxed-out situations, except for a few like Borderlands 4. If the price stays the same, the GPU is still a good choice.

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