AMD Spectra | RX 9070 XT: was $1799.99 now $1499.99Well well well, if it isn’t an RX 9070 XT gaming PC coming in to show up all the rest of ’em. This is an incredible price for such a high-end gaming PC in the current market, even if it does only have 16 GB of RAM. And even there we’re talking two sticks of fast DDR5, not the single-stick shenanigans we’re seeing from a lot of mid-range PCs right now.
Key specs: Ryzen 5 9600X | RX 9070 XT | 16 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSDView Deal
The past few months have seen prices for gaming PCs steadily climb as system builders and manufacturers slowly run dry of pre-memory shortage stocks. The last thing I expected to see, therefore, was a high-end gaming PC such as this one for $1,500 at Newegg.
I highlighted a similar RX 9070 XT PC at the same price a few months ago; I was surprised back then and I certainly didn’t expect to be seeing one for the same price later on in the year.
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Here we are, though: another high-end, RX 9070 XT gaming PC for $1,500 thanks to its discount. This makes it the same price as a bunch of deals on RTX 5070 gaming PCs—good deals, mind you, given a lot of RTX 5070 rigs are pushing closer to $2,000 these days with the Nvidia price hike.
Compared to the RTX 5070, the RX 9070 XT offers an extra chunk of performance at 1440p, almost keeping neck-and-neck with the RTX 5070 Ti in terms of raw raster performance. It also performs very well with upscaling (and frame gen) enabled, allowing for genuinely high refresh rate gameplay at 1440p in most games.
RX 9070 XT gaming performance
The RX 9070 XT and two other graphics cards benchmarked in a bunch of games at 1440p with and without upscaling/frame gen.
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High)Black Myth Wukong (1440p High + Upscaling (quality))Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra)Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra + upscaling (quality))F1 24 (1440p Ultra High)F1 24 (1440p Ultra high +upscsaling (Quality), 2x FG)Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic)Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic + upscaling (quality))Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1440p Ultra)The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra)Total War: Warhammer 3 (1440p Ultra)
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
68
60
RTX 5070 Ti
84
74
RX 9070 XT
82
73
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Black Myth Wukong (1440p High) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
68 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
84 Avg FPS, 74 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
82 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
107
81
RTX 5070 Ti
124
107
RX 9070 XT
121
104
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Black Myth Wukong (1440p High + Upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
107 Avg FPS, 81 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
124 Avg FPS, 107 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
121 Avg FPS, 104 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
45
36
RTX 5070 Ti
61
48
RX 9070 XT
52
43
020406080
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
45 Avg FPS, 36 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
61 Avg FPS, 48 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
52 Avg FPS, 43 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
122
97
RTX 5070 Ti
167
118
RX 9070 XT
174
106
050100150200
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
122 Avg FPS, 97 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
167 Avg FPS, 118 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
174 Avg FPS, 106 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
78
60
RTX 5070 Ti
108
84
RX 9070 XT
105
66
037.575112.5150
F1 24 (1440p Ultra High) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
78 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
108 Avg FPS, 84 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
105 Avg FPS, 66 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
176
113
RTX 5070 Ti
226
142
RX 9070 XT
292
119
075150225300
F1 24 (1440p Ultra high +upscsaling (Quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
176 Avg FPS, 113 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
226 Avg FPS, 142 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
292 Avg FPS, 119 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
112
64
RTX 5070 Ti
119
59
RX 9070 XT
111
62
037.575112.5150
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
112 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
119 Avg FPS, 59 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
111 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
127
63
RTX 5070 Ti
128
58
RX 9070 XT
136
52
037.575112.5150
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
127 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
128 Avg FPS, 58 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
136 Avg FPS, 52 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
100
68
RTX 5070 Ti
129
89
RX 9070 XT
120
54
037.575112.5150
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
100 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
129 Avg FPS, 89 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
120 Avg FPS, 54 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
64
42
RTX 5070 Ti
81
35
RX 9070 XT
84
44
0255075100
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
64 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
81 Avg FPS, 35 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
84 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5070
81
53
RTX 5070 Ti
90
44
RX 9070 XT
102
49
037.575112.5150
Total War: Warhammer 3 (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5070
81 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
90 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 XT
102 Avg FPS, 49 1% Low FPS
The RX 9070 XT performs about the same as the RTX 5070 Ti in terms of raw performance
There are, of course, sacrifices to achieve this low, discounted price. Specifically, and expectedly: we’re getting just 16 GB of RAM. However, that should still do just fine for gaming, though you’ll have to be conscious of how many apps you have open at once.
It also at least looks to be dual-channel RAM, during a time when almost every new discount I see on a mid-range gaming PC is for one that has a single stick of RAM. Here, assuming the pictures do not deceive, we’re getting 2×8 GB of fast (6000 MT/s) DDR5 memory.
The Andromeda Insights rig here also has a current-gen Ryzen CPU in the form of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. It’s only a six-core affair, so don’t expect heavy multithreading chops for productivity work, but for 1440p gaming it’ll be fantastic. Plus it’s socket AM5, which means you should be able to upgrade to a current or next-gen X3D chip if you so wish, when they launch (assuming they do).
It’s mainly about that RX 9070 XT, though. That’s a truly high-end GPU, here in a very reasonably priced rig.
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