RTX 5090 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 103.3 % stronger than Radeon RX 9070 XT. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 68 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,389 GPU score over 6 verified runs). Radeon RX 9070 XT ranks #6 of 68 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (13,965 GPU score over 9 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 15 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 28,389 | 13,965 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 12,063 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 134.1 FPS | 64.8 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 174.4 FPS | 70.2 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 113.8 FPS | 65.5 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 115.2 FPS | 31.4 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 698 GB/s | 106 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 16 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 absolutely dominates this showdown, leading the Radeon RX 9070 XT by a massive 146.1% in overall GPU score. This immense lead translates directly into frame rates, with the RTX 5090 delivering more than double the FPS in Earth II Vulkan and Earth II Landing DX12 Ultimate, achieving 132.8 FPS and 113 FPS respectively, while hitting a staggering 171.4 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12. Gamers can expect significantly smoother gameplay and higher fidelity, backed by its superior raw compute with an ALU index of 1020560, a massive 660 GB/s of bandwidth, and a generous 31 GB of VRAM. While the Radeon RX 9070 XT, with its 11409 GPU score and 16 GB of VRAM, is still a very capable card ranking 7th overall, it simply cannot keep pace with the RTX 5090's top-tier performance.
Generated September 19, 2026 from the 15 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for RTX 5090 · All measurements for Radeon RX 9070 XT