Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RX 9070
Best for: 1440p gamers seeking AMD clearance value — sits between the 7800 XT and 7600 XT in performance.
Full details →Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p gamers who want near-flagship performance at a fraction of the flagship price, and entry-level 4K gamers.
Full details →| AMD RX 7700 XT | NVIDIA RTX 5070 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | High-end |
| Generation | RX 7000 | RTX 5000 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 245W | 250W |
| Upscaling | FSR3 | DLSS4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $449 | $549 |
| Released | Sep 6, 2023 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Cycle length | ~550 days | ~850 days |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Buy |
| Deals advice | Buy | Caution |
| Successor | RX 9070 | — |
Superseded but strong value — at clearance pricing, a capable 1440p card for well under $350.
Comfortable VRAM for 1440p gaming.
Well-optimized after 18+ months of updates.
NVIDIA's most disruptive price-to-performance ratio this generation — a generational leap accessible to mainstream budgets.
Lower power draw than the RTX 4070 Super it replaces, while delivering dramatically more performance.
Full Blackwell AI features including multi-frame generation — exclusive to RTX 5000 series.