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RTX 3080 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT: measured FPS in 23 games

Median gap+42%Radeon RX 9070 XT faster
RTX 3080 ahead0/23games, by more than 3%
Radeon RX 9070 XT ahead23/23games, by more than 3%
Within 3%0/23games

We have 23 published results where the RTX 3080 and the Radeon RX 9070 XT were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 23 games in all, from TechPowerUp. Across those games the Radeon RX 9070 XT is a median 42% faster than the RTX 3080. The Radeon RX 9070 XT is ahead by more than 3% in 23 of the 23 games and the RTX 3080 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce RTX 3080 (high end) and Radeon RX 9070 XT (high end), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

GameSettingRTX 3080Radeon RX 9070 XTGapSource
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt1440p Ultra181 FPS234.1 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +29%TechPowerUp
Cyberpunk 20771440p Ultra86.5 FPS125.3 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +45%TechPowerUp
Baldur's Gate III1440p Ultra125.2 FPS174.9 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +40%TechPowerUp
God of War Ragnarök1440p Ultra86.8 FPS121.8 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +40%TechPowerUp
Clair Obscur: Expedition 331440p Ultra39.8 FPS56.7 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +42%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · Radeon RX 9070 XT
Hogwarts Legacy1440p Ultra70.6 FPS96.4 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +37%TechPowerUp
Marvel's Spider-Man 21440p Ultra80.9 FPS121.9 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +51%TechPowerUp
Starfield1440p Ultra61.9 FPS91.1 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +47%TechPowerUp
Resident Evil Requiem1440p Ultra98.4 FPS153.3 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +56%TechPowerUp
Alan Wake II1440p Ultra67.3 FPS100.6 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +49%TechPowerUp
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut1440p Ultra84.8 FPS132.6 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +56%TechPowerUp
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II1440p Ultra83.2 FPS109.6 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +32%TechPowerUp
Black Myth: Wukong1440p Ultra35.2 FPS48.4 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +37%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered1440p Ultra85.9 FPS122.4 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +42%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 61440p Ultra64.3 FPS85.2 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +33%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · Radeon RX 9070 XT
Assassin's Creed Shadows1440p Ultra43.1 FPS68 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +58%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · Radeon RX 9070 XT
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl1440p Ultra63.1 FPS74.9 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +19%TechPowerUp
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach1440p Ultra90.1 FPS135.2 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +50%TechPowerUp
Forza Horizon 61440p Ultra84.4 FPS135.1 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +60%TechPowerUp
Star Wars Outlaws1440p Ultra50.8 FPS68.9 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +36%TechPowerUp
Monster Hunter Wilds1440p Ultra51.5 FPS75.4 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +46%TechPowerUp
Borderlands 41440p Ultra39.7 FPS48.5 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +22%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · Radeon RX 9070 XT
F1 251440p Ultra191.8 FPS269.5 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +41%TechPowerUp

23 results in 23 games; FPS as published (35.2 to 269.5 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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