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RTX 4090 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT: measured FPS in 8 games

Median gap+29%RTX 4090 faster
RTX 4090 ahead8/8games, by more than 3%
Radeon RX 9070 XT ahead0/8games, by more than 3%
Within 3%0/8games

We have 16 published results where the RTX 4090 and the Radeon RX 9070 XT were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 8 games in all, from TechPowerUp. Across those games the RTX 4090 is a median 29% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT. The RTX 4090 is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 8 games and the Radeon RX 9070 XT in 0.

Card pages: GeForce RTX 4090 (enthusiast) 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 4090Radeon RX 9070 XTGapSource
Clair Obscur: Expedition 331440p Ultra71.5 FPS56.7 FPSRTX 4090 +26%TechPowerUp
Clair Obscur: Expedition 334K Ultra57.4 FPS43.2 FPSRTX 4090 +33%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered1440p Ultra152.4 FPS117.6 FPSRTX 4090 +30%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered4K Ultra95 FPS74.6 FPSRTX 4090 +27%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 61440p Ultra121.7 FPS85.2 FPSRTX 4090 +43%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 64K Ultra70.2 FPS47.7 FPSRTX 4090 +47%TechPowerUp
Assassin's Creed Shadows1440p Ultra83.1 FPS68 FPSRTX 4090 +22%TechPowerUp
Assassin's Creed Shadows4K Ultra58.5 FPS50.6 FPSRTX 4090 +16%TechPowerUp
Mafia: The Old Country1440p Ultra63.4 FPS54 FPSRTX 4090 +17%TechPowerUp
Mafia: The Old Country4K Ultra43.2 FPS33.6 FPSRTX 4090 +29%TechPowerUp
Silent Hill f1440p Ultra95.7 FPS81.4 FPSRTX 4090 +18%TechPowerUp
Silent Hill f4K Ultra58.4 FPS43.9 FPSRTX 4090 +33%TechPowerUp
Borderlands 41440p Ultra64.7 FPS48.5 FPSRTX 4090 +33%TechPowerUp
Borderlands 44K Ultra35.4 FPS25.4 FPSRTX 4090 +39%TechPowerUp
The Outer Worlds 21440p Ultra63.3 FPS46.1 FPSRTX 4090 +37%TechPowerUp
The Outer Worlds 24K Ultra38.5 FPS24.3 FPSRTX 4090 +58%TechPowerUp

16 results in 8 games; FPS as published (24.3 to 152.4 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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