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RTX 5080 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT: measured FPS in 8 games

Median gap+15%RTX 5080 faster
RTX 5080 ahead6/8games, by more than 3%
Radeon RX 9070 XT ahead1/8games, by more than 3%
Within 3%1/8games

We have 16 published results where the RTX 5080 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 5080 is a median 15% faster than the Radeon RX 9070 XT. The RTX 5080 is ahead by more than 3% in 6 of the 8 games and the Radeon RX 9070 XT in 1; 1 game is within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce RTX 5080 (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 5080Radeon RX 9070 XTGapSource
Clair Obscur: Expedition 331440p Ultra66.6 FPS56.7 FPSRTX 5080 +17%TechPowerUp
Clair Obscur: Expedition 334K Ultra51.8 FPS43.2 FPSRTX 5080 +20%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered1440p Ultra139.6 FPS117.6 FPSRTX 5080 +19%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered4K Ultra90.7 FPS74.6 FPSRTX 5080 +22%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 61440p Ultra108.8 FPS85.2 FPSRTX 5080 +28%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 64K Ultra61 FPS47.7 FPSRTX 5080 +28%TechPowerUp
Assassin's Creed Shadows1440p Ultra67.2 FPS68 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +1%TechPowerUp
Assassin's Creed Shadows4K Ultra46.7 FPS50.6 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +8%TechPowerUp
Mafia: The Old Country1440p Ultra52.8 FPS54 FPSRadeon RX 9070 XT +2%TechPowerUp
Mafia: The Old Country4K Ultra35.6 FPS33.6 FPSRTX 5080 +6%TechPowerUp
Silent Hill f1440p Ultra86.5 FPS81.4 FPSRTX 5080 +6%TechPowerUp
Silent Hill f4K Ultra50.5 FPS43.9 FPSRTX 5080 +15%TechPowerUp
Borderlands 41440p Ultra50.2 FPS48.5 FPSRTX 5080 +4%TechPowerUp
Borderlands 44K Ultra27.1 FPS25.4 FPSRTX 5080 +7%TechPowerUp
The Outer Worlds 21440p Ultra51.9 FPS46.1 FPSRTX 5080 +13%TechPowerUp
The Outer Worlds 24K Ultra30.4 FPS24.3 FPSRTX 5080 +25%TechPowerUp

16 results in 8 games; FPS as published (24.3 to 139.6 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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