1. Introduction2. Meet the ASRock RX 9070 XT Taichi3. Testing Methodology4. Alan Wake II5. Black Myth: Wukong6. Cyberpunk 20777. Final Fantasy XVI8. Forza Horizon 59. Ghost of Tsushima10. Horizon Forbidden West11. The Last of Us Part 112. A Plague Tale: Requiem13. Senua's Saga: Hellblade 214. Starfield15. Total War: Warhammer III16. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)17. Cost Per Frame Analysis18. Ray Tracing: Alan Wake II19. Ray Tracing: Black Myth: Wukong20. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207721. Ray Tracing: F1 2422. Ray Tracing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart23. Ray Tracing: Returnal24. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider25. Ray Tracing: Star Wars Outlaws26. Ray Tracing Performance Summary27. AI & Productivity Benchmarks28. Clock Speed29. GPU Temperatures30. Memory Temperatures31. Acoustics32. Power Draw: 1080p33. Power Draw: 1440p34. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)35. Performance per Watt: 1080p36. Performance per Watt: 1440p37. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)38. Total System Power Draw39. Closing Thoughts40. View All Pages

The MSRPs

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the US MSRP launch prices for each GPU. Please note this only compares rasterised performance and value.

At the time of writing we only have confirmed US pricing – any calculations using GBP will have to wait, unfortunately. Still, the overall trend is clear – comparing MSRPs, the RDNA 4 GPUs are the new market leaders for rasterisation value. At 1440p, for instance, cost per frame is 17% lower than the RTX 5070, and 25% better than the 5070 Ti.

You'll also note that the $599 9070 XT is better value than the $549 9070, given it works out at 14% faster for just 9% more money – a questionable decision from AMD to put it mildly.

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