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The RX 9070 GRE is the latest entry in AMD's RX 9000-series, and for the money, you're getting a great mid-range graphics card. If it stays at this price, then it will be the sensible choice over the 16 GB RTX 5060 Ti. Let's hope that there's enough supply, as stocks are already looking a bit thin. Sign into a free Newegg account to see the full discount.
With the recent ludicrous price increases we've seen across Nvidia's graphics cards it's become clear that, for PC gamers looking to get the most frame rate bang for their buck, an AMD GPU is the only silicon worth the money right now. And the Radeon RX 9000-series family is also the only one of the current generation to be able to offer a pretty high-end graphics card for under its MSRP.
I give you, once more, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE, a 12 GB card you can pick up today for just $520 at Newegg. The one minor caveat is that you will need to have a Newegg account to be able to see the full discount—just enter the email address you use to create the free account and you'll see an extra $50 lopped off the original $570 price tag.
The most obvious Nvidia-shaped competition for AMD's most recent RDNA 4 GPU is the RTX 5070 12 GB and the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB. And the absolute cheapest (and trustworthy) prices I've found for those two GeForce cards are $725 and $570 respectively. The RTX 5070 is generally the more performant card, offering slightly higher frame rates. But that's the key here; the frame rate delta is pretty small, especially when you start to bring in upscaled 1440p performance into the picture.
Upscaled gaming performance
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
95
82
RX 9070 | 16 GB
111
96
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
107
81
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
86
72
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
78
69
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High + Upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
95 Avg FPS, 82 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | 16 GB
111 Avg FPS, 96 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
107 Avg FPS, 81 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
86 Avg FPS, 72 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
78 Avg FPS, 69 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
130
78
RX 9070 | 16 GB
149
102
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
122
97
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
96
79
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
102
73
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
130 Avg FPS, 78 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | 16 GB
149 Avg FPS, 102 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
122 Avg FPS, 97 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
96 Avg FPS, 79 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
102 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
249
122
RX 9070 | 16 GB
261
114
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
176
113
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
136
89
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
190
113
F1 24 (1440p Ultra high +upscaling (Quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
249 Avg FPS, 122 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | 16 GB
261 Avg FPS, 114 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
176 Avg FPS, 113 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
136 Avg FPS, 89 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
190 Avg FPS, 113 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
115
63
RX 9070 | 16 GB
123
64
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
127
63
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
118
63
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
110
62
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
115 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | 16 GB
123 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
127 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
118 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
110 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
164
60
RX 9070 | 16 GB
197
90
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
144
65
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
115
41
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
135
59
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra +upscaling (quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | 12 GB
164 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | 16 GB
197 Avg FPS, 90 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | 12 GB
144 Avg FPS, 65 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB
115 Avg FPS, 41 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT | 16 GB
135 Avg FPS, 59 1% Low FPS
You can also see in those benchmarks the level of gaming performance you can get out of an RX 9070 GRE compared with the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB card, too. And this is before we get into one of the very neatest tricks of the latest Radeon architecture: its undervolting performance.
Pare back the amount of voltage given to the GPU and it will run cooler. Perhaps counterintuitively, providing lower voltage directly to the Navi 48 chip actually results in higher performance because the card is running cooler and therefore the dynamic nature of current day clock speeds means that they are able to push further. On a pretty standard RX 9070 GRE I was easily topping 3 GHz as standard, delivering another 10% higher frame rates with an overclocked card that's only marginally warmer and a little more power hungry.
Undervolting performance
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
69
42
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
62
55
RX 9070 | Stock
73
64
RTX 5070 | Stock
68
60
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
69 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
62 Avg FPS, 55 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
73 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
68 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
103
89
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
95
82
RX 9070 | Stock
111
96
RTX 5070 | Stock
107
81
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High + Upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
103 Avg FPS, 89 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
95 Avg FPS, 82 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
111 Avg FPS, 96 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
107 Avg FPS, 81 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
44
34
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
38
23
RX 9070 | Stock
43
36
RTX 5070 | Stock
45
36
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
44 Avg FPS, 34 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
38 Avg FPS, 23 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
43 Avg FPS, 36 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
45 Avg FPS, 36 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
145
73
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
130
78
RX 9070 | Stock
149
102
RTX 5070 | Stock
122
97
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
145 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
130 Avg FPS, 78 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
149 Avg FPS, 102 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
122 Avg FPS, 97 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
89
49
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
81
52
RX 9070 | Stock
90
67
RTX 5070 | Stock
78
60
F1 24 (1440p Ultra High) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
89 Avg FPS, 49 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
81 Avg FPS, 52 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
90 Avg FPS, 67 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
78 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
262
126
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
249
122
RX 9070 | Stock
261
114
RTX 5070 | Stock
176
113
F1 24 (1440p Ultra high +upscaling (Quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
262 Avg FPS, 126 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
249 Avg FPS, 122 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
261 Avg FPS, 114 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
176 Avg FPS, 113 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
103
63
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
101
61
RX 9070 | Stock
104
62
RTX 5070 | Stock
112
64
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
103 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
101 Avg FPS, 61 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
104 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
112 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
118
64
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
115
63
RX 9070 | Stock
123
64
RTX 5070 | Stock
127
63
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
118 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
115 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
123 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
127 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
101
68
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
92
63
RX 9070 | Stock
107
74
RTX 5070 | Stock
100
68
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
101 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
92 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
107 Avg FPS, 74 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
100 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
65
35
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
61
22
RX 9070 | Stock
74
53
RTX 5070 | Stock
64
42
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
65 Avg FPS, 35 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
61 Avg FPS, 22 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
74 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
64 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
183
69
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
164
60
RX 9070 | Stock
197
90
RTX 5070 | Stock
144
65
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra +upscaling (quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
183 Avg FPS, 69 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
164 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
197 Avg FPS, 90 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
144 Avg FPS, 65 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
91
48
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
82
51
RX 9070 | Stock
96
43
RTX 5070 | Stock
81
53
Total War: Warhammer 3 (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RX 9070 GRE | Undervolted | -130mV | 2700 Mem
91 Avg FPS, 48 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 GRE | Stock
82 Avg FPS, 51 1% Low FPS
RX 9070 | Stock
96 Avg FPS, 43 1% Low FPS
RTX 5070 | Stock
81 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS
I feel it's also worth noting at this point that both the prices I've noted for the RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB are absolute best case prices, with those $725 and $570 figures being very much the outliers when it comes to general pricing for those GPUs. Most listings you'll find for the pair will have them both far closer to the $800 mark.
Which is frankly offensive. So, if you really don't want to go for an AMD card for whatever reasons you feel important, then your best chance to pick a moderately powerful Nvidia GPU for under $600 is going fast. The Walmart deal below has been around for a week now, but is listed as very low in terms of stock, so might have even gone by the time you read this.
While the specs suggest it should only be a little faster than the RTX 4060 Ti, the use of super-speedy GDDR7 gives the RTX 5060 Ti a surprisingly big boost. It's probably not worth paying significantly over the MSRP to bag one, though, especially when the RX 9070 GRE is cheaper and faster. But if you want an RTX 5060 Ti in 16 GB trim, this is the cheapest we've seen in a long time.
Personally, I would 100% recommend getting the RX 9070 GRE over the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB. The Nvidia GPU may have more memory to hand (so if you're more into local AI than local death match it's got a better return) but in terms of gaming performance the Radeon card easily outpunches its rival.
Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000!). He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. When he dropped it out of the window. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Format full-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others. Now he's back, writing about the nightmarish graphics card market, CPUs with more cores than sense, gaming laptops hotter than the sun, and SSDs more capacious than a Cybertruck.
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