- AMD RX 9070 XT is now considerably faster than in launch
- It is 9% faster, in fact, with the last graphics controller compared to the initial launch
- That is based on comparative evaluation in a set of games made by box without box, and those results are also widely reflected in other places.
The RX 9070 XT graphics card of AMD is considerably faster than it was when the GPU was first launched thanks to improvements in the drivers of the network equipment, performing some new tests.
This comes from the hardware without a box on YouTube (as Videcardz highlighted), which had seen reports of performance increases and wanted to verify those statements.
And it turned out to be correct, because according to the reference points made in a set of 16 games (at the resolution of 1440p) by hardware without box, the 9070 XT RX was 9% faster than with its drivers of launch graphics (in March 2025).
This comparative games evaluation used the last AMD adrenaline graphics (version 25.6.3), but also included the NVIDIA RTX 5070 TI not only for perspective, but also to ensure that these gains were achieved due to drivers.
This was to eliminate the possibility that the impulse close to 10% witnessed by RX 9070 XT could have been the result of patches applied to the games. So, if RTX 5070 ti had shown similar profits, the conclusion would be that this was due to the game, not the driver, optimizations, but that is not the case.
According to some games, the RTX 5070 TI was witnessed for the rate of frames similar to the AMD graphics card, which could indicate that these improvements were due to an update for the game (or multiple updates over time). Or, in fact, that Nvidia drivers have also improved in a similar amount, which, of course, is perfectly possible. There were some victories for RTX 5070 TI, although they were more atypical, such as a gain of 36% in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (which was due to a correction of errors).
However, the broad impulse of Unboxed hardware findings is that RX 9070 XT is considerably better, with the aforementioned 9% increase (which passes from 116 tables per second to 126 on average) compared to a gain of 2.5% (119 tables per second to 122) for the upper upper range GPU. Which include a 27% speed gain for the AMD graphics card in spider-man remastered.
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Of course, there are many moving parts here in terms of the games chosen to be tested and graphics configuration (and the configuration of the test PC) are applied. There was not much difference in resolution 4K, it is worth pointing, with a gain of 4% for 9070 xt versus 3% for 5070 ti.
So, this is not a definitive result, and we must have some caution around it. Even so, the difference in 1440p seems to be large enough to justify some high eyebrows, and this type of profits have also been observed in other places, as noted.
It seems, then, that AMD has advanced considerable in the perfection of its adrenaline graphics controllers, much more than NVIDIA, since the RDNA 4 range 4 of graphics cards were launched. Or, to some extent, this could reflect the red equipment of the equipment with the performance with lower resolutions (since the impulse in 4K is much smaller, and just different from what Nvidia has achieved with the RTX 5070 TI).
This is great news for those who bought an RX 9070 XT already, of course, and effectively a substantial free speed impulse, so to speak. It is also evidence of the effect of “wine of good wine” that is commonly associated with AMD drivers, which means that age very well continues.
What about the situation for those looking to buy an RTX 5070 TI or RX 9070 XT? To begin with, you can consult our face to face of those GPU, but as for the performance in this hardware test without box, there is not much between them.
At 1440p, the resolution in which these graphics cards will be used: AMD has raised its socks as noted, and the 9070 XT is now the fastest board, but only for 3%. There are also other arguments in favor of Nvidia, around the benefits of DLSS 4 and the generation of multiple frames, so it is a very close battle here.
That means, then, that the price is absolutely key, and, of course, also regional price labels, and this is where AMD obtains victory, certainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. In Newgg US currently, the NVIDIA GPU is 20% more expensive (although normally more), and in Australia the Gulf is more like 30%. Wherever you live, the story is likely to be very similar, unless you can find a very good value of an agreement in the RTX 5070 ti (like this in the United Kingdom today).
And given that, unless you are very hungry for DLSS 4, RX 9070 XT now looks much stronger in these GPU in terms of that important price/general performance ratio.
