Launch MSRPs, release cycles and deals windows as of November 9, 2026.
The AMD RX 9070 GRE and NVIDIA RTX 5070 are current-generation rivals in the High-end tier — AMD's RX 9000 against NVIDIA's RTX 5000, released 14 months apart. Against the RTX 5070, the RX 9070 GRE launched at the same $549 MSRP, matches its 12 GB of VRAM and draws 30W less at rated TDP (220W vs 250W).
Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p gamers who want RDNA 4 and FSR 4 and can find the GRE meaningfully cheaper than the 16GB RX 9070.
Full details →Late in cycle — next generation likely within 12 months
Best for: 1440p gamers who want near-flagship performance at a fraction of the flagship price, and entry-level 4K gamers.
Full details →| AMD RX 9070 GRE | NVIDIA RTX 5070 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | High-end |
| Generation | RX 9000 | RTX 5000 |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 220W | 250W |
| Upscaling | FSR4 | DLSS4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $549 | $549 |
| Editor score | 7.8/10 | 8.2/10 |
| Released | Jun 2, 2026 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Cycle length | ~367 days | ~850 days |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Wait |
| Deals advice | Caution | Buy |
| Successor | — | — |
Full access to AMD's ML-based FSR 4 upscaling and RDNA 4's improved ray tracing.
AMD claims up to 22% higher performance than the 16GB RTX 5060 Ti across 40+ games.
Enough VRAM for 1440p today, though less headroom than the 16GB RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT.
NVIDIA's most disruptive price-to-performance ratio this generation — a generational leap accessible to mainstream budgets.
Draws about 30W more than the 220W RTX 4070 Super it replaces, in exchange for higher performance and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation.
Full Blackwell AI features including multi-frame generation — exclusive to RTX 5000 series.
Released Jun 2, 2026, the RX 9070 GRE has been on the market for 5 months. The previous cycle for this line ran about 367 days, so it is roughly 44% of the way through a typical cycle, with around 207 days to go before a replacement would be due on past form. Our model rates it Buy.
Released Mar 6, 2025, the RTX 5070 has been on the market for 20 months. The next model on our radar: the RTX 5070 Super, expected CES 2027, January 2027 (rumoured) — roughly 58 days out if that date holds. That puts the RTX 5070 about 91% of the way through its current cycle, which our model rates Wait.
On timing alone, the RX 9070 GRE is the safer buy right now: it rates Buy, against Wait for the RTX 5070. If you lean towards the RTX 5070, it may be worth waiting to see what the RTX 5070 Super brings.
Both cards launched at $549, so at MSRP the decision comes down to what that money buys. Per gigabyte of VRAM they're identical at $45.8.
Both cards are in the Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2026 deals window, which runs to Dec 5, 2026 and is rated Caution for each. For the RX 9070 GRE: another AMD price increase was reported for November, so deep discounts are unlikely. Only buy well below the RX 9070's street price. For the RTX 5070: usually the best annual GPU deals, but analysts do not expect memory supply to normalise before late 2027, so discounts are unlikely to reach the $549 MSRP. A rumoured RTX 5070 Super is reported for CES 2027. Only buy at or near MSRP.
Next on both deals calendars: New Year clearance 2027, from Jan 2, 2027 to Jan 20, 2027.
Our pick: NVIDIA RTX 5070
Our pick is the RTX 5070: it carries the higher editor score (8.2 vs 7.8). One caveat: the RTX 5070 itself rates Wait on timing, with the RTX 5070 Super expected CES 2027, January 2027 (rumoured) — if you can hold off, that's worth watching.
Go for the RX 9070 GRE instead if you want lower power draw: 220W vs 250W rated TDP, or if you're buying right now: it rates Buy vs Wait on our buy/wait signal.
Buy/Wait and deals ratings come from release-cycle and pricing data, not benchmarks. How we rate →
Where they're level: launch MSRP ($549 each) and VRAM (12 GB each).