Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p gamers who want 16GB VRAM and AMD's ecosystem at the most efficient power-to-performance ratio.
Full details →First-generation product — no release history to base predictions on
Best for: Budget gamers who want 16GB VRAM and primarily play modern DX12/Vulkan titles. Not recommended for older game libraries or professional CUDA workloads.
Full details →| AMD RX 9070 | Intel Arc A770 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | High-end | Mid-range |
| Generation | RX 9000 | Arc Alchemist |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 250W | 225W |
| Upscaling | FSR4 | XeSS |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $549 | $349 |
| Released | Mar 6, 2025 | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Cycle length | ~820 days | — |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Caution |
| Deals advice | Caution | Caution |
| Successor | — | — |
Same VRAM as the 9070 XT for $50 less — excellent value.
More power-efficient than both the 9070 XT and RTX 5070.
Full access to AMD's ML-powered upscaling.
16GB VRAM at the $349 price point — more than the B580 (12GB) and any NVIDIA card at this tier.
Intel released driver 32.0.101.8626 in March 2026, with ongoing optimisations for DX12 and Vulkan titles.
Intel's AI upscaler works across all GPU brands but is optimized for Arc hardware.