The RX 9070XT but for Esports titles?
It’s been a month since the RX 9070XT was released, and I thought it would be interesting to see how the RX 9070XT performs in a budget system. I know that this graphics card isn’t specifically made for Esports titles. However, AMD mentioned that they wanted this to be a plug-and-play solution. Let’s see how the results pan out!
I have eight games to benchmark. These games will be tested at 1080p and 1440p, with overall comparisons at the end.
I will compare 1080p v 1440p Esports Titles on the ASRock RX 9070 XT Taichi OC
Settings:
- CPU and GPU are factory, with no personal overclock.
- Games tested in Fullscreen.
- Vsync is off.
- AMD Anti-Lag is Off.
- Frame rate uncapped.
- FSR is on when specified.
- Ray Tracing is Off.
- SAM is On.
- AMD Driver Tested on: 25.3.1.
- Latest Windows 10 Update 22H2.
- All Games are Benchmarked on a 3-game Average.
Test system(my system):
CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600x – Stock
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Cooler
GPU: AsRock RX 9070XT Taichi @PCIE 3.0 x16 (OC Profile)
SSD: Samsung 860 Evo 500GB (OS), Samsung 870 Evo 1TB(Games)
Ram: 16GB (2x 8gb) Kingston Fury CL16 DDR4 3200
Motherboard: Asus Prime B350M-A
Case: Open Air Test Bench
Power supply: Corsair RMx750 750W (Gold)
ASRock RX 9070 XT Taichi OC Specs:
- – Architecture: RDNA 4.0
- – Process Type: N4P FinFET
- – Die Size: 357mm²
- – Base Clock: 1870 MHz Boost Clock: 3100 MHz
- – Bus Interface: PCIe 5.0 x16
- – Memory Type: GDDR6 16GB
- – Memory Bus: 256 bit
- – Memory Speed: 20.1Gbps
- – Bandwidth: 644.6 GB/s
- – L2 Cache: 8 MB – TDP: 304W
- – Release Date: Mar 6th, 2025
- – MSRP: $650USD (AMD Specified)
- – Price I paid: $829USD
- – Design: Triple-slot Length: 330MM
- – Output: 1x HDMI 2.1b 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
- – Power connector: 1x 16pin
From: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asrock-rx-9070-xt-taichi-oc.b12256
Here is the video of the RX 9070XT Esports games benchmark:
*In the video I am referring to the R5 5600X as the R5 5600, it is in fact a 5600X in this system.
*9:09 Correction Marvel Rivals on LOW* Settings with FSR Performance.
Timestamps:
0:00 – 0:28 Intro
0:29 – 1:35 System Specs
1:36 – 2:48 Call of Duty Warzone
2:49 – 3:34 Counter Strike 2
3:35 – 4:20 F1 24
4:21 – 5:12 Fortnite Epic Settings
5:13 – 6:10 Fortnite Performance Mode
6:11 – 6:44 League of Legends (ARAM)
6:45 – 7:41 Overwatch 2 Epic Settings
7:42 – 8:34 Overwatch 2 Medium FSR
8:35 – 9:08 Marvel Rivals Ultra
9:09 – 10:09 Marvel Rivals Medium FSR
10:10 – 11:00 Valorant (Death Match)
11:01 – 12:07 Overall 1080p v 1440p 8 Games
12:07 Final Thoughts
Graphs of the Games – Hover to see the Names of Games (Sorry for the scaling on some graphs; please pay attention to the numbers instead of the bars):
Graphs of the Overall for Average FPS and Average 1% Lows:
Final Thoughts:
Overall, the system performed well at 1080p and 1440p in all eSport titles. It was clear that in most games, we could play with a high refresh rate and settings, even at 1440p. In a few games like marvel-rivals for example, we were able to turn some settings down or turn on upscaling being FSR to help increase the frame rate further.
It is good to know that the 5600 could handle the RX 9070XT with these eSport titles, but I do suspect, as some of these games are more CPU-limited, that a better CPU could help. I found the GPU and CPU utilization rates interesting and how, at 1440p, generally, the GPU utilization rate scales up. Another consideration is cost. If the Rx 9070xt costs more than $800usd, why not save that money for a better CPU/mobo and RAM if you strictly play esport titles? For esport titles, I would probably recommend upgrading your CPU first, considering the nature of eSport games’ reliance on the CPU compared to the GPU.
Balancing your system would be necessary when using a higher-end card like the RX 9070XT and an older CPU. This is especially true if you’re at 1080p; you should find that your CPU will matter more as a general rule of thumb. Of course, 1440p and 4k are more GPU-limited, but if you drop this card into an older system and the CPU cannot produce any more frames well, then it would be a bit of a waste of money.
So yes, you can drop in an RX 9070XT if you want to play strictly eSport titles, and you should get decent framerates.
YSTech: https://ystech.org
YSTech Article: https://ystech.org/rx-9070xt-esport-benchmark
-YS