GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the Radeon RX 7800 XT comes out significantly faster — about 37% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3070. It also wins on performance-per-dollar, making it the cleaner choice when you can afford it.
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Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3070: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3070
The Radeon RX 7800 XT is significantly faster, around 37% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3070. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to 1440p.
Price & Value
The GeForce RTX 3070 currently lists from $544 EUR, $91 EUR less than the Radeon RX 7800 XT at $634 EUR. Because it's both faster and competitively priced, the Radeon RX 7800 XT wins on performance-per-dollar by about 17%. The Radeon RX 7800 XT still sits about $135 EUR above its $499 EUR MSRP.
Power & Efficiency
On power, the GeForce RTX 3070 is the gentler choice at 220W versus 263W. The Radeon RX 7800 XT is more efficient per watt because it's faster, but its higher 263W draw means more heat and a bigger PSU. Its more modern RDNA 3 architecture on a TSMC N5 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The Radeon RX 7800 XT carries 16GB versus 8GB on the GeForce RTX 3070. The extra 8GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 7800 XT is roughly 3 years newer than the GeForce RTX 3070 (RDNA 3 vs Ampere), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3070 brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 7800 XT offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 7800 XT?
The Radeon RX 7800 XT is the all-round winner here — it's faster and the better value, so buy it if it fits your budget. Only consider the GeForce RTX 3070 if you find it at a steep discount.