NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
The AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB is ahead by 7% on our index and meets the recommended card of 19 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 15 16
Video memory 4 GB 8 GB
Rated power 145 W 130 W
Launch price $329 $199
Index per $100 4.6 8.0
Games at recommended 206 225
Released20142019
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21314
- Fortnite1516
- Palworld1516
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970; right: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB.
Games only the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB runs at recommended
- Frostpunk
- Poppy Playtime
- eFootball™
- Battlefield™ V
- Titanfall® 2
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
- Ready or Not
- Eternal Return
And 11 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 faster than the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB?
No — the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB scores 16 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970's 15, a 7% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 meets the recommended graphics card of 206 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, 225.