RX 9070 XT FPS Calculator
The RX 9070 XT is AMD's card for 1440p at high refresh rates, and it holds up at 4K. Across our 30 games at High it averages 143 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p and 61 FPS at 4K. That puts 1440p above 100 FPS on average and 4K just over 60 FPS, with upscaling helping in the heaviest games. Its 16 GB of VRAM is never a limit in our table. Counter-Strike 2 reaches 327 FPS at 1440p, so a high-refresh 1440p monitor is the natural pairing.
RX 9070 XT FPS in 30 games
Average frame rate at the High preset, native resolution, no upscaling or frame generation.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Wake 2 | 116 | 89 | 53 |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 71 | 62 | 41 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 215 | 163 | 98 |
| Battlefield 6 | 179 | 144 | 47 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 113 | 84 | 50 |
| Borderlands 4 | 64 | 44 | 21 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | 208 | 141 | 82 |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 82 | 54 | 44 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 477 | 327 | 174 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 163 | 134 | 60 |
| Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | 118 | 95 | 60 |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | 127 | 92 | 48 |
| Dragon Age: The Veilguard | 119 | 92 | 54 |
| Dying Light: The Beast | 130 | 101 | 60 |
| Final Fantasy XVI | 96 | 70 | 42 |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 132 | 104 | 65 |
| God of War Ragnarök | 144 | 118 | 79 |
| Helldivers 2 | 232 | 173 | 100 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 138 | 97 | 51 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 138 | 111 | 74 |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | 158 | 114 | 63 |
| Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | 155 | 116 | 68 |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 101 | 62 | 39 |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | 108 | 82 | 48 |
| Silent Hill 2 Remake | 95 | 68 | 36 |
| Star Wars Outlaws | 111 | 75 | 35 |
| Starfield | 88 | 71 | 44 |
| The First Descendant | 107 | 84 | 56 |
| The Last of Us Part II | 142 | 114 | 74 |
| Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 | 149 | 105 | 56 |
5 of 90 values come from real benchmarks; the rest are estimated from our performance model.
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What CPU to pair with RX 9070 XT
With 106 FPS on average at 1440p, RX 9070 XT can be held back by a weak processor. Pair it with a current-generation 8-core CPU, ideally one with large cache such as an X3D chip, so the card is not waiting on the CPU in esports and simulation games.
Full guide: best CPUs for the RX 9070 XT
Check your own CPU with this card: Bottleneck calculator
What monitor suits RX 9070 XT
1080p: A 1080p monitor wastes RX 9070 XT. Even at 360 Hz you give up image quality the card can easily afford.
1440p: A 1440p panel at 165 to 240 Hz is the sweet spot. RX 9070 XT averages 106 FPS at 1440p High, enough to use a fast panel in most games.
4K: A 4K panel at 120 to 144 Hz suits RX 9070 XT. It averages 61 FPS at 4K High, so VRR matters, and upscaling gets the heaviest games above 60 FPS.
RX 9070 XT FPS FAQ
How many FPS does the RX 9070 XT get in Counter-Strike 2 at 1440p?
Our estimate for RX 9070 XT in Counter-Strike 2 at 1440p High is 327 FPS. That is the highest of the 30 games in the table. Across all 30 games it averages 106 FPS at 1440p High.
Is the RX 9070 XT good for 1080p gaming?
RX 9070 XT averages 143 FPS at 1080p High across our 30 games. Check the table above for the games you play, since the average hides both the lightest and the heaviest titles.
Can the RX 9070 XT run games at 4K?
At 4K High the RX 9070 XT averages 61 FPS across our 30 games. The table shows each game, so you can see which ones clear 60 FPS and which need lower settings or upscaling.
Is 16 GB of VRAM enough on the RX 9070 XT?
It depends on the game and resolution. Alan Wake 2 is the most memory-hungry game in our table, and it is where 16 GB is tested hardest, at 4K. Lower texture quality if you see stutter.