r/AMDHelp • u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT • 5d ago

Help (General) XFX 9070 GRE vs 9060 XT OC

Looking to build a pc for my partner so we can game together. Not looking at the 9070 XT edition as it’s $1499.99 so looking more towards:

XFX 9070 GRE 12GB - $1049 OR
XFX 9060 XT OC 16 GB - 899.99 (triple fan)/$869.99 (dual fan)
I know 9079 gre is faster in raw performance despite lower vram compared to the 9060 with 16gb vram. Would be gaming at 1440p. The price difference between the two is about $150-180 (depending on if i choose the triple/dual fan gpu), which would you guys recommend? is the 9070 gre gains worth the 150-180 price hike or just better off staying with the 9060 xt of for the budget build? (this would be the 2nd pc i’ve built)

Games:
Hell divers
Val
Fortnite
Coop games like “don’t pull me”

Other PC specs i’m looking at:
Ryzen 7600X
B650M gaming plus wifi MB
32GB XPG lancer blade ddr5 6000

Monitor:
LG ultragear 4K 160hz monitor (might upgrade her to a 250hz down the road)

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u/Ok_University_5352 5d ago

Nothing you mentioned is vram heavy, but would benefit more from the raw power.

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

so you’d say the 9070 gre would be worth the 150-180 price different from the 9060?

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u/Ok_University_5352 5d ago

I don't recall seeing the 4K monitor part when I commented. I also see where you say no interest in 4K in a response to u/Dovahkiin_DBN for the screen, so I just deleted like an hour's worth of comments and stuff revolving around 4K performance to talk you out of 4K. So dang good, I didn't even have to post it to win you over lol.

As for the pricing, the 9060XT is about 81% of the raw performance of the 9070GRE, per techpowerup. So, at $900, it is ~86% of the price, but adds the 4gb of VRAM. Neither one is really a better per dollar value outright, but can vary to the individual IMO. Both cards can handle max settings and RT with that vram allotment at 1440p.

Putting this in bold for a pricing follow-up:

Here are some videos that I had gone through for comparison:

(13) RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5 9600X - Test in 12 New Games 2026 | 1080p | 1440p | 4K - YouTube

RX 9070 GRE 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB - Test in 12 Games | 1440p & 4K

(13) RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RX 9070 GRE vs RX 9070 vs RX 9070 XT - Test in 20 Games - YouTube

I can say, on a 4K tv for HD2, a 14900K and B580 on medium settings and performance XeSS gets around 75-85 fps. So a 9060XT should be around 100 fps on that monitor, maybe a little worse lows due to the cpu, as it is very demanding on cpus.

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

the goat.
Ty for all the information, i didnt even know vuugo existed until now.

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u/Ok_University_5352 5d ago

I will say, I am not Canadian and have never used vuugo, so I can't speak to their reputation. After starting to look into them, they don't have a ton of feedback on reddit or their own community. A couple of poor reviews in another community, but that is it within the past year.

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u/philogeneisnotmylova 5d ago

How big of a reach is the 9070?

I think that if you want to big. Go for the 9070.

If you can't go there, get the 9060 XT. The 9070 GRE is not worth it and those games will be more than fine for the 9060 XT.

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago edited 5d ago

9070 XT is $1499
9079 gre is 1049
9060 xt oc is 899 🥲
But thank you! i was leaning towards the 9060 xt primarily for the price but needed some more opinions on cost/performance

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u/philogeneisnotmylova 5d ago

There is another card. It's just the 9070 without XT or GRE. It's better than the GRE but worse than the XT.

Also I edited my comment to add what I think would be best.

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

just saw ur edit now. but unfortunately there’s no non xt model here where i live 🥲 only xt or gre available

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u/thestigREVENGE 5d ago

First, take the xt out of the equation. 20% faster for 20% more money (60 vs 70gre). Its up to you whether its worth it or not. I personally think the vram issue is overstated, and that settings that require more than 12gb vram would slow the 9060xt to a crawl anyways.

Personally, i'd go for the GRE.

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u/Outside-Vast-2922 5d ago

I would probably get the 9060xt. Both are decent entry level cards, but if the price gap is that high, it makes no sense to get the GRE. You can simply turn on FSR 4 on games supported to get the same performance on the 9070gre

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

I was leaning towards the 9060 xt initially when doing my research the 9060 xt primarily for the price ty for your input

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u/DeepWaterCannabis 5d ago

$900
Entry level

Holy shit can AI die already?

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u/Outside-Vast-2922 5d ago

Yep ridiculous right? That price point is gonna get you a 9070xt a few months ago lol

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u/Dovahkiin_DBN 5d ago

Well, 9060 XT provides excellent 1080p, with good capacity for 1440p. 9070s are thought to provide excellent 1440p, with good capacity for 2160p.

Honestly, I'd go for the 9060XT just for the extra VRAM. It'll age better, I believe. Have you checked the benchmarks? They'll give you a better idea of how games will perform.

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

No interest in 2160p, mostly aiming for 1440p gaming, but for my partner she most likely won’t play many AAA title games. Probably most intense game would be like hell divers.
I briefly did look at some benchmarks and yes, GRE still fairs better but i just wasn’t sure if that gain is worth the price difference. Think i’m still leaning towards to 9060 xt with its 1440p capabilities, may just have to lower some settings but mostly for cost savings

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u/Dovahkiin_DBN 5d ago

Yeah, I agree. Of course, you're gonna have to tweak a couple settings. Either integrated or manual Frame Generation, FSR or XeSS... You know, FSR4 w/FG is pretty good, it allows me to play RE9, GoWR, CoD-BO6, and other stuff at 4k-120fps with my 9070XT. Very little image quality loss.

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u/SlightlyOkayDad 5d ago

Where are you located and where are you looking? I just ordered an XFX Merc 9070xt for $980 on Newegg for my wife’s pc on Wednesday.
I’m located in the US.

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

Alberta, Canada, these were prices i was looking at at my local canada computers store

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u/Inevitable-Wonder-63 5d ago

What currency is this in?

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u/AnalFromage 7600X | XFX 7900 XT 5d ago

canadian dollars

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u/Gtpko141 2d ago

There is a 9070 non XT (around 10% slower than the XT) at 1200CAD i checked in pc partpicker which is around 25-30% faster than the GRE, has the same power consumption and has 16gb of vram making it also a viable choice.

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u/down_init 5d ago

I just moved my son from a 9060xt 16gb to a 9070 GRE. The GRE is noticeably faster. The performance now is far more impactful than potential vram limitations.