GPU — AMD
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD RDNA 4 architecture optimized for price-to-VRAM performance. Strong choice for Linux-based ROCm AI workloads.
- VRAM
- 16GB
- TDP
- 250W
- Bandwidth
- 640GB/s
- AI Throughput
- 389TOPS
Est. Price$579.99
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Architect's technical teardown: VRAM capacity, memory bandwidth, TDP, and AI throughput — compared head-to-head for local LLM workloads.
★ Recommended for Local AI
GPU — NVIDIA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
The Blackwell prosumer sweet spot. GDDR7 bandwidth delivers exceptional tokens-per-second for 30B+ parameter models in a single-GPU configuration.
- VRAM
- 16GB
- TDP
- 360W
- Bandwidth
- 960GB/s
- AI Throughput
- 1801TOPS
Est. Price$1,349.99
Full Specification Matrix
| Metric | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 16GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 640 GB/s | 960 GB/s |
| AI Throughput (TOPS) | 389 | 1801 |
| TDP (Power Draw) | 250W | 360W |
| Est. Price | $579.99 | $1,349.99 |