Were in that exciting period leading up to the release of some of next years best graphics cards, and that means leaks and predictions are coming out every single day. The last few weeks have really brought into focus AMDs next-gen flagship, which is now said to be called the RX 9070 XT. But now, more than ever, were seeing a lot of conflicting information about the kind of performance we can expect from the top RDNA 4 card. The latest leaks see it falling within a stones throw of Nvidias RTX 4080.According to zhangzhonghao on the Chiphell forums (who is a frequent leaker in the CPU and GPU space), the difference between the RX 9070 XT and the RTX 4080 is just 5%. They didnt specify which card was the winner, though, and we dont know which games they were tested in.Recommended VideosThis falls in line with many previous predictions about the new AMD flagship. Many previous leakers compared it to the RTX 4080, but others placed it at around the level of the RX 7900 XT which is not at all comparable. The only leaked benchmark weve seen for the GPU is a Time Spy test that shows it performing slower than the RX 7900 XT, although a second test reveals that it can compete against the RTX 4070 Ti.Safe to say, its all a bit all over the place.Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming 9070XT Rumorbase2.8 boost3.0-3.1PowerReference 26xWcustom variant up to 330WGaming performanceReference ~4080-5%https://t.co/JOT3IqnWgo HXL (@9550pro) December 26, 2024RelatedAside from that vague performance prediction, though, zhangzhonghao also revealed some key specs for the card. The leaker believes that the AMD version of the RX 9070 XT will feature a total board power (TBP) of around 260 watts, but models made by AMDs partners may bump that up to as high as 330 watts. This kind of TBP is comparable to what we expect to see in the RTX 5070 Ti, but of course, that doesnt have to mean similar performance.The Chiphell tipster also expects the card to feature a base clock of 2.8GHz that can be boosted to anywhere between 3.0 and 3.1GHz. Those numbers are attainable with overclocking in the current generation, but are still on the higher end of the scale.Were just 10 days away from AMD announcing the RX 9070 XT presumably alongside other cards from the lineup so its important to take all of this with some skepticism. It wont be long until we know the exact specs, and thatll give us a good hint about possible performance figures.Editors Recommendations