The RTX 5080 outperforms the RX 9070 XT in ray tracing and DLSS workloads by 25% on average (per Tom's Hardware 4K tests) while the RX 9070 XT wins rasterization value at 1440p. The 5080's stronger feature set and efficiency make it the better all-rounder for future-proofing. The 9070 XT closes the gap in non-RT gaming but trails in advanced rendering.