AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT & RX 9070 "RDNA 4" GPUs bring great performance to 4K & 1440P gamers at great value.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT & RX 9070 Rasterization & Raytracing Performance Preview - Firing Back At NVIDIA's Blackwell
Today, you will have a look at various reviews of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT & Radeon RX 9070 GPUs based on the RDNA 4 architecture. While our review is not going to be published today due to issues with shipments, we can promise that we have the cards now on our test bed and will be providing our own disclosure in the coming days on how we feel about the new RDNA 4 graphics cards.
With that said, AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs have already been introduced, and we know what specifications and prices to expect. You can check out our deep-dive of the architecture here and the specs/prices here. For this post, we will be taking a look at the first-party figures that are provided by AMD as part of its reviewers guide. The performance you are looking at was tested on a system with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and includes comparisons with the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and the RTX 4070 SUPER.
So, with that said, let's see what the new AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT & RX 9070 GPUs have to offer in rasterization gaming first.
Starting with the 4K (Native) performance, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT achieves a 36% uplift over the Radeon RX 7900 GRE and a 12% improvement over the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. The Non-XT Radeon RX 9070 achieves a 15% uplift over the 7900 GRE and a 17% uplift over the RTX 4070 SUPER.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT – Native 4K (Rasterization only)
| AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT | AMD RADEON RX 7900 GRE | RTX 4070 TI SUPER | % FASTER VS RX 7900 GRE | % FASTER VS RTX 4070 TI S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAKE 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 46 | 34 | 39 | +36% | +17% |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 98 | 69 | 88 | +43% | +12% |
| BALDUR’S GATE 3 (DX11, ULTRA) | 89 | 68 | 82 | +32% | +9% |
| BLACK MYTH: WUKONG (DX12, CINEMATIC) | 30 | 21 | 28 | +42% | +7% |
| CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 (DX12, EXTREME, VRS OFF) | 74 | 56 | 59 | +33% | +24% |
| CONTROL (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 75 | 61 | 69 | +22% | +9% |
| CYBERPUNK 2077 (DX12, ULTRA) | 61 | 41 | 46 | +48% | +33% |
| DEADLOCK (DX11, ULTRA) | 129 | 102 | 125 | +26% | +3% |
| DOOM ETERNAL (VULKAN, ULTRA NIGHTMARE) | 207 | 147 | 194 | +41% | +7% |
| DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (DX12, ULTRA) | 76 | 54 | 65 | +41% | +18% |
| DYING LIGHT 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 86 | 64 | 78 | +35% | +10% |
| F1 24 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 157 | 127 | 150 | +23% | +4% |
| FAR CRY 6 (DX12, ULTRA) | 126 | 89 | 102 | +42% | +24% |
| FINAL FANTASY XVI DEMO (DX12, ULTRA) | 64 | 46 | 54 | +40% | +18% |
| FORZA HORIZON 5 (DX12, MAXED) | 95 | 71 | 89 | +35% | +7% |
| FROSTPUNK 2 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 28 | 23 | 30 | +21% | -5% |
| GHOST OF TSUSHIMA (DX12, VERY HIGH) | 74 | 55 | 64 | +33% | +15% |
| GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK (DX12, ULTRA) | 109 | 74 | 98 | +46% | +11% |
| HITMAN 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 169 | 137 | 144 | +23% | +17% |
| HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (DX12, MAXED) | 71 | 48 | 65 | +48% | +9% |
| HORIZON ZERO DAWN REMASTERED (DX12, MAXED) | 99 | 65 | 86 | +52% | +15% |
| RESIDENT EVIL 4 (DX12, MAX) | 87 | 69 | 73 | +25% | +18% |
| STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL (DX12, EPIC) | 44 | 33 | 45 | +33% | -1% |
| STARFIELD (DX12, ULTRA) | 62 | 46 | 57 | +34% | +9% |
| THE WITCHER 3 (DX12, ULTRA+) | 61 | 42 | 51 | +47% | +20% |
| TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 77 | 56 | 68 | +38% | +13% |
| WATCH DOGS LEGION (DX12, ULTRA) | 93 | 69 | 75 | +35% | +23% |
| WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 (DX12, MAXED) | 54 | 42 | 49 | +28% | +11% |
| Average | 87 FPS | 64 FPS | 78 FPS | +36% | +12% |
AMD Radeon RX 9070 – Native 4K (Rasterization only)
| AMD RADEON RX 9070 | AMD RADEON RX 7900 GRE | RTX 4070 SUPER | % FASTER VS RX 7900 GRE | % FASTER VS RTX 4070 S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAKE 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 40 | 34 | 33 | +17% | +22% |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 88 | 69 | 73 | +28% | +21% |
| BALDUR’S GATE 3 (DX11, ULTRA) | 74 | 68 | 68 | +10% | +10% |
| BLACK MYTH: WUKONG (DX12, CINEMATIC) | 25 | 21 | 23 | +20% | +9% |
| CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 (DX12, EXTREME, VRS OFF) | 62 | 56 | 51 | +11% | +22% |
| CONTROL (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 64 | 61 | 56 | +4% | +15% |
| CYBERPUNK 2077 (DX12, ULTRA) | 52 | 41 | 38 | +26% | +36% |
| DEADLOCK (DX11, ULTRA) | 107 | 102 | 104 | +5% | +3% |
| DOOM ETERNAL (VULKAN, ULTRA NIGHTMARE) | 178 | 147 | 161 | +21% | +10% |
| DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (DX12, ULTRA) | 68 | 54 | 55 | +25% | +23% |
| DYING LIGHT 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 75 | 64 | 64 | +18% | +17% |
| F1 24 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 134 | 127 | 125 | +5% | +7% |
| FAR CRY 6 (DX12, ULTRA) | 108 | 89 | 85 | +21% | +27% |
| FINAL FANTASY XVI DEMO (DX12, ULTRA) | 56 | 46 | 45 | +22% | +24% |
| FORZA HORIZON 5 (DX12, MAXED) | 86 | 71 | 76 | +22% | +14% |
| FROSTPUNK 2 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 24 | 23 | 25 | +1% | -3% |
| GHOST OF TSUSHIMA (DX12, VERY HIGH) | 63 | 55 | 53 | +14% | +20% |
| GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK (DX12, ULTRA) | 92 | 74 | 79 | +24% | +16% |
| HITMAN 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 141 | 137 | 119 | +3% | +18% |
| HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (DX12, MAXED) | 63 | 48 | 54 | +31% | +17% |
| HORIZON ZERO DAWN REMASTERED (DX12, MAXED) | 86 | 65 | 72 | +32% | +20% |
| RESIDENT EVIL 4 (DX12, MAX) | 74 | 69 | 59 | +6% | +25% |
| STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL (DX12, EPIC) | 39 | 33 | 37 | +18% | +4% |
| STARFIELD (DX12, ULTRA) | 54 | 46 | 47 | +17% | +15% |
| THE WITCHER 3 (DX12, ULTRA+) | 52 | 42 | 42 | +25% | +24% |
| TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 67 | 56 | 56 | +19% | +19% |
| WATCH DOGS LEGION (DX12, ULTRA) | 81 | 69 | 64 | +17% | +26% |
| WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 (DX12, MAXED) | 46 | 42 | 40 | +8% | +14% |
| Average | 75 FPS | 65 FPS | 64 FPS | +15% | +17% |
Moving over to the 1440P gaming performance numbers, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is 31% faster than the Radeon RX 7900 GRE and 10% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti on average. The Non-XT Radeon RX 9070 is 15% faster than the 7900 GRE and 13% faster than the RTX 4070 SUPER on an average basis.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT – Native 1440p (Rasterization only)
| AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT | AMD RADEON RX 7900 GRE | RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | % FASTER VS RX 7900 GRE | % FASTER VS RTX 4070 TI S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAKE 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 81 | 61 | 70 | +33% | +15% |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 155 | 118 | 142 | +32% | +9% |
| BALDUR’S GATE 3 (DX11, ULTRA) | 161 | 129 | 149 | +25% | +8% |
| BLACK MYTH: WUKONG (DX12, CINEMATIC) | 51 | 35 | 48 | +44% | +6% |
| CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 (DX12, EXTREME, VRS OFF) | 130 | 100 | 106 | +30% | +22% |
| CONTROL (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 152 | 122 | 135 | +25% | +13% |
| CYBERPUNK 2077 (DX12, ULTRA) | 130 | 99 | 108 | +32% | +20% |
| DEADLOCK (DX11, ULTRA) | 245 | 195 | 239 | +26% | +3% |
| DOOM ETERNAL (VULKAN, ULTRA NIGHTMARE) | 314 | 231 | 300 | +36% | +5% |
| DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (DX12, ULTRA) | 114 | 83 | 105 | +38% | +9% |
| DYING LIGHT 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 158 | 123 | 152 | +29% | +4% |
| F1 24 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 267 | 217 | 257 | +23% | +4% |
| FAR CRY 6 (DX12, ULTRA) | 199 | 154 | 177 | +29% | +12% |
| FINAL FANTASY XVI DEMO (DX12, ULTRA) | 120 | 90 | 101 | +33% | +20% |
| FORZA HORIZON 5 (DX12, MAXED) | 146 | 110 | 133 | +33% | +10% |
| FROSTPUNK 2 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 50 | 39 | 55 | +28% | -9% |
| GHOST OF TSUSHIMA (DX12, VERY HIGH) | 131 | 96 | 108 | +36% | +21% |
| GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK (DX12, ULTRA) | 185 | 130 | 168 | +43% | +10% |
| HITMAN 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 298 | 242 | 259 | +23% | +15% |
| HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (DX12, MAXED) | 108 | 77 | 103 | +41% | +5% |
| HORIZON ZERO DAWN REMASTERED (DX12, MAXED) | 157 | 113 | 142 | +40% | +11% |
| RESIDENT EVIL 4 (DX12, MAX) | 151 | 122 | 136 | +24% | +11% |
| STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL (DX12, EPIC) | 73 | 57 | 76 | +30% | -3% |
| STARFIELD (DX12, ULTRA) | 88 | 66 | 82 | +32% | +7% |
| THE WITCHER 3 (DX12, ULTRA+) | 122 | 91 | 101 | +35% | +21% |
| TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 148 | 112 | 130 | +32% | +14% |
| WATCH DOGS LEGION (DX12, ULTRA) | 149 | 117 | 129 | +28% | +16% |
| WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 (DX12, MAXED) | 93 | 75 | 94 | +23% | -1% |
| Average | 149 FPS | 114 FPS | 136 FPS | +31% | +10% |
AMD Radeon RX 9070 – Native 1440p (Rasterization only)
| AMD RADEON RX 9070 | AMD RADEON RX 7900 GRE | RTX 4070 SUPER | % FASTER VS RX 7900 GRE | % FASTER VS RTX 4070 S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAKE 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 71 | 61 | 59 | +17% | +20% |
| ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 143 | 118 | 125 | +21% | +15% |
| BALDUR’S GATE 3 (DX11, ULTRA) | 137 | 129 | 126 | +6% | +8% |
| BLACK MYTH: WUKONG (DX12, CINEMATIC) | 43 | 35 | 41 | +22% | +6% |
| CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 (DX12, EXTREME, VRS OFF) | 111 | 100 | 92 | +11% | +21% |
| CONTROL (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 129 | 122 | 111 | +6% | +16% |
| CYBERPUNK 2077 (DX12, ULTRA) | 113 | 99 | 91 | +15% | +25% |
| DEADLOCK (DX11, ULTRA) | 208 | 195 | 200 | +6% | +4% |
| DOOM ETERNAL (VULKAN, ULTRA NIGHTMARE) | 279 | 231 | 256 | +21% | +9% |
| DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (DX12, ULTRA) | 104 | 83 | 91 | +26% | +14% |
| DYING LIGHT 2 (DX12, HIGH) | 141 | 123 | 128 | +15% | +10% |
| F1 24 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 237 | 217 | 218 | +9% | +9% |
| FAR CRY 6 (DX12, ULTRA) | 184 | 154 | 156 | +19% | +18% |
| FINAL FANTASY XVI DEMO (DX12, ULTRA) | 107 | 90 | 87 | +18% | +23% |
| FORZA HORIZON 5 (DX12, MAXED) | 137 | 110 | 117 | +24% | +17% |
| FROSTPUNK 2 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH) | 42 | 39 | 46 | +8% | -8% |
| GHOST OF TSUSHIMA (DX12, VERY HIGH) | 114 | 96 | 90 | +19% | +27% |
| GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK (DX12, ULTRA) | 159 | 130 | 142 | +23% | +12% |
| HITMAN 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 256 | 242 | 221 | +6% | +16% |
| HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (DX12, MAXED) | 98 | 77 | 88 | +27% | +11% |
| HORIZON ZERO DAWN REMASTERED (DX12, MAXED) | 143 | 113 | 124 | +27% | +15% |
| RESIDENT EVIL 4 (DX12, MAX) | 130 | 122 | 113 | +7% | +15% |
| STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL (DX12, EPIC) | 67 | 57 | 66 | +18% | +2% |
| STARFIELD (DX12, ULTRA) | 78 | 66 | 69 | +17% | +12% |
| THE WITCHER 3 (DX12, ULTRA+) | 104 | 91 | 85 | +15% | +22% |
| TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER 3 (DX12, ULTRA) | 129 | 112 | 109 | +15% | +18% |
| WATCH DOGS LEGION (DX12, ULTRA) | 135 | 117 | 113 | +16% | +19% |
| WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 (DX12, MAXED) | 79 | 75 | 80 | +4% | -2% |
| Average | 131 FPS | 114 FPS | 116 FPS | +15% | +13% |
Ray tracing performance has seen a substantial improvement with the 3rd Gen RT cores and here, the Radeon RX 9070 XT achieves a 49% improvement over the 7900 GRE and a 6% improvement vs the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. The RX 9070 is on average 24% faster than the 7900 GRE and 10% faster vs the RTX 4070 SUPER.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT – Native 4K (RT)
| AMD RADEON RX 9070 XT | AMD RADEON RX 7900 GRE | RTX 4070 TI SUPER | % FASTER VS RX 7900 GRE | % FASTER VS RTX 4070 Ti S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAKE 2 (DX12, HIGH W/ MED RT) | 20 | 13 | 21 | +49% | -6% |
| AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA (DX12, ULTRA) | 40 | 29 | 40 | +36% | +1% |
| BLACK MYTH: WUKONG (DX12, CINEMATIC RT) | 7 | 3 | 14 | +149% | -49% |
| CONTROL (DX12, HIGH RT) | 46 | 31 | 41 | +50% | +10% |
| CYBERPUNK 2077 (DX12, RT ULTRA) | 25 | 15 | 27 | +66% | -5% |
| DOOM ETERNAL (DX12, ULTRA NIGHTMARE RT) | 144 | 96 | 144 | +41% | 0% |
| DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 51 | 34 | 49 | +48% | +4% |
| DYING LIGHT 2 (DX12, HIGH RAYTRACING) | 45 | 29 | 44 | +56% | +3% |
| F1 24 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH RT) | 59 | 36 | 56 | +66% | +4% |
| FAR CRY 6 (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 111 | 76 | 87 | +46% | +28% |
| FORZA HORIZON 5 (DX12, RT MAXED) | 89 | 65 | 83 | +38% | +7% |
| HITMAN 3 (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 44 | 27 | 42 | +59% | +4% |
| METRO EXODUS: ENHANCED EDITION (DX12, EXTREME) | 49 | 32 | 46 | +54% | +7% |
| RESIDENT EVIL 4 (DX12, MAX RT) | 86 | 69 | 74 | +26% | +17% |
| STAR WARS OUTLAWS (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 41 | 28 | 40 | +48% | +2% |
| THE WITCHER 3 (DX12, RT ULTRA) | 32 | 22 | 31 | +48% | +6% |
| WATCH DOGS LEGION (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 43 | 28 | 39 | +52% | +8% |
| Average | 55 | 37 | 52 | +49% | +6% |
AMD Radeon RX 9070 – Native 4K (RT)
| AMD RADEON RX 9070 | AMD RADEON RX 7900 GRE | RTX 4070 SUPER | % FASTER VS RX 7900 GRE | % FASTER VS RTX 4070 S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAKE 2 (DX12, HIGH W/ MED RT) | 17 | 13 | 5 | +25% | +241% |
| AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA (DX12, ULTRA) | 33 | 29 | 32 | +11% | +3% |
| BLACK MYTH: WUKONG (DX12, CINEMATIC RT) | 6 | 3 | 11 | +106% | -48% |
| CONTROL (DX12, HIGH RT) | 38 | 31 | 33 | +25% | +14% |
| CYBERPUNK 2077 (DX12, RT ULTRA) | 20 | 15 | 21 | +33% | -6% |
| DOOM ETERNAL (DX12, ULTRA NIGHTMARE RT) | 124 | 96 | 120 | +30% | +3% |
| DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 44 | 34 | 38 | +28% | +16% |
| DYING LIGHT 2 (DX12, HIGH RAYTRACING) | 38 | 29 | 36 | +30% | +5% |
| F1 24 (DX12, ULTRA HIGH RT) | 48 | 36 | 46 | +34% | +4% |
| FAR CRY 6 (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 95 | 76 | 73 | +25% | +30% |
| FORZA HORIZON 5 (DX12, RT MAXED) | 80 | 65 | 72 | +23% | +11% |
| HITMAN 3 (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 35 | 27 | 34 | +28% | +3% |
| METRO EXODUS: ENHANCED EDITION (DX12, EXTREME) | 40 | 32 | 38 | +27% | +7% |
| RESIDENT EVIL 4 (DX12, MAX RT) | 75 | 69 | 60 | +9% | +25% |
| STAR WARS OUTLAWS (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 34 | 28 | 33 | +23% | +2% |
| THE WITCHER 3 (DX12, RT ULTRA) | 27 | 22 | 25 | +22% | +7% |
| WATCH DOGS LEGION (DX12, ULTRA RT) | 36 | 28 | 33 | +30% | +10% |
| Average | 46 FPS | 37 FPS | 42 FPS | +24% | +10% |
AMD has also shared a few FSR 4 performance figures and here, you are getting anywhere from 2x and up to 2.8x improvement using the quality preset, while the performance preset boosts FPS by as much as 3.7x.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT FSR 4 Performance:
| Game / AVG. FPS | Radeon RX 9070 XT | + AI-Upscaling | + Frame Gen | Performance Uplift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Extreme) | 73 (Native 4K) | 106 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 176 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 2.4X |
| Horizon Forbidden West (Maxed) | 72 (Native 4K) | 88 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 150 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 2.1X |
| Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (Very High) | 97 (Native 4K) | 119 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 188 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 1.9X |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Maxed, RT Reflections, RT Shadows, RTAO=Very High) | 38 (Native 4K) | 58 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 108 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 2.8X |
| Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Maxed, RT Shadows & RT Reflections = Very High) | 90 (Native 4K) | 117 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 202 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 2.2X |
| Spider-Man Remastered (Maxed, RT=Very High) | 85 (Native 4K) | 108 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 193 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 2.3X |
| Warhammer 40000: Space Marine 2 (Ultra) | 53 (Native 4K) | 73 (FSR 4 - Quality) | 130 (In-Game Frame Gen) | 2.5X |
Lastly, we have a few of our early performance figures in synthetic benchmarks which show the raytracing performance in 3DMark Port Royal and Speedway tests. They can be seen below:
3DMark Speed Way Graphics
3DMark Port Royal Score
Based on these performance numbers, we can expect the Radeon RX 9070 series to be highly competitive against the RTX 5070 series cards. The RX 9070 XT will cost just $50 US more than the supposed $549 US MSRP of the RTX 5070 while offering better performance in rasterization and also, in many cases, ray-traced games. The same card would also be on par or slightly ahead of the 5070 Ti, which has an MSRP of $749 US but currently retails for over $800-900 US. The Non-XT model also has higher VRAM than the 507,0, but it looks like it would be better to opt for the XT variant.
With that said, we can't say for sure if AMD will have a better supply situation than its rival, which is facing a lot of backlash due to limited supply and hiked up prices, so we better wait till tomorrow to figure out if the team Red is in a better position than team Green.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 - The More Efficient RDNA 4
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GPU features a cut-down Navi 48 (XL) SKU with a total of 56 compute units or 4096 cores. In addition to the CUs, it features 128 ROPS, 56 ray tracing accelerators, and 128 hardware AI accelerators. The reference GPU is clocked at up to 2970 MHz so we can expect over 3 GHz factory overclocks. The TBP is maintained at 220W, which is 25W lower than the Radeon RX 7700 XT.
On the memory front, the card comes with the same 16 GB of GDDR6 memory operating at 20 Gbps across a 256-bit wide bus interface. This provides the card with 640 GB/s of total bandwidth, but there's also 64 MB of 3rd Gen Infinity Cache, which should also deliver higher available bandwidth to the GPU. It also features PCIe 5.0 x16 functionality.
The Pricing & Availability
In terms of pricing, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT will retail for $599 US, which puts it between the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti (at MSRP). This is $100 US higher than the $499 US store price of the RX 7900 GRE at the moment and the RX 9070 will retail for $549 US, which is the same price as the RTX 5070, but the RDNA 4 offering comes with more VRAM (16 GB vs 12 GB) and should be great competition.
Availability of both cards is expected on the 6th of March and several AIB models will be available from partners such as ACER, ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, XFX, Yeston and Vastarmor.
AMD Radeon RX 9000 "RDNA 4" GPU Specs:
| GPU | Radeon RX 9070 XT | Radeon RX 9070 | Radeon RX 9070 GRE 16 GB | Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12 GB | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 9060 | Radeon RX 9050? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 | RDNA 4 |
| GPU SKU | Navi 48 | Navi 48 | Navi 48 | Navi 48 | Navi 44 | Navi 44 | Navi 44 |
| Process Node | TSMC 4nm | TSMC 4nm | TSMC 4nm | TSMC 4nm | TSMC 4nm | TSMC 4nm | TSMC 4nm |
| Transistor Count | 53.9 Billion | 53.9 Billion | 53.9 Billion | 53.9 Billion | 29.7 Billion | 29.7 Billion | 29.7 Billion |
| Die Size | 357mm2 | 357mm2 | 357mm2 | 357mm2 | 199mm2 | 199mm2 | TBD |
| Compute Units | 64 | 56 | TBD | 48 | 32 | 28 | TBD |
| Ray Accelerators | 64 | 56 | TBD | 48 | 32 | 28 | TBD |
| AI Accelerators | 128 | 112 | TBD | 96 | 64 | 56 | TBD |
| Stream Processors | 4096 | 3584 | TBD | 3072 | 2048 | 1792 | TBD |
| Game Clock | 2400 MHz | 2070 MHz | TBD | 2220 MHz | 2530 MHz | TBD | TBD |
| Boost Clock | 2970 MHz | 2540 MHz | TBD | 2790 MHz | 3130 MHz | 2990 MHz | TBD |
| Peak FP32 | 48.7 TFLOPs | 36.1 TFLOPs | TBD | 34.3 TFLOPs | 25.6 TFLOPs | 21.4 TFLOPS | TBD |
| Peak FP16 | 97.3 TFLOPs | 72.3 TFLOPs | TBD | 68.6 TFLOPs | 51.3 TFLOPs | 42.9 TFLOPS | TBD |
| Peak INT8 | 779 TOPS (Sparsity) | 578 TOPS (Sparsity) | TBD | 549 TOPS (Sparsity) | 410 TOPS (Sparsity) | 343 TOPS | TBD |
| Peak INT4 | 1557 TOPS (Sparsity) | 1156 TOPS (Sparsity) | TBD | 1097 TOPS (Sparsity) | 821 TOPS (Sparsity) | 686 TOPS | TBD |
| ROPS | 128 | 128 | TBD | 96 | 64 | 64 | TBD |
| Infinity Cache | 64 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB? | 48 MB | 32 MB | 32 MB | TBD |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 8/16 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | TBD |
| Memory Speed | 20 Gbps | 20 Gbps | 18 Gbps? | 18 Gbps | 20 Gbps | 18 Gbps | TBD |
| Bus Interface | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 128-bit | 128-bit | TBD |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 | TBD |
| TBP | 304W | 220W | TBD | 220W | 150-182W | TBD | TBD |
| Price | $599 US | $549 US | TBD | 4199 RMB | $299/$349 US | TBD | TBD |
| Launch | 6th March, 2025 | 6th March, 2025 | Sep-Oct 2025 | 8th May, 2025 | 2025 | TBD | TBD |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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