Earlier this year, before CES 2025, the company unveiled its RDNA 4 display architecture, which features locked-in performance and artificial intelligence computing, as well as improved real-time ray tracing performance. It was also announced that it would be released in the first quarter.Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 graphics cardsLater, AMD confirmed earlier that its launch date will be March 3, with a starting price of US$6. It also announced that the more affordable Radeon RX 549 series graphics cards will be launched in the second quarter.
AMD emphasized that the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 will be able to meet the 1440P and 4K gaming experience. It also emphasized that players do not need to replace the power supply like competitors' products, or use adapter accessories to operate smoothly. They only need to use a dual 8-Pin PCIe power supply design to operate. It also claims that it will be compatible with the new version of the driver and software design, so that players can get the best gaming experience on the first day of the game launch.
The RDNA 9070 display architecture used in the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 4 is built on TSMC's 4nm process and is equipped with a second-generation self-generating artificial intelligence accelerator and a third-generation real-time ray tracing accelerator. It is also equipped with the second-generation AMD Radiance display engine design, which optimizes display computing elements and enhances artificial intelligence computing. It also improves real-time ray tracing performance and multimedia encoding effects.
In addition, AMD also announced the launch of its artificial intelligence service Adrenalin AI, which allows users to use AMD software tools to artificially generate images, summarize file contents on the device, or ask technical questions related to AMD products.
Both Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 use a PCIe 5.0 x16 lane design, are equipped with DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b interfaces, and can be directly powered by dual 8-Pin PCIe.
The Radeon RX 9070 features 56 CUs, 56 hardware real-time ray tracing accelerators, and 112 AI accelerators, along with 16GB of video memory. It boasts peak AI performance of 1165 TOPS, an operating clock of up to 2.52GHz, and a typical board power consumption (TBP) of 220W. The Radeon RX 9070, on the other hand, boasts 64 CUs, 64 hardware real-time ray tracing accelerators, and 128 AI accelerators, also with 16GB of video memory. It boasts peak AI performance of 1557 TOPS, an operating clock of up to 2.97GHz, and a typical board power consumption of 304W.
As for the Radeon RX 9070, its target customers are players who previously used the Radeon RX 6800 XT and NVIDIA RTX 3080. The gaming experience under 4K Ultra settings can be improved by 38% and 26% respectively. Compared with the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, the 4K Ultra gaming experience is improved by an average of 21%, emphasizing that the performance will be more significantly improved when ray tracing is enabled. As for the gaming experience under 1440p Ultra settings, it is about 20% higher on average.
The Radeon RX 9070 XT targets players using the Radeon RX 6900 XT and NVIDIA RTX 30890. The gaming experience at 4K Ultra settings is improved by 51% and 26% respectively. Compared with the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, the 4K Ultra gaming experience is improved by 42%, and the gaming experience at 1440p Ultra settings is about 38% higher on average.
The suggested retail price of the Radeon RX 9070 XT starts at US$599, while the suggested retail price of the Radeon RX 9070 starts at US$549. Customized graphics cards will be launched by OEMs including Acer, ASUS, ASRock, GIGABYTE, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE, XFX, Yingtong, and Hankai.
