At the CES 2025 pre-show event, AMD publicly previewed the next-generation RDNA 4 display architecture, which targets performance and artificial intelligence computing, and improves real-time ray tracing performance. It also announced that it will launch the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 in the first quarter of this year.
RDNA 4 graphics architecture enhances AI computing and real-time ray tracing performance
The RDNA 4 display architecture 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 a 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.
AMD also demonstrated the FidelityfFX Super Resolution 6 upscaling effect in "Call of Duty: Black Ops 4," touting its design for the RDNA 4 display architecture, allowing low-resolution images to be presented as high-quality 4K resolution images through upscaling. It also enhances display performance through FSR and FG technologies, and reduces display delays with Anti-Lag 2 technology.
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.
AMD is expected to launch the Radeon 4 series graphics cards built on the RDNA 9070 display architecture in the first quarter of this year, including the Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT. Customized graphics card products will be launched by brands including ASUS, Acer, Sapphire, XFX, ASRock, GIGABYTE, PowerColor, Hankai, and Yingtong.
Display product name adjustment, Radeon RX 8000 series will be used in laptop products
At the same time, AMD also announced that starting with the Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards, the naming and positioning of graphics card products will be adjusted (follow upRyzen AI 300 series processorsFor example, the Radeon RX 9070 XT paired with a Ryzen 9000 series processor will primarily be used in gaming consoles, while laptops will be named after the Radeon RX 3.5 series based on the RDNA 8000 graphics architecture. Therefore, the 8000 series product naming is not completely skipped. The Radeon RX 9070 will be used for direct performance comparisons with competing products of the same level.
AMD changed the graphics card name to 9000 series at once. It said that this was mainly to keep the naming consistent with the Ryzen processor. At the same time, the naming method was simplified to facilitate market comparison with competitors' products of the same level.
In addition to the Radeon RX 9070 series graphics cards announced this time, AMD also revealed that it will launch the Radeon RX 9060 series graphics cards, but has not yet announced the expected launch schedule.
