AMD has released its new graphics cards, the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070.
The new GPUs use AMD’s latest RDNA 4 architecture, promising notable performance gains, especially in gaming and creative applications.
Specs and Features for Radeon RX 9070 XT
Radeon RX 9070 XT:
- Compute Units: 64
- Stream Processors: 4,096
- Ray Accelerators: 64
- AI Accelerators: 128
- Base Clock: 1.7 GHz
- Boost Clock: 1.7 GHz
- Memory: 16GB GDDR6
- Memory Bandwidth: 645 GB/s
- TBP: 304W
Radeon RX 9070:
- Compute Units: 56
- Stream Processors: 3,584
- Ray Accelerators: 56
- AI Accelerators: 112
- Base Clock: 1.5 GHz
- Boost Clock: 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 16GB GDDR6
- Memory Bandwidth: 645 GB/s
- TBP: 220W
Performance Boosts
With RDNA 4, AMD is focusing on ray tracing and AI:
- Ray Tracing: Twice the ray tracing performance of the previous generation.
- AI Accelerators: Integrated AI hardware for creative workloads and gaming, especially in software like Lightroom and DaVinci Resolve.
- Encoding: Dual media engine doubles AV1 encoding performance and enhances quality for H.264 and H.265. Faster video editing for content creators.
Pricing and Availability
MSRP:
- Radeon RX 9070 XT: $599
- Radeon RX 9070: $549
But initial stock is tight so prices are higher than MSRP. If you want to upgrade, be prepared for delays or price ups.
For Gamers and Creatives
Gamers get higher frame rates, better graphics and more immersive gaming with ray tracing.
Creatives get workflow boosts. Early benchmarks show 34% performance gains in image processing and video editing vs previous gen GPUs.
Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 are up against NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 and RTX 4070. First looks show AMD has competitive to better performance for the price and might steal NVIDIA loyalists.
Bottom Line
AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 is a big step forward in GPU tech, reasons enough for gamers and pro’s to upgrade. The combination of features, performance and price puts AMD in a good spot in the graphics war.
