AMD has finally revealed official details, release date and prices for its new RDNA 4 GPUs, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070XT. So, did AMD bring the goods this time or did they disappoint us? Let’s find out.
Let’s start with the specs. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 will have 56 compute units, and it will come with 16GB of GDDR6. It will require 220W and it can boost up to 2520MHz. On the other hand, the AMD Radeon RX 9070XT will have 64 compute units, and it will come with 16GB of GDDR6. It will require 304W and it can boost up to 2970MHz.
Now the good news here is that the AMD Radeon RX 9070 will be priced at $549, and the RX 9070XT will be priced at $599. Yep, AMD appears to have finally learned its lesson. If the retail price remains the same, this will be a GPU that may finally win PC gamers.
AMD has also shared some gaming benchmarks. According to the red team, the AMD Radeon RX 9070XT is 2% slower than the NVIDIA RTX 5070Ti in 30 games. However, the NVIDIA RTX 5070Ti has an MSRP of $749 (which is WAY HIGHER than that of the RX 9070XT).
In terms of performance per dollar, the AMD Radeon RX 9070XT appears to be 23% better than the NVIDIA RTX 5070Ti. So, if AMD’s AIBs offer their GPUs at that range, AMD may finally have a winner on its hands.
Realistically, it all comes down to what the AIBs will do. If they jack up their prices (as they did with the NVIDIA RTX50 series), the RX 9070XT will immediately lose its momentum. But if we get RX 9070XT GPUs at under $600, then this will be a huge win for the red team.
AMD will release both the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and the RX 9070XT on March 6th. As I’ve said, I’ll be sure to purchase an RX 9070XT once it becomes available in Greece. So, fingers crossed that availability won’t be an issue at launch.
Stay tuned for more!
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This is the first year for many years i might consider Amd especily when old 32bit Physx i not uported on the 50 serie.
its not supported on amd either.
Exactly, that means minus one point for nvidia and the same score for Amd in that regard. IE leveled playfield when it comes to physx.
Used to really like nvidia and still have plenty of nvidia hardware (4090 in the gaming rig for instance) but at the rate their destroying PC gaming with low performance gains gen on gen, insane price gauging and piss poor availability and reliability with the 50 series – They are more doing more harm than adding to PC gaming at it stands. Greedvidia are ONLY interested in the final line in the excel sheet and don't seem to care how that happens anymore… and it shows – They used to atleast be somewhat sensible in the past
I am going to wait for reviews and see how Nvidia reacts after a couple of months before I decide anything.
Not mad at the $600 for the XT that's supposed to match a 5070ti that I was eyeing for my own upgrade. Now we just have wait to see what the REAL and partner pricing is and see more comparisons of the upscaling.
Don't get excited, you’re not getting those MSRP prices.
nvidia msrp is fake, intel b580 msrp is fake, but i am sure amd is gonna manage their historically lower supply better.
this means that the 9060 will be 450 so it doesnt steal 7700xt 400 thunder.
I hate this era, back to playing old games.
Egh I really hope not. 299 or bust.
those days are long gone due to inflation.
Let's go back to the 7900 GRE slides where the 7900 XT was…20% faster. And the 7900XTX was about 38%. So there won't be a breakthrough here, although RT I'm inclined to believe that the 9000 will be significantly faster
5070ti has already an abysmal value and by going 150 bucks lower the AMD 9070xt not gonna gain any ground since first of all its AMD and we all know the RT performance sux and 2nd it cant compete with DLSS and remains the little bi*ch that it is.
If these prices hold for AMD, will Nvidia be forced to lower the 5070 ti's price?
John, is it easier to get gpus in Greece?
i doubt john can get anything better than a 4070 right now looking at what the eu is doing.
If I can buy it for that MSRP then this GPU is solid.
Good job AMD for once.
I highly doubt we will see the msrp prices on the street. looks look, now I am interested in 3rd party benches, but I think it wont replace my 3080. I really wanna get rid of this vram limited gpu, but buying a gpu that does not provide a 100% fps and vram improvement sucks :/
I'm not replacing my 3080 either. Neither 5070Ti or 9070XT is enough of a step up. Also waiting for 100% improvement, and that means I am waiting for RTX 4090 performance at 700-800 notes.
amd says they have been selling them for months to partners so there will not be inventory shortages like there are with the bs 5000 series or insane price gouging or scalping. And maybe the cards will not be fire hazards. For 600$ this is by far the best card you can get and remember, anything you think nvidia does better ( dlss 4 transformer ) amd will do just as well in the near future. Already FSR 4 will just be for these cards, has great quality and will only get better.. Anybody that goes past everything wrong currently with the 5000 series just because "dlss 4 has more frames " is the reason the gpu market was in such bad condition and why nvidia has the attitude and products it has. YOU ARE THE PROBLEM, tards !
If the 9070 XT was actually equivalent to the 5070 Ti, then the $600 price would be alright. However, it still struggles in demanding games like CP 2077 and STALKER 2 where the 5070 Ti is already pretty much the minimum for a quality experience. I am glad they are finally making strides with FSR, but how good is FSR4 compared to DLSS4 transformer model? By using the transformer model, you can now run lower DLSS settings and get higher fps without losing image quality compared to DLSS3. So, you can get more from the GPU. DLSS is also supported in many more games. Also, who cares if it is 24% faster in BLOPS6? That is a potato game. Its performance in the demanding games is more important because the minimum performance is what determines how viable the card is.
If it was priced at $500, I would consider it a good bang for your buck. However, at $600 it is not such a great value considering the shortcomings compared to the 5070 Ti. AMD is making progress, but they still need to step it up. Anyway, I hope they gain some market share, but AMD still feels like a pity buy for the sake of competition instead of a no brainer.
"where the 5070 Ti is already pretty much the minimum for a quality experience."
damn 1000 dollar card for minumum?
"thats the 5080"
no i am not talking about the fake msrp.
Nobody should be buying GPUs at inflated prices. Wait for stock to stabilize. Let scalpers and greedy AIB partners sit on their overpriced cards. The prices will come down.
We did that for two years during the plan…sorry, pandemic.
We ain't waitin' no more!
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bro the rx 6600 and rtx 3060 have increased in price not decreased, nothing is gonna decrease, they gonna keep increasing until no one is buying, then the prices will drop, eg monitors are cheap now because no one is buying monitors, the ones they have are good enough.
As Expected – AMtrash f*keD it up 🤣
This worthless trash is DOA. Should have been tops 500$ for the XT – Of Bloody Course!
These Retards keeps kiiling themself in the GPU space. Damn how stupid can they get!
Tariffs + AIB's = Higher Store Prices
Bet there will be some 9070 XT cards for $900 – $1000 and some blockheads will buy them regardless.