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!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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