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AMD RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9070 Series Unveiled: $549 & $599

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AMD today unveiled the highly-anticipated AMD RDNA 4 graphics architecture with the launch of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards as a part of the Radeon RX 9000 Series. The new graphics cards feature 16 GB of memory and extensive improvements designed for high-quality gaming graphics, including re-vamped raytracing accelerators and powerful AI accelerators for ultra-fast, cutting-edge performance, and breakthrough gaming experiences.

In a YouTube livestream, David McAfee, CVP and GM, Ryzen CPU and Radeon Graphics AMD, was joined by Andrej Zdravkovic, SVP of GPU Technologies and Engineering and Chief Software Officer, AMD, as well as Andy Pomianowski, CVP of Silicon Design Engineering, AMD, to discuss the outstanding performance and value proposition of the Radeon RX 9000 Series. In a related event in Zhuhai, China, Jack Huynh, SVP of the Client and Graphics Group, AMD, led a regional event for the new products. Huynh was joined by David Wang, SVP of GPU Technology and Engineering, AMD, and Lanzhi Wang, Senior Director of Product Management, AMD. The celebration was also marked by a customer celebration with Darren Grasby, EVP and Chief Sales Officer, AMD; Spencer Pan, President of AMD China, and partners including Asrock, ASUS, Gigabyte, Sapphire, Tul, Vastarmor, Veston, and XFX.

"Today, we're thrilled to unveil the AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series, a significant leap forward in graphics performance powered by our next-generation AMD RDNA 4 architecture," said McAfee. "These GPUs are designed to meet the demands of today's games, delivering enthusiast-class gaming experiences to gamers everywhere, while ready to support tomorrow's innovations. Through the power of advanced AI and Raytracing accelerators, we're not just improving frame rates - we're fundamentally enhancing the gaming experience. Offering incredible performance, AI-powered features, and next-gen display support at competitive price points, the Radeon RX 9000 Series delivers exceptional value for gamers looking to upgrade their systems."

The RX 9000 Series, powered by the new AMD RDNA 4 architecture, offers gamers and creators a powerful blend of performance, visuals, and value. These advanced graphics cards redefine incredibly fast, high-resolution gaming with third-generation ray tracing technology enabling realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections to deliver immersive gaming experiences while integrating a suite of AMD features to maximize hardware utilization. Beyond gaming, the RX 9000 Series GPUs leverage new second-generation AI accelerators with up to 8x INT8 throughput per AI accelerator (for sparse matrices) to enhance creative applications and effectively run generative AI applications (vs. RDNA 3). The RX 9000 Series GPUs also implement the newly redesigned AMD Radiance Display Engine & Enhanced Media Engine for broad display support and elevated quality in both recording and streaming.

Gaming For Today and Tomorrow
The Radeon RX 9000 Series unlocks new levels of performance while delivering a suite of new and enhanced features that improve the gaming experience. The Radeon RX 9070 Series offers 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, allowing gamers to render the most exciting games of today and tomorrow at max settings. Compared to the previous generation RX 7900 GRE, the latest AMD Radeon RX 9070 is able to deliver over 20% more performance on average when gaming at 1440, with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT extending that lead to over 40% on average.

Both graphics cards make smart upgrades for gamers looking to future-proof their systems with a suite of next-gen features that will keep their experiences feeling fresh for years to come. Key features include:

Unified AMD RDNA 4 Compute Units - Features up to 64 advanced AMD RDNA 4 compute units delivering up to 40% higher gaming performance than the previous-generation AMD RDNA 3 architecture.
High-Performance Raytracing - With 3rd generation Raytracing Accelerators, AMD RDNA 4 is able to deliver over 2x the Raytracing throughput per compute unit when compared to our previous generation. Gamers with the latest AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series are ready for immersive gaming experiences with high-quality graphics, including realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections.
Supercharged AI Acceleration - 2nd Generation AI Accelerators received several enhancements, allowing AMD RDNA 4 to efficiently process advanced AI models much faster than what was possible with RDNA 3,4 through a combination of additional math pipelines for AI calculations, expanding the capabilities of the AI
Accelerator to support new emerging data types such as FP8, and support for inference optimization techniques such as structured sparsity. These changes deliver up to 8x INT8 throughput per AI accelerator (for sparse matrices) per compute unit vs the previous generation.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Technology 4 (FSR 4) - AMD's new cutting-edge ML-powered upscaling technology delivers high-quality boosted frames under even the most demanding workloads, such as 4K gaming with maximum ray tracing settings and will be supported in over 30 games at launch.
Innovative suite of features through HYPR-RX - Gamers can instantly improve their experience by activating AMD HYPR-RX and the suite of features within AMD Software, including AMD Radeon Super Resolution, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2.1, AMD Radeon Anti-Lag, and AMD Radeon Boost. These features can all be tailored to gamers' hardware and preferences within AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition to drive increased FPS, responsiveness and efficiency.
AI-Enhanced AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Application - A new suite of software and resources designed to deliver an industry-leading AI user experience with AMD Radeon RX 9070 Series graphics cards. Keep your drivers and AI software up to date with the new Software Manager. Find the answers to your questions about all things AMD or create free and private text and images with AMD Chat. Discover, download and install new and exciting AMD-partnered AI applications with the App Portal, and leverage AI to improve software quality with the AMD Image Inspector.
Ready for Next-Generation Displays - AMD Radiance Display Engine supports the latest DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b connections, enabling ultra-high resolutions and refresh rates up to 8K 144 Hz, with 12-bit HDR and full REC2020 Color Space for incredible color accuracy. Paired with AMD FreeSync technology, gamers can enjoy tear-free, stutter-free gaming experiences on over 4000 compatible displays, including upcoming 4K 240 Hz and 8K 144 Hz DisplayPort 2.1 monitors.

ML-Powered AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (AMD FSR 4) Upgrade

Available exclusively on AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards, AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition adds a new easy-to-use AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (AMD FSR 4) Upgrade feature that helps maximize performance at maximum quality in over 30 games at launch, with 75 coming later this year. AMD FSR 4 delivers a substantial image quality improvement over AMD FSR 3.1 upscaling, with the new ML-based algorithm helping to improve temporal stability, better preserve detail, and reduce ghosting.
Utilizing features already built into the AMD FidelityFX API added when game developers integrate AMD FSR 3.1 into their games, AMD FSR 4 enables an easy upgrade for supported FSR 3.1 games and can be combined with existing in-game AMD FSR 3.1 advanced frame-generation and AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 for ultra-smooth, ultra-responsive gaming at incredible frame rates on AMD Radeon RX 9070 Series graphics cards.
The new ML-accelerated AMD FSR 4 upscaling algorithm is trained using high-quality ground truth game data on AMD Instinct Accelerators and uses the hardware-accelerated FP8 Wave Matrix Multiply Accumulate (WMMA) feature of the AMD RDNA 4 architecture to ensure maximum upscaling quality while still providing a substantial game performance boost.

AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series Product Specifications

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- 64 Compute Units
- 16 GB GDDR6
- 2.4 Game Clock (GHz)
- Up to 3.0 Boost Clock (GHz)
- 256-bit Memory Interface
- 64 MB Infinity Cache
- 304 W TBP
- $599 Price (USD SEP)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
- 56 Compute Units
- 16 GB GDDR6
- 2.1 Game Clock (GHz)
- Up to 2.5 Boost Clock (GHz)
- 256-bit Memory Interface
- 64 MB Infinity Cache
- 220 W TBP
- $549 Price (USD SEP)

Pricing and Availability
AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards are expected to be available from leading board partners including Acer, ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, Vastarmor, XFX and Yeston beginning March 6th, 2025. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has an SEP of $599 USD, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 has an SEP of $549 USD.

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185 Comments on AMD RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9070 Series Unveiled: $549 & $599

#76

dia6olo

HxxNvidia dominates because their cards have historically been affordable enough and many gamers rock older gen cards. At $1K now for midrange ? Good luck with that . I expect in a few years if this trend continues that market to shift much more towards AMD / Intel. The average gamer does not own a $1K video card .

That is guaranteed to happen if nvidia keep conning their buyers with their fake everything.

#77

Jermelescu

If the XTs will start at 650 euros Imma buy one even though I rarely play nowadays.

#78

springs113

HxxNvidia dominates because their cards have historically been affordable enough and many gamers rock older gen cards. At $1K now for midrange ? Good luck with that . I expect in a few years if this trend continues that market to shift much more towards AMD / Intel. The average gamer does not own a $1K video card .

Don't forget to add that we don't own $10k PCs either. I may have a couple PCs totaling $10k+ but not 1. The most one of my PCs cost is 5,500 and that houses a threadripper cpu.

#79

halcyon

Gimme double the VRAM, double the bandwidth at double the price, and I'll bite.

For me, now, not really gaming, thanks, but no thanks.

#80

El_Capitan

I think AMD picked the safest price without really changing anything. They could have gone lower, but of course, they can just adjust the price lower in a few weeks after release like all the previous releases if they aren't selling. I think most people were wanting the 9070 XT for $450, and the 9070 for $350, which would allow AMD to gain back market share in lieu of revenue. The 9070 XT at $600 isn't something I'd pull the trigger for, but $450 would be a definitive yes, especially in this current crazy market. And the 9070 for $550 is terrible value, which just gets people to want to buy the 9070 XT, instead.

#81

Hyderz

i predicted $729, glad i was wrong and $599 seems to be a good price and now lets hope the aib oc/fancy models dont price too high up

#82

kapone32

HD64GSo, exactly where most saw a realistically good price and for good performance also as 9070XT=5070Ti~7900XTX for much lower pricing. Availability will make or brake AMD's plan about gaining marketshare back. If they make plenty of those, the street prices will be kept close to MSRPs. In a month or so we will know better as for the first 1-2 weeks the scalpers will take advantage as usual.

Have not retailers have these cards since January?

#83

Mrgravia

Pricing looks good, hopefully availability is there as well.

Hoping the 9060s turn out good as well.

#84

TheinsanegamerN

wNotyarD$599 for the XT is amazing (provided there are models sold at this MSRP). $549 for the non-XT, though? Why even bother?

It's the same pricing game they played last generation, they want you to buy the more expensive parts so they jack up the price of lesser parts to make higher end parts look like a better deal.

#85

Jermelescu

TheinsanegamerNIt's the same pricing game they played last generation, they want you to buy the more expensive parts so they jack up the price of lesser parts to make higher end parts look like a better deal.

Also probably the yields are so high that there aren't as many defective (non-XT) chips, and the production cost for AMD is the same for both of them.

#86

Auxityne

Had a look around. Found a really cheap 5070 Ti for... $1,265.

I don't know how much stock they shoved into Micro Centers and elsewhere during the delay, but if the 9070 XT is anywhere near $599, that may be a good enough sell to enough people. (I wouldn't touch any of the 12VHPWR connector models, though, not until someone tears them down and sees how they're built.)

I still think I'll be happy with something like a 6750 XT for now, especially if I can catch a decent deal.

#87

kapone32

HxxNvidia dominates because their cards have historically been affordable enough and many gamers rock older gen cards. At $1K now for midrange ? Good luck with that . I expect in a few years if this trend continues that market to shift much more towards AMD / Intel. The average gamer does not own a $1K video card .

Until someone shows me exactly how much of "markershare" is exactly not China, I will always look at that as a better explanation of how Nvidia has become so dominant. Remember the US Govt banned them from selling 4090s. Remember the TPU story that they shifted production to Eastern Markets? Remember by the time the ban was in place the 4090D had been created. Remember when the 4090 laptop launched and about 2 months later you could buy 4090M DGPUs on Ali Express? Remember that when Nvidia announced the 5090 they also announced the 5090D? Is China a Red Herring? Look up Steam users before and after the release of TW 3 Kingdoms.

Unfortunately the "marketshare narrative" is now supported by Steam Charts and they now have more credit than user reviews. It is also the community. I did an investigation and it did not take much to see that the tech media lean heavily into Nvidia. Let's use an example. Jays2Cents grew his channel on WaterCooling and used to recommend EK. What did we learn in that Company going nuclear? That he was owed by Ek allegedly $600,000. What do you have to do for someone to owe you $600,000 for what you say?

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I was not interested in this card, until AMD said that it was 40% faster at native than a 7900GRE. Why that is significant is that the 7900 cards all have the same GPU core. If the numbers are true these will be a huge hit at the prices. I won't pull the trigger this time but when that 32GB monster is available I will be upgrading.

#88

medi01

Space LynxAMD is not only king of CPU, no one else is even close.

AMD has 23% of consumer CPU market.

Broken ProcessorThe pricing is OK but only ok. 9070 should have been 499.

It might be that XT pricing heavily cut into margins.

It also might be that 9070 is used as an upselling jumper.

#89

k0vasz

non-XT 9070 is there for upselling the 9070XT - the 9070 is probably a binned version of the 9070XT, so for AMD, both cards cost the same, but they can earn more on the XT variant.

also, the non-XT is a perfect choice if you'd want to stay around 200W instead of 300W

#90

Durvelle27

I need one of these in my life

#91

tussinman

Only problem with the non-XT variant being so high is there's going to be a huge price gap between the 9060XT and 9070. Essentially nothing the $400s if both the x600 variants stay in the $300s

#92

dyonoctis

kapone32Until someone shows me exactly how much of "markershare" is exactly not China, I will always look at that as a better explanation of how Nvidia has become so dominant. Remember the US Govt banned them from selling 4090s. Remember the TPU story that they shifted production to Eastern Markets? Remember by the time the ban was in place the 4090D had been created. Remember when the 4090 laptop launched and about 2 months later you could buy 4090M DGPUs on Ali Express? Remember that when Nvidia announced the 5090 they also announced the 5090D? Is China a Red Herring? Look up Steam users before and after the release of TW 3 Kingdoms.

Unfortunately the "marketshare narrative" is now supported by Steam Charts and they now have more credit than user reviews. It is also the community. I did an investigation and it did not take much to see that the tech media lean heavily into Nvidia. Let's use an example. Jays2Cents grew his channel on WaterCooling and used to recommend EK. What did we learn in that Company going nuclear? That he was owed by Ek allegedly $600,000. What do you have to do for someone to owe you $600,000 for what you say?

Do you know why Wizz uses DLSS as a reason? TPU were gifted Nvidia cards from PNY. Before that Wizz was one of the only reviewers that listed AMD software as a reason to buy AMD. After the PNY interaction that was replaced with DLSSand DLAA.

I was not interested in this card, until AMD said that it was 40% faster at native than a 7900GRE. Why that is significant is that the 7900 cards all have the same GPU core. If the numbers are true these will be a huge hit at the prices. I won't pull the trigger this time but when that 32GB monster is available I will be upgrading.

Nvidia marketshare reached very similar heights before the AI craze. Maxwell really did a number on AMD

#93

Broken Processor

medi01It also might be that 9070 is used as an upselling jumper.

They tried this last time and it failed the cards didn't sell until a pretty decent price drop.

#94

TheinsanegamerN

dyonoctisNvidia marketshare reached very similar heights before the AI craze. Maxwell really did a number on AMD

Maxwell was a perfect storm, a huge leap in efficiency AND max performance. Meanwhile, AMD rebranded their entire lineup, apparently assuming that nvidia would do the same.

It was a huge embarrassment. I'm told, however, that the poor sales were actually the fault of Jensen's mind control ray enforcing the mindshare of the green giant, and nothing to do with being non competitive.

#95

xorbe

$599, but the manufs are currently addicted to adding $250 to msrp prices.

#96

Assimilator

kapone32Saying things about me does not change the truth.

Please, do share with us this mythological "truth" that only you seem to be privy to.

Broken ProcessorThey tried this last time and it failed the cards didn't sell until a pretty decent price drop.

And I rather suspect it'll be the same story this time. AMD just can't help themselves; the 5000-series is a once-in-a-decade product launch stumble from their biggest competitor and yet instead of going all-out on the killer sub-$500 price point, AMD is using "just $50 bucks more" psychology to try to convince buyers to step up to the more expensive (and profitable) SKU. Except... NVIDIA has all the latitude in the world to play with their cards' pricing, and AMD doesn't.

#97

BatRastard

Sooooo, $700 for a white 9070 XT then ...

Gonna have to sell the 7900GRE ...

#98

medi01

Broken ProcessorThey tried this last time and it failed the cards didn't sell until a pretty decent price drop.

Jumper works if you are going to buy the base.

4080 didn't sell until disguised price drop with "super" either.

#99

INSTG8R

Vanguard Beta Tester

wNotyarDConclusion: "No DLSS, no buy"

I mean I’m native, pure raster no interest in RT or FSR but I had to admit FSR4 looked pretty damn good.

#100

kapone32

dyonoctisNvidia marketshare reached very similar heights before the AI craze. Maxwell really did a number on AMD

They have always had a larger market share. Now it is 90% though allegedly. That was also marketing. You are talking about a time when EVGA was Nvidia's Knight in shining armour. Even when I built my first GPU back in the day I remembered the Super Bowl and got a EVGA GTS 450. Then Nvidia gimped my card and I have not looked back since. There is no one now to deflect Nvidia's hubris, regardless of how much PNY has paid YT to dominate Ads.

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