AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Could Get a 32 GB GDDR6 Upgrade

[Bruno_O]

Gaming wise, there is little point moving above 12~16GB VRAM in 2025Q1.

unless you play at 4k native + ultra settings + RT + AA

which can and will use over 16GB easily in many games

 

[InVasMani]

Don't worry the 8GB is all you need crowd will be replacing it with a 12GB is all you need card soon enough.

 

[Makaveli]

AMD themselves only support 7900 series desktop GPUs.

Incorrect ROCm supports RDNA 3 & 2

System requirements (Windows) — HIP SDK installation (Windows)

Windows GPU and OS support

rocm.docs.amd.com

 

[Visible Noise]

HIP SDK isn’t ROCm.

System requirements (Linux) — ROCm installation (Linux)

System requirements for AMD ROCm

rocm.docs.amd.com

Edit: That’s hilarious, Auswolf gave you a thumbs up until I posted. Oopsies! lol.

 

[Makaveli]

HIP SDK isn’t ROCm.

System requirements (Linux) — ROCm installation (Linux)

System requirements for AMD ROCm

rocm.docs.amd.com

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Edit: That’s hilarious, Auswolf gave you a thumbs up until I posted. Oopsies! lol.

I posted Windows and you are posting Linux

 

[Visible Noise]

I posted Windows and you are posting Linux

Christ. ROCm doesn’t run on Windows. A Software Development Kit isn’t a Platform. Pay attention please.

The HIP SDK for Windows brings a subset of the ROCm platform to Windows.

HIP SDK installation for Windows — HIP SDK installation (Windows)

HIP SDK installation for Windows

rocm.docs.amd.com

No debugger, no tools, no AI, no communications. Jesus, Make doesn’t even work on Windows. Tell me again about all the compute apps for AMD desktop GPUs?

Edit: the porting tools have been “Coming Soon” for a year. And AMD is all “We’re a software company now”. What a fucking joke.

Amatuers

 

[Dr. Dro]

What's the bloody point?

As follows:

1. It helps them mask the regression in VRAM capacity in their uppermost segment GPU when compared to the previous generation by introducing this variant
2. It helps them shift cards to AI inference customers and whatever cryptocurrency miners are left, as well as milking some extra profits from the one-off gamer that will purchase this
3. It helps them increase margins by pricing this model significantly higher, while quietly reducing the supply of the 16 GB model with far less backlash from the customer base
4. It helps them state "If Nvidia can build a 32 GB gaming card, so can we!" to shareholders
5. Loyal fanbase will not question any of the four above points and attempt to spin whatever is convenient (specifically, #2) as a positive

unless you play at 4k native + ultra settings + RT + AA

which can and will use over 16GB easily in many games

Not only it generally cannot (16 GB is perfectly adequate for this performance level), but the 9070 XT is not powerful enough to pull this off. I don't think the 5090 really is, depending on the game we're talking about.

 

[AusWolf]

As follows:

1. It helps them mask the regression in VRAM capacity in their uppermost segment GPU when compared to the previous generation by introducing this variant

That "uppermost" segment is $599 x70 level. Nvidia offers 12 GB here. So even AMD's "regression" is more. Hmm...

2. It helps them shift cards to AI inference customers and whatever cryptocurrency miners are left, as well as milking some extra profits from the one-off gamer that will purchase this

Definitely this.

3. It helps them increase margins by pricing this model significantly higher, while quietly reducing the supply of the 16 GB model with far less backlash from the customer base

It'll definitely be priced higher to milk AI customers, but reducing 16 GB supply is pure speculation with no basis in real life.

4. It helps them state "If Nvidia can build a 32 GB gaming card, so can we!" to shareholders

Yes. Not that it affects buyers with half a brain, though.

 

[Dr. Dro]

It'll definitely be priced higher to milk AI customers, but reducing 16 GB supply is pure speculation with no basis in real life.

Only one problem with that, there is no reason to prioritize an $599 16 GB version if they can sell the same chip on an $999 32 GB version that could arguably still be spun as a bargain to many

 

[AusWolf]

Only one problem with that, there is no reason to prioritize an $599 16 GB version if they can sell the same chip on an $999 32 GB version that could arguably still be spun as a bargain to many

There is: company reputation and market share in gaming GPUs.