AMD has finally unveiled its Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs based on its latest RDNA 4 architecture. The company has announced two new graphics cards, the RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT. The new AMD cards are capable of 4K gaming and support AI performance of up to 1557 TOPS. They also support FSR 4 which boosts gaming frame rate by up to 3.5X.
AMD RX 9070, RX 9070 XT: Price and Availability
The AMD RX 9070 is priced at $549 (approx Rs 48,000) and the RX 9070 XT will be available for $599 (approx Rs 52,300). The cards will be available for retail purchase in the United States and other global markets starting March 6. However there’s no word on Indian availability.
Partner manufacturers for the AMD RX 9000 Series GPUs are ASUS, Gigabyte, Sapphire, Acer, PowerColor, XFX, Yeston, and VastArmor.
AMD RX 9070, RX 9070 XT: Specs and Features
The AMD RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are based on the RDNA 4 architecture. Both cards come with 16GB GDDR6 memory, and a maximum power requirement of up to 304W. These cards use the same 8-pin power connector, making them compatible with existing PSUs.
Here are the detailed specifications of the RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT:
| Specifications | RX 9070 | RX 9070 XT |
| RDNA 4 Compute Units | 56 | 64 |
| Hardware RT Accelerators | 56 | 64 |
| Hardware AI Accelerators | 112 | 128 |
| AI Performance | 1165 TOPS | 1557 TOPS |
| Max Clock Speed | 2.52GHz | 2.97GHz |
| Memory | 16GB | 16GB |
| Total Power Consumption | 220W | 304W |
| Connectivity | PCIe 5.0 x16 | |
| Display Output Ports | DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b | |
AMD says that its new cards offer a 4K gaming experience at a price of 1440p cards, which is also reflected in the pricing. By utilising FSR 4 and HYPR-FX, both GPUs can offer up to a 3.5X boost in frame rate at full 4K resolution. FSR 4 will be available in over 30 games at the launch, and will soon extend to 75+ more games by the end of this year.
The new AMD GPUs also feature a new Media Engine which can be utilised for AI Noise Supression and recording your gameplay. It also supports 8K 80fps encoding in H.264, HEVC, and AV1 formats.
Just like the latest Nvidia RTX 50 Series GPUs, AMD’s RX 9000 Series GPUs appear to be leveraging the power of generative AI to boost gaming performance. While it’s a good and affordable upgrade for gamers, it also requires widespread compatibility with games and software.
While Nvidia still has an edge in the top-end segment of GPUs, its DLSS 4 technology appears to have a strong competitor in the form of AMD’s FSR 4.
AMD RDNA 4 Architecture: What’s New?
AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture brings the power of artificial intelligence to boost gaming performance. It comes with 3rd-generation ray tracing powered by enhanced ray accelerators with 2x improvement compared to RDNA 3.
The highlight of this new architecture is its AI capabilities, as RDNA 4 now supports more data types. This helps applications and software to utilise the GPU to its peak potential with maximum efficiency. It also helps to power features like FSR 4 and HYPR-RX which directly increases the frame rate.
RDNA 4 also brings support for path tracing, which is an upgraded version of ray tracing. Instead of tracing the source of a light which happens in ray tracing, the path tracing technique explores every possible action for a ray of light which results in better and more realistic graphics. However, this uses more computing power, which is now supported on the latest AMD cards.
