AMD’s newest graphics playing cards now have a launch date and costs.
AMD first introduced RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT at CES 2025 in January, seemingly in response to Nvidia launching its RTX 50 sequence, however did not reveal the value or any particulars past the VRAM: 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM on each playing cards.
Now, the corporate says the 2 playing cards will ship on March 6, subsequent Friday, for $550 and $650 respectively.
| Clock (Enhance) |
VRAM | Bus | TDP | MSRP | |
| Nvidia RTX 5070 |
2.16 GHz (2.51 GHz) |
12GB GDDR7 |
192-bit | 250W | $550 |
| AMD RX 9070 |
2.1 GHz (2.5 GHz) |
16GB GDDR6 |
256-bit | 220W | $550 |
| AMD RX 9070 XT |
2.4 GHz (3.0 GHz) |
16GB GDDR6 |
256-bit | 304W | $600 |
RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are designed to compete with NVIDIA’s RTX 5070, somewhat than taking up its higher-end playing cards. For a similar worth it affords 4GB extra VRAM with a 256-bit bus width, in comparison with 192-bit for NVIDIA. However the tradeoff is that this VRAM is the older GDDR6, not the newer quicker GDDR7.
Each playing cards introduce AMD’s new RDNA 4 structure and are constructed on a 4nm course of, down from 5nm on the earlier RX 7000 sequence. In addition they introduce AMD’s second-generation AI accelerators which energy FidelityFX Tremendous Decision 4 (FSR 4), AMD’s reply to Nvidia’s DLSS 4. However like Nvidia’s DLSS, FSR 4 additionally is not supported by nearly all of VR video games.
For native PC VR headsets, the RX 9070 sequence additionally helps DisplayPort 2.1a, which may help future 4K per eye headsets with 120Hz refresh fee or above.
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