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Radeon RX 9070 vs Radeon RX 9070 XT
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Radeon RX 9070 against Radeon RX 9070 XT, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Best ecosystem
Tie
Neither lists native integrations.
Standout
Radeon RX 9070
Achievable frequency: Up to 2520 MHz
Radeon RX 9070
Radeon RX 9070 graphics card with up to 2520 MHz achievable frequency and 16 GB GDDR6 memory
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Achievable frequency of up to 2520 MHz
- 16 GB of GDDR6 memory
- Up to 640 GB/s memory bandwidth
Cons
- Requires a minimum PSU of 650W
- High typical board power of 220W
Specifications
- Bandwidth644.6 GB/s
- Boost Clock2520 MHz
- Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- bus typePCIe® 5.0 x16
- Chip PackageHFCBGA-2069
- Density151.0M / mm²
- Die Size357 mm²
- displayport™2.1a
- FP1636.13 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP3236.13 TFLOPS
- FP641.129 TFLOPS (1:32)
- GenerationNavi IV
- gpu memoryAMD Infinity Cache Technology
- Graphics CardRX 9000
- hdmi™2.1b
- INT4578.0 TOPS
- INT8289.0 TOPS
- L0 Cache32 KB per CU
- L2 Cache8 MB
- L3 Cache64 MB
- Matrix Cores112
- max memory size16 GB
- memory bandwidthUp to 640 GB/s
- Memory Bus256 bit
- Memory Clock2518 MHz
- memory interface256-bit
- Memory Size16 GB
- memory speedUp to 20 Gbps
- memory typeGDDR6
- OpenCL2.0
- OpenGL4.6
- Outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
- Package Size45 mm × 35 mm
- Pixel Rate322.6 GPixel/s
- Power Connectors2x 8-pin
- PredecessorNavi III
- rops128
- RT Cores56
- stream processors3584
- SuccessorAlpha Trion
- Suggested PSU550 W
- Texture Rate564.5 GTexel/s
- TMUs224
- transistor count53.9 B
- typical board power (desktop)220W
- Vulkan1.4
- 4K H264 Decode—
- 4K H264 Encode—
- achievable frequencyUp to 2520 MHz
- ai accelerators112
- ArchitectureRDNA 4
- AV1 Decode—
- AV1 Encode—
- Board Design / TDP220 W
- Clock Speeds / Base Clock1330 MHz
- Clock Speeds / Game Clock2070 MHz
- Compute Units—
- DirectX—
- Display Core Next—
- featuresAMD Software Adrenalin Edition, AMD Fluid Motion Frames, AMD Noise Suppression, AMD Radeon™ Super Resolution, AMD Smart Access Memory, AMD Smart Access Video, AMD Privacy View, AMD Radeon™ Boost, AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag, AMD Radeon™ Image Sharpening, AMD Enhanced Sync Technology, AMD FreeSync™ Technology, AMD Radeon™ Chill, AMD Virtual Super Resolution, AMD FSR™ 'Redstone'
- FoundryTSMC
- FP8—
- FSR—
- game frequency2070 MHz
- GPU NameNavi 48
- GPU VariantNavi 48 XT
- H265/HEVC Decode—
- H265/HEVC Encode—
- Infinity Cache—
- Matrix Performance / BF16144.5 TFLOPS
- Matrix Performance / Sparse Matrix2x Throughput
- Minimum PSU Recommendation—
- Navi 48 GPU NotesSuper Resolution: FSR 4.1.2, XeSS 3, Frame Generation: FSR 4.0.2, XeSS 3, Ray Regeneration: FSR 1.2.1, Radiance Caching: FSR 0.9.0 (Technical Preview), Compute Units: 4th Gen, Ray Tracing: 3rd Gen, Infinity Cache: 3rd Gen, AI Accelerators: 2nd Gen, Radiance Display Engine: 2nd Gen, Shader ISA: GFX12.0 (gfx1201), Graphics/Compute: 12.0.1, Display Core Next: 4.0.1, Video Core Next: 5.0.0, JPEG Engine: 5.0.0
- Numeric Format Support / MatrixINT1, INT2, INT4, INT8, MXFP4, NVFP4, MXFP6, FP8, MXFP8, FP16, BF16, FP32, TF32, FP64
- Numeric Format Support / VectorINT4, INT8, INT16, INT32, FP16, BF16, FP32, FP64
- peak 4-bit precision (int4 matrix) performance578 TOPs
- peak 8-bit precision (fp8 matrix) performance (e5m2, e4m3)289 TFLOPs
- peak 8-bit precision (int8 matrix) performance289 TOPs
- peak half precision (fp16 matrix) performance145 TFLOPs
- peak half precision (fp16 vector) performance36.1 TFLOPs
- peak pixel fill-rateUp to 322.6 GP/s
- peak single precision (fp32 vector) performance36.1 TFLOPs
- Process Size4 nm
- Process TypeN4P FinFET
- Radiance Display Engine—
- ray accelerators56
- Ray Tracing—
- Render Config / Shading Units3584
- Shader ISA—
- Slot Width—
- supported rendering formatHDMI™ 4K Support, 4K H264 Decode, 4K H264 Encode, H265/HEVC Decode, H265/HEVC Encode, AV1 Decode, AV1 Encode
- TPP—
- TPP Density—
- Transistors53.9 billion
- Video Core Next—
Radeon RX 9070 XT
High-performance Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card with 4096 stream processors and up to 304W typical board power.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Supports multiple video decoding and encoding formats
- High memory bandwidth up to 640 GB/s
- 16 GB GDDR6 memory for large data sets
Cons
- Requires a minimum 750W power supply
- High typical board power of 304W increases cooling demands
Specifications
- Bandwidth644.6 GB/s
- Boost Clock2970 MHz
- Bus InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16
- bus typePCIe® 5.0 x16
- Chip PackageHFCBGA-2069
- Density151.0M / mm²
- Die Size357 mm²
- displayport™2.1a
- FP1648.66 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP3248.66 TFLOPS
- FP641.521 TFLOPS (1:32)
- GenerationNavi IV
- gpu memoryAMD Infinity Cache Technology
- Graphics CardRX 9000
- hdmi™2.1b
- INT4778.6 TOPS
- INT8389.3 TOPS
- L0 Cache32 KB per CU
- L2 Cache8 MB
- L3 Cache64 MB
- Matrix Cores128
- max memory size16 GB
- memory bandwidthUp to 640 GB/s
- Memory Bus256 bit
- Memory Clock2518 MHz
- memory interface256-bit
- Memory Size16 GB
- memory speedUp to 20 Gbps
- memory typeGDDR6
- OpenCL2.0
- OpenGL4.6
- Outputs1x HDMI 2.1b 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
- Package Size45 mm × 35 mm
- Pixel Rate380.2 GPixel/s
- Power Connectors2x 8-pin
- PredecessorNavi III
- rops128
- RT Cores64
- stream processors4096
- SuccessorAlpha Trion
- Suggested PSU700 W
- Texture Rate760.3 GTexel/s
- TMUs256
- transistor count53.9 B
- typical board power (desktop)304W
- Vulkan1.4
- 4K H264 DecodeYes
- 4K H264 EncodeYes
- achievable frequency—
- ai accelerators—
- Architecture—
- AV1 DecodeYes
- AV1 EncodeYes
- Board Design / TDP—
- Clock Speeds / Base Clock—
- Clock Speeds / Game Clock—
- Compute Units64
- DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)
- Display Core Next4.0.1
- features—
- Foundry—
- FP8389.3 TFLOPS
- FSR4.1.2, XeSS 3
- game frequency—
- GPU Name—
- GPU Variant—
- H265/HEVC DecodeYes
- H265/HEVC EncodeYes
- Infinity Cache3rd Gen
- Matrix Performance / BF16—
- Matrix Performance / Sparse Matrix—
- Minimum PSU Recommendation750W
- Navi 48 GPU Notes—
- Numeric Format Support / Matrix—
- Numeric Format Support / Vector—
- peak 4-bit precision (int4 matrix) performance—
- peak 8-bit precision (fp8 matrix) performance (e5m2, e4m3)—
- peak 8-bit precision (int8 matrix) performance—
- peak half precision (fp16 matrix) performance—
- peak half precision (fp16 vector) performance—
- peak pixel fill-rate—
- peak single precision (fp32 vector) performance—
- Process Size—
- Process Type—
- Radiance Display Engine2nd Gen
- ray accelerators—
- Ray Tracing3rd Gen
- Render Config / Shading Units—
- Shader ISAGFX12.0 (gfx1201)
- Slot WidthDual-slot
- supported rendering format—
- TPP3114
- TPP Density9.06
- Transistors—
- Video Core Next5.0.0