AMD Radeon RX 9070

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AMD Radeon RX 9070
The most obvious conclusion we can make about the Radeon RX 9070 is that if available at the MSRP, this model should be ignored in favor of the 9070 XT. For an extra $50 (a 9% price increase), you get ~14% better performance. Everything else is identical: same VRAM, same architecture, etc. so the XT is simply the better buy.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Mar 2025
RDNA 4
Architecture
High-end
Product Tier
3584
Shader Cores
128
ROPs
224
TMUs
56
RT Cores
16 GB
Memory
GDDR6
Memory Type
644 GB/s
Bandwidth
220 W
TDP
$770
Price
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Mar 6, 2025Price at Launch:$549
Type:DesktopArchitecture:RDNA 4
Generation:RX 9000 seriesProduct Tier:High-end
VRAM Capacity:16 GBTotal Board Power:220 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:3584TMUs:224
ROPs:128L2 Cache:8 MB
L3 Cache:64 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:16 GBMemory Type:GDDR6
Memory Speed:20.1 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:644 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.33 GHzGame Clock:2.07 GHz
Boost Clock:2.52 GHzFP32 Throughput:36.13 TFLOPs
Ray Tracing:YesRay Tracing Cores:56
Process Size:4nmProcess Name:TSMC N4P
Die Size:357 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:220 WPower Connectors:2x 8-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 5.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort Support:DP 2.1aDSC:1.2a
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12 UltimateShader Model:6.8
Vulkan Version:1.4OpenGL Version:4.6

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GPU benchmark scores are aggregated from dozens of tests conducted in TechSpot's labs, compiled from our full library of GPU reviews and gaming benchmarks. Scores are normalized to a shared baseline and organized by resolution, covering rasterized workloads exclusively. Ray tracing and upscaling technologies are disabled to guarantee consistent, like-for-like comparisons.

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 pricing

Last 6 months
Price Date
Current $769 Apr 2, 2026
Highest* $899 May 15, 2025
Lowest* $639 Dec 23, 2025
Average $788
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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Reviews and Ratings

78

Average Score

Based on 9 reviews

9.2

User Score

Based on 29 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Big generational improvements compared to RDNA 3
  • Strong 1440p performance, can also do the job for entry-level 4K gaming
  • Radeon 9070 beats RTX 5070 performance
  • Quiet and cool performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Nvidia still wins on software support and features
  • Still struggles in more demanding ray traced/path traced games
  • Needs to be cheaper
  • Complex upscaling configuration
70

The most obvious conclusion we can make about the Radeon RX 9070 is that if available at the MSRP, this model should be ignored in favor of the 9070 XT. For an extra $50 (a 9% price increase), you get ~14% better performance. Everything else is identical: same VRAM, same architecture, etc. so the XT is simply the better buy.

By TechSpot on
70

With decent performance and plenty of VRAM, the Radeon RX 9070 beats the RTX 5070 at just about everything for ostensibly the same price. The current supply shortage and price hikes significantly damage its appeal, though, as does the fact that the 9070 XT is much more powerful for not much more money.

By PCGamesN on
80

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is simply the best 1440p graphics card you can buy right now. The only problem is that you can spend $50 more and get the more powerful Radeon RX 9070 XT.

By IGN on
90

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT provides strong mainstream performance at a great price. The RDNA 4 architecture delivers significant generational improvements in AI and ray tracing performance, without sacrificing rasterization performance. The biggest concerns will be retail availability and pricing — and the lack of any true high-end solutions.

By Tom's Hardware on
82

AMD’s Radeon 9070 is a solid midrange GPU with excellent support for 1440p gaming and a bit of 4K. It has better ray tracing support than before, and it finally has AI upscaling to compete with NVIDIA’s DLSS.

By Engadget on
90

Regardless of price, and probably availability as well, the Radeon RX 9070 Series is really impressive. Now I want to see a big RDNA 4 GPU... I know we probably won’t see it this generation, but if the architecture scales at all we could finally see competition at the very top of the gaming segment for the first time in years.

By PCPer on
70

AMD's RX 9070 is a good graphics card that is poorly priced out of the gate. We expect to see it down around $499 before too long.

By KitGuru on
80

The Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT offer much faster performance and more memory than Nvidia’s lackluster RTX 5070. Some software bugs mar the experience but overall, AMD’s 9070 graphics cards offer such a compelling mix of performance, value, and memory capacity that it’s worth accepting those quibbles.

By PCWorld on
70

Despite the uphill battle Radeon RX 9070 faces in sharing its cost category with a competitor and a sibling, it still manages to leave a mark on the midrange market. It packs enough rasterisation performance to either outperform GeForce RTX 5070 at best or be a handful of frames behind at worst. Combine this with a larger 16GB frame buffer and it becomes an attractive mainstream option.

By Club386 on

That aside, I want to make it very clear that history is repeating itself, and that the RX 9070 is dead on arrival and I want to expand on that. The reality is that AMD seems to be following a familiar playbook here. It’s pretty apparent that the RX 9070 is a product of binning, where cores that didn’t quite meet the standards for the 9070 XT are being repurposed rather than wasted.

By eTeknix on

The bottom line though, in terms of hardware capabilities at least, is that AMD is back to winning ways - and this time the key compromises of subpar RT performance and relatively poor upscaling are greatly mitigated.

By EuroGamer on
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