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Radeon RX 9000 series

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AMD Radeon RX 9000 series
Release dateMarch 6, 2025
Manufactured byTSMC
Designed byAMD
Marketed byAMD
ArchitectureRDNA 4
Fabrication processTSMC N4P
Cards
Entry-level
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT (8GB)
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
Mid-range
  • Radeon RX 9070
  • Radeon RX 9070 XT
History
PredecessorRadeon RX 7000 series
Support status
Supported

The Radeon RX 9000 series is a series of consumer graphics processing units developed by AMD, based on the RDNA 4 architecture. The series is targeting the mainstream segment and is the successor to the Radeon RX 7000 series.

Background

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AMD's Q3 2024 earnings call in October 2024 confirmed that RDNA 4 would be releasing in early 2025 with CEO Lisa Su saying that the architecture "delivers significantly higher ray tracing performance and adds new AI capabilities".[1][2]

In December 2024, an AMD advertising campaign tie-in with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Reddit showed a Ryzen 9 processor and what appeared to be the Radeon RX 9070 XT reference design.[3]

The Radeon RX 9000 series and RDNA 4 architecture were officially previewed on January 6, 2025 during AMD's CES keynote in Las Vegas.[4] AMD were light on concrete details surrounding the RDNA 4 architecture or the Radeon RX 9000 series during their CES keynote.[5] The Radeon RX 9000 series targets midrange performance and value rather than competing with Nvidia at the high-end like the Radeon RX 7000 series did.[6] This is a similar approach taken by the RX 5000 series in 2019. On January 8, 2025, reports surfaced that U.S. retailer B&H would begin pre-orders for the Radeon RX 9000 series on January 23.[7][8]

The Radeon RX 9070 series was revealed on February 28, 2025 in an AMD live stream event.[9]

Features

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RDNA 4 architecture

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The RDNA 4 architecture used by the Radeon RX 9000 series is, according to AMD, focused on improved ray tracing performance and expanded AI acceleration capabilities with an "optimized" Compute Unit design.[10]

Architectural highlights of the AMD RDNA 4 architecture include the following:

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  • RDNA 4 architecture built on TSMC 4nm process (TSMC 4N Gen 5 Display Engine)[11]
  • AMD RDNA 4 Compute Units with redesigned 3rd generation Raytracing Accelerators for improved ray tracing performance and image quality[12]
  • 2nd Generation AI Accelerators with support for FP16, INT8 operations, and sparsity acceleration enabling up to 4x FP16 and 8x INT8 throughput for AI workloads[12]
  • AMD HYPR-RX1 technology combining Radeon Super Resolution, FidelityFX Super Resolution 4, Radeon Anti-Lag 24, Radeon Boost, and AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2.1 for advanced AI-based upscaling and frame generation[12]
  • PCIe 5.0 support for high bandwidth GPU-to-CPU communication[12]
  • Display connectivity includes DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b with support for high refresh rates and resolutions[12]
  • AMD Infinity Cache 3rd generation with up to 64 MB cache to reduce memory latency and increase bandwidth efficiency[12]
  • Memory subsystem supports up to 16 GB GDDR6 with up to 640 GB/s memory bandwidth depending on model and interface width[12]
  • Advanced media engine optimized for ultra-fast video encoding/decoding and enhanced streaming capabilities[12]
  • No dedicated multi-GPU or NVLink equivalent support (focus on single GPU scalability)[12]
  • Double-precision (FP64) performance of RDNA 4 architecture is significantly lower than single-precision (FP32), optimized primarily for gaming and AI workloads rather than HPC use cases[12]

FSR 4

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See also: FidelityFX Super Resolution

FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) is AMD's first machine-learning upscaling solution that is able to leverage the second-generation AI accelerator cores in the RDNA 4 architecture.[13] AMD stated that due to requiring hardware acceleration, FSR 4 was limited to the Radeon RX 9000 series. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be the first title to integrate FSR 4 upscaling support.[13]

Products

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Desktop

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Radeon RX 9060 XT[14][12] 9070 GRE[15] 9070[16] 9070 XT[17]
Release date 5 Jun 2025 8 May 2025 6 Mar 2025
Launch MSRP $299 (8 GB)
$349 (16 GB) 		¥4,199 (China Only) $549 $599
GPU die Navi 44 Navi 48 XL
Transistors (billion) 29.7 53.9
Die size 199 mm2 356.5 mm2
Core Stream processors 2048 3072 3584 4096
Texture mapping units 128 192 224 256
Render output units 64 96 128
Ray accelerators 32 48 56 64
AI accelerators 64 96 112 128
Game frequency (GHz)
Boost frequency (GHz) 		2.53
3.13 		2.22
2.79 		2.07
2.52 		2.40
2.97
Compute units 32 48 56 64
Cache L0 32 KB per CU
L1 128 KB per Array
L2 4 MB 8 MB
L3 32 MB 64 MB
Memory Type GDDR6
Size 8 GB
16 GB 		12 GB 16 GB
Clock (Gb/s) 20.1 18 20.1
Bandwidth (GB/s) 320 432 640
Bus width 128-bit 192-bit 256-bit
Fillrate Pixel (Gpx/s)[a] 200.3 267.8 322.6 380.2
Texture (Gtex/s)[b] 400.6 535.7 564.5 760.3
Processing
power
 FP16 (TFLOPS) 51.3 68.6 72.3 97.3
FP32 (TFLOPS) 25.6 34.3 36.1 48.7
AI INT8 (TOPS)[c] 205 ? 289 389
AI INT4 (TOPS)[d] 410 ? 578 778
Interface Host PCIe 5.0 x16
Power 1x 8-pin 2x 8-pin
Displays 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
TDP 150 W (8 GB)
160 W (16 GB) 		220 W 304 W
  1. ^ Pixel fillrate is calculated as the number of render output units (ROPs) multiplied by the base (or boost) core clock speed.
  2. ^ Texture fillrate is calculated as the number of texture mapping units (TMUs) multiplied by the base (or boost) core clock speed.
  3. ^ Officially declared performance is 2x shown here due to sparsity.
  4. ^ Officially declared performance is 2x shown here due to sparsity.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hollister, Sean (October 30, 2024). "AMD confirms its next-gen RDNA 4 GPUs will launch in early 2025". The Verge. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ Hachman, Mark (October 29, 2024). "'This is the strongest PC portfolio we've had': AMD schedules next-gen GPUs for early 2025". PCWorld. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Klotz, Aaron (December 23, 2024). "Radeon RX 9070 XT reference design purportedly revealed — RDNA 4 GPU emerges with black and a triple fan cooler design". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Chacos, Brad (January 6, 2025). "AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and RDNA 4 embrace the AI revolution". PCWorld. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Edser, Andy (January 6, 2025). "AMD just gave us our first look at the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 RDNA 4 GPUs and I am officially whelmed". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Thomas, Jacqueline (January 6, 2025). "With the Radeon RX 9070 XT, AMD Is Aiming for the Mid-Range". IGN. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  7. ^ Nasir, Hassam (January 8, 2025). "Radeon RX 9070 GPU preorders are seemingly scheduled for January 23 — Asus RTX 9070 and RX 9070 XT show up at US retailer, but pricing remains unknown". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  8. ^ Mujtaba, Hassan (January 8, 2025). "AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT & RX 9070 "RDNA 4" GPU Pre-Orders Expected To Start On 23rd January". Wccftech. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  9. ^ "AMD to unveil Radeon RX 9070 series on February 28". VideoCardz.com. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Warren, Tom (January 6, 2025). "AMD announces next-gen Radeon RX 9070-series GPUs with AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling". The Verge. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  11. ^ https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/partner-hub/radeon/radeon-rx-9000-series-quick-reference-guide-competitive.pdf
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9060xt.html
  13. ^ a b "AMD announces FSR4, available "only on Radeon RX 9070 series"". VideoCardz. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  14. ^ https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9060xt-8gb.html
  15. ^ "AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE". techpowerup.com. TechPowerUp. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  16. ^ "AMD Radeon RX 9070 Specs". TechPowerUp. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Specs". TechPowerUp. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
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