AMD Radeon RX 9070

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is an active GPU in the Radeon RX 9000 series, built around the Navi 48 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture on TSMC’s 4 nm process. It packs 53,900 million transistors on a 357 mm² die, for a transistor density of 151.0M per mm², and belongs to the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation, succeeding Navi III. It was released on March 5, 2025, with a launch MSRP of 549 USD.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmark data places the RX 9070 in a tight cluster with its nearest rivals. Its average benchmark score is 34,780, which is 0.2% below the NVIDIA A2’s average of 34,866, and 0.3% above the NVIDIA Quadro GV100’s 34,677. The same average is 0.7% higher than the AMD Radeon HD 7970’s 34,541, and 0.8% higher than the AMD Radeon PRO W6400’s 34,511. None of the four nearest rivals is more than 0.8% away, so the RX 9070’s overall position is essentially one of parity within that group.

The percentileVsAllGpus figure is 79, meaning the card sits at the 79th percentile across all GPUs in the benchmark database. That overall ranking is supported by a wide set of synthetic results. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 6,290. In Geekbench, the OpenCL score is 133,741 and the Vulkan score is 165,532. Passmark results include a G3D score of 25,381, a GPU compute score of 14,737, and a G2D score of 1,280. The Passmark DirectX subtests return 141 for DirectX 10, 281 for DirectX 11, 74 for DirectX 12, and 343 for DirectX 9.

Clock behavior rounds out the performance picture: the RX 9070 has a base clock of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 2070 MHz, and a boost clock of 2520 MHz. These clocks feed the compute resources behind the average score. The most notable conclusion from the data is not dominance but clustering: the RX 9070 lands within a fraction of a percent of its nearest rivals on average, with the 79th percentile placing it above most other GPUs in the database.

Memory Subsystem

The RX 9070 is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Memory bandwidth is 644.6 GB/s, driven by a memory clock of 2518 MHz and a 20.1 Gbps effective data rate. For high-resolution workloads, the 16 GB capacity is the primary buffer: it provides a large allocation for textures, geometry, and other frame data. The 256-bit bus width is the data path through which the 644.6 GB/s transfer rate is delivered. This combination of capacity and bandwidth defines the memory ceiling for the card.

Power and Cooling

The RX 9070 is a dual-slot card with a TDP of 220 W. Power delivery uses 2x 8-pin connectors, and the suggested PSU is 550 W. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16. This is a complete power and mechanical picture: dual-slot cooling, two 8-pin power inputs, and a 550 W power supply recommendation are the required installation parameters.

How It Compares

The closest rival is the NVIDIA A2, which averages 34,866. The RX 9070’s average of 34,780 is 0.2% lower, so the two GPUs are effectively level in aggregate benchmark performance.

Against the NVIDIA Quadro GV100, the RX 9070 is ahead. The Quadro GV100 averages 34,677, and the RX 9070’s 34,780 is 0.3% higher.

The AMD Radeon HD 7970 averages 34,541. The RX 9070 is 0.7% above that score, marking it as the faster card in the comparison by a small margin.

The AMD Radeon PRO W6400 averages 34,511. The RX 9070’s average is 0.8% higher, which is the largest delta among the four nearest rivals.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The RX 9070 includes 56 ray-tracing cores, while no tensor core count is listed in the specification record. The underlying RDNA 4.0 architecture on the Navi 48 chip provides 3,584 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, and 128 ROPs. FP32 compute is 36.13 TFLOPS, and FP16 compute is 72.25 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio. Pixel rate is 322.6 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 564.5 GTexel/s.

API support covers DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1a. The physical implementation is defined by the 4 nm TSMC process, 53,900 million transistors, and a 357 mm² die size.

Who Should Consider It

The RX 9070 is suited to high-resolution workloads because it combines a 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer with 644.6 GB/s of bandwidth. Its average benchmark score of 34,780 and 79th percentile standing place it ahead of most GPUs in the database, while its nearest rivals all sit within 0.8%, suggesting a general-purpose performer rather than a category outlier. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 6,290 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 165,532 indicate strong DirectX 12 and Vulkan capability. Users working with texture-heavy or high-resolution content should weigh the 16 GB capacity and the 36.13 TFLOPS FP32 compute rate, along with the 72.25 TFLOPS FP16 rate at a 2:1 ratio. In short, this is a card for anyone whose workload demands both a large memory allocation and solid overall benchmark standing.

FAQ

Q: What chip and architecture does the RX 9070 use?

A: It uses the Navi 48 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, with 53,900 million transistors across a 357 mm² die.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does the RX 9070 have?

A: Bandwidth is 644.6 GB/s from 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2518 MHz and a 20.1 Gbps effective data rate.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The TDP is 220 W, it uses 2x 8-pin power connectors, and the suggested PSU is 550 W.

Q: How does the RX 9070 compare to the NVIDIA Quadro GV100?

A: The RX 9070 average benchmark score is 34,780, which is 0.3% higher than the Quadro GV100’s 34,677.

Q: What API support is listed?

A: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: When was the RX 9070 released?

A: The release date is March 5, 2025.