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AMD Radeon RX 9070

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is a graphics card released on March 6, 2025, built on the RDNA 4 architecture. It has 3,584 shading units, 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, 640.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 2.52 GHz and a 220 W board power rating. It scores 25,382 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (FL 12_2) and OpenGL 4.6.

RDNA 4Navi 48

10/10 key specs recorded · 95 facts

Depth: 61 recorded fields, 22 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

3,584cores

56 compute units

Memory

16 GB

GDDR6 · 256-bit

Boost clock

2.52 GHz

2.07 GHz base

Board power

220 W

650 W PSU advised

Performance

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 scores 25,382 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 98.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #47), measured across 3,053 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 1,265.

PassMark G3D Mark

25,382

Rank #47
Faster than 98.3% of 2,658 GPUs
3,053 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 345 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 98.4% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 141 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 96% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 280 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 98.3% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 73 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 90.6% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 14,798 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 97.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 9070 averages DirectX 9 345 fps, DirectX 10 141 fps, DirectX 11 280 fps, DirectX 12 73 fps and GPU Compute 14,798 ops/s, across 3,053 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

Theoretical throughput

FP32 (single precision) 36.1 TFLOPS stated by AMD

FP16 (half precision) 36.1 TFLOPS stated by AMD

Pixel fill rate 322.6 GPixel/s stated by AMD

Texture fill rate 564.48 GTexel/s calculatedcalculated from TMUs x boost clock (MHz) / 1000 = 224 x 2520 / 1000

Fp16 matrix 145 TFLOPS stated by AMD

Fp8 matrix 289 TFLOPS stated by AMD

Fp16 matrix sparse 289 TFLOPS stated by AMD

Fp8 matrix sparse 578 TFLOPS stated by AMD

Int8 matrix sparse 578 TOPS stated by AMD

Int4 matrix sparse 1,156 TOPS stated by AMD

AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 36.1 TFLOPS, FP16 (half precision) 36.1 TFLOPS, Pixel fill rate 322.6 GPixel/s, Fp16 matrix 145 TFLOPS, Fp8 matrix 289 TFLOPS, Fp16 matrix sparse 289 TFLOPS, Fp8 matrix sparse 578 TFLOPS, Int8 matrix sparse 578 TOPS and Int4 matrix sparse 1,156 TOPS for the AMD Radeon RX 9070. Texture fill rate (564.48 GTexel/s) is calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 5.0 x16

Max memory 16 GB

Core clock 1330 MHz

Memory clock 2518 MHz

DirectX 12_2

OpenGL 4.6

Max TDP 220 W

First benchmarked 2025-03-06

Samples 3,053

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon RX 9070 states the PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, up to 16 GB of memory, a core clock of 1330 MHz, DirectX 12_2 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2025-03-06. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD Radeon RX 9070 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE, AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture RDNA 4

Codename Navi 48

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors 53,900 M

Die size 357 mm²

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is based on the RDNA 4 architecture, uses the Navi 48 graphics processor, contains 53,900 million transistors and has a die size of 357 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 3,584

Compute units 56

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 224

Render output units (ROPs) 128

Ray tracing cores 56

Tensor / AI cores 112

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 3,584 shading units, 56 compute units, 224 texture mapping units, 128 render output units, 56 ray tracing cores and 112 tensor cores.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Clock speeds

Base clock 2.07 GHz

Boost clock 2.52 GHz

Game clock 2.07 GHz

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 runs at a base clock of 2.07 GHz, boosts to 2.52 GHz and has a game clock of 2.07 GHz.

Memory

Size 16 GB

Type GDDR6

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 640.0 GB/s

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is equipped with 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 640.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has a board power rating of 220 W, a total board power of 220 W, a power supply of at least 650 W is recommended, power is supplied through 2x8-Pin and it connects over PCIe 5.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 220 W

Total board power 220 W

Suggested PSU 650 W

Power connectors 2x8-Pin

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 5.0 x16

Market

Launched March 6, 2025

Launch price $549

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon RX 9000 Series

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 was released on March 6, 2025 and launched at a price of $549.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 25,382

PassMark G2D 1,265

Rank #47

Samples 3,053

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (FL 12_2) and OpenGL 4.6.

DirectX 12 Ultimate (FL 12_2)

OpenGL 4.6

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon RX 9070. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon RX 9070. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon RX 9070.

Features

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 14 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Rendering

Supported: DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft's top DirectX 12 feature tier, covering hardware ray tracing, mesh shaders, variable-rate shading and sampler feedback.
Supported: Hardware ray tracing

Dedicated GPU hardware that speeds up ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows in supported games and apps.

Ray tracing units: 56

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and Hardware ray tracing under Rendering.

Compute and AI

Supported: AMD AI accelerators

AMD's dedicated matrix-math units used to speed up AI workloads.

AI accelerators: 112
Supported: Tensor cores

NVIDIA's dedicated matrix-math units used for AI workloads such as DLSS and machine-learning inference.

Tensor cores: 112

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports ECC memory and AMD CrossFire. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports AMD AI accelerators and Tensor cores under Compute and AI.

Display features

Supported: AMD FreeSync

Support for AMD's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs compatible displays to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDMI 4K output

The vendor states the GPU can drive a 4K display over HDMI.

Not listed (6)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports Stereoscopic 3D, 10-bit color output, VR ready, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports AMD FreeSync and HDMI 4K output under Display features.

Platform

Supported: Resizable BAR AMD Smart Access Memory

Lets the CPU access the GPU's full video memory at once, which can improve performance in some games on supporting systems.

Not listed (3)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports Radeon Dual Graphics, Switchable graphics and AMD SmartShift. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports Resizable BAR (AMD Smart Access Memory) under Platform.

Software and drivers

Supported: Radeon Anti-Lag

AMD's latency-reduction feature that lowers the delay between input and what you see in supported games.
Supported: Enhanced Sync

AMD driver feature that reduces screen tearing and stutter on displays without variable refresh rate.
Supported: AMD Fluid Motion Frames

AMD driver-level frame generation that can increase perceived smoothness in many games.
Supported: Image sharpening

A driver-level sharpening filter that increases perceived detail with little performance cost.
Supported: Radeon Boost

AMD driver feature that briefly lowers resolution during fast motion to raise frame rates.
Supported: Radeon Chill

AMD driver feature that lowers frame rate when there is little on-screen action to cut power use and heat.
Supported: Radeon Super Resolution

AMD's driver-level upscaling that can raise frame rates in many games without game support.

Not listed (1)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports Radeon ReLive. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports Radeon Anti-Lag, Enhanced Sync, AMD Fluid Motion Frames, Image sharpening, Radeon Boost, Radeon Chill and Radeon Super Resolution under Software and drivers.

Media engine

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1.

Hardware video codec support of the AMD Radeon RX 9070
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)4K H.264: encode supported, decode supported	Supported	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported	Supported
AV1	Supported	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Not listed: VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports this codec; that is silence, not a statement that it is unsupported.

Display outputs

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 offers outputs DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b, HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1a.

Outputs DisplayPort 2.1a, HDMI 2.1b

HDMI 2.1b

DisplayPort 2.1a

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 9070 have?

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 640.0 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD Radeon RX 9070 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has a board power rating of 220 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 650 W. Power connectors: 2x8-Pin.

How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 9070?

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 scores 25,382 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 98.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #47. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 73 fps.