GPU AMD RDNA 4.0
Radeon RX 9070 XT

Radeon RX 9070 XT

Released: March 6, 2025
Memory
16
GB GDDR6
Boost Clock
2970
MHz
TGP
304
W

Technical Highlights

Architecture : RDNA 4.0
Generation : Navi IV (RX 9000)
Shading Units : 4096
RT Cores : 64

About Radeon RX 9070 XT

Radeon RX 9070 XT is a discrete graphics card from AMD released on March 6, 2025 based on the RDNA 4.0 architecture with 16 GB GDDR6 memory. It runs at 1660 base clock, reaches up to 2970 boost clock, and has a 304 W power rating. It supports DirectX 12.2, Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Overall Score Of Radeon RX 9070 XT

This summarizes how Radeon RX 9070 XT scores across key areas like gaming, rendering, AI, and Energy Efficiency.

85
Overall
Gaming Performance
76
AI & Machine Learning
81
Hardware Architecture
84
Workstation
70
Energy Efficiency
100

General Info of Radeon RX 9070 XT

Vendor

AMD

Release Date

March 6, 2025

Foundry

TSMC

Architecture

RDNA 4.0

Process Size

Top tier

4 nm

100% of the current best Process Size score

Transistors

53.9 billion

Graphics Processor of Radeon RX 9070 XT

Base Clock

Good

1660 MHz

62% of the current best Base Clock score

Boost Clock

Top tier

2970 MHz

95% of the current best Boost Clock score

Shading Units

4096

19% of the current best Shading Units score

Compute Units

Good

64

38% of the current best Compute Units score

Ray Tracing Cores (RTCs)

64

38% of the current best Ray Tracing Cores (RTCs) score

Tensor Cores

128

19% of the current best Tensor Cores score

Textured Mapping Units (TMUs)

256

38% of the current best Textured Mapping Units (TMUs) score

Render Output Units (ROPs)

Good

128

50% of the current best Render Output Units (ROPs) score

Die Size

356.5 mm²

Density

151.19 MTr/mm²

L1 Cache

128KB per cluster

50% of the current best L1 Cache score

L2 Cache

4MB shared

4% of the current best L2 Cache score

Raw Performance of Radeon RX 9070 XT

Pixel Fill Rate

Excellent

380.2 GPixel/s

79% of the current best Pixel Fill Rate score

Texture Fill Rate

760.3 GTexel/s

46% of the current best Texture Fill Rate score

FP32 Performance

48.66 TFLOPs

46% of the current best FP32 Performance score

Memory of Radeon RX 9070 XT

Memory Size

Top tier

16 GB

50% of the current best Memory Size score

Memory Type

Good

GDDR6

70% of the current best Memory Type score

Bus Width

256-bit

Memory Clock

Top tier

2518 MHz

96% of the current best Memory Clock score

Effective Speed

Good

20100 Mbps

67% of the current best Effective Speed score

Bandwidth

640 GB/s

36% of the current best Bandwidth score

Board Design of Radeon RX 9070 XT

Bus Interface

Top tier

PCIe 5.0 x16

100% of the current best Bus Interface score

PCIe Version

Top tier

5.0

100% of the current best PCIe Version score

PCIe Lanes

x16

TGP

304 W

APIs of Radeon RX 9070 XT

DirectX

Top tier

12.2

100% of the current best DirectX score

OpenGL

Top tier

4.6

100% of the current best OpenGL score

OpenCL

Excellent

2.2

80% of the current best OpenCL score

Vulkan

Top tier

1.3

91% of the current best Vulkan score

DisplayPort

Top tier

2.1a

100% of the current best DisplayPort score

CUDA

No

Ray Tracing

Yes

DLSS

No

Benchmarks of Radeon RX 9070 XT

3D Mark

A standardized suite that approximates real-world gaming workloads to compare graphics performance.

Steel Nomad Lite:
26116
49% of max score
Time Spy:
29803 (5th)
63% of max score
Good
Solar Bay:
120093
51% of max score
Port Royal:
18556
49% of max score
Fire Strike:
66408
76% of max score
Excellent
Wild Life Extreme:
54361
50% of max score
Night Raid:
196877
95% of max score
Top tier

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU compute benchmark focused on workloads like image processing and parallel compute tasks.

Compute Score:
182816 (18th)
44% of max score
Background Blur:
427.4 img/sec
100% of max score
Top tier
Face Detection:
251 img/sec
84% of max score
Excellent
Horizon Detection:
6.77 Gpixels/sec
31% of max score
Edge Detection:
9.42 Gpixels/sec
28% of max score
Gaussian Blur:
9.35 Gpixels/sec
27% of max score
Feature Matching:
1.42 Gpixels/sec
56% of max score
Stereo Matching:
651.4 Gpixels/sec
23% of max score
Particle Physics:
23630 FPS
40% of max score

Passmark Graphics

A multi-test benchmark that evaluates raster, memory bandwidth, and compute performance.

G3D Mark Score:
26866 (17th)
69% of max score
Good
G2D Mark Score:
1320
93% of max score
Top tier
DirectX 12:
77
44% of max score
GPU Compute:
15958 Ops/s
61% of max score
Good

GFXBench 5

Graphics benchmark using modern GPU APIs and game-like scenes across multiple workloads.

Aztec Ruins High (4K):
313.30 FPS
26% of max score
Aztec Ruins Normal:
1794.90 FPS
92% of max score
Top tier
Car Chase:
1498.00 FPS
87% of max score
Excellent
Manhattan 3.1 (1440p):
1199.30 FPS
29% of max score
T-Rex:
5080.10 FPS
76% of max score
Excellent

Blender

Rendering performance benchmark using Blender Cycles throughput as a practical content-creation metric.

Render Score:
21% of max score

GeekBench 6 ML

AI benchmark measuring common ML workloads like classification, detection, and super resolution.

ML Single Precision:
39190 (4th)
73% of max score
Good
ML Half Precision:
55727
69% of max score
Good
ML Quantized:
33599
86% of max score
Excellent
Image Classification:
18001
95% of max score
Top tier
Object Detection:
19602
71% of max score
Good
Image Segmentation:
25174
46% of max score
Face Detection:
74776
65% of max score
Good
Image Super Resolution:
45714
83% of max score
Excellent
Style Transfer:
411302
60% of max score
Good
Text Classification:
5163
99% of max score
Top tier
Machine Translation:
8677
100% of max score
Top tier
Depth Estimation:
74879
88% of max score
Excellent
Pose Estimation:
196137
57% of max score

FurMark

Stress test designed to push sustained load for thermal stability and cooling behavior.

1080p Vulkan:
19161
56% of max score
1440p Vulkan:
14200
55% of max score
2160p Vulkan:
7713
53% of max score
1080p OpenGL:
20135
68% of max score
Good
1440p OpenGL:
14412
62% of max score
Good
2160p OpenGL:
7754
51% of max score

Performance Charts Of Radeon RX 9070 XT

These charts give a quick view of FPS scaling across resolutions and how this GPU compares against market top benchmark values.

Gaming FPS Analysis

Ultra settings performance of Radeon RX 9070 XT
1080p Ultra
1440p Ultra
4K Ultra

Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bar is Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Market Top
Radeon RX 9070 XT

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Frequently Asked Questions about Radeon RX 9070 XT

The Radeon RX 9070 XT was officially released in March 6, 2025. It was launched as a graphics solution by AMD.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT scores 29,803 on 3DMark Time Spy, indicating its solid capabilities in modern gaming scenarios. This benchmark is the industry standard for measuring DirectX 12 gaming performance.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is equipped with 16 GB of VRAM, which is exceptional for 4K gaming, high-end content creation, and heavy AI workloads.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT has a Total Graphics Power (TGP) of 304 W. This value dictates your power supply (PSU) requirements, so ensure your system can handle this draw effectively.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT operates at a base clock speed of 1660 MHz. This is the minimum clock frequency the graphics card runs at under standard workloads before boosting.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT features a boost clock speed of 2970 MHz. This clock speed represents the maximum frequency the graphics card can dynamically reach during intense gaming or rendering workloads.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is built on the RDNA 4.0 architecture. This foundational design determines the GPU's power efficiency and support for modern features like hardware Ray Tracing and AI upscaling (DLSS/FSR).

With a performance score of 85%, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is ranked as a high-performance graphics card in our extensive GPU database.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT uses the PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, ensuring high-speed data transfer and minimal bottlenecking between the graphics card and the motherboard.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT features 4,096 shading units (cores), which are directly responsible for rendering complex visual effects and lighting in modern games.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT contains approximately 53.9 billion transistors, packed into its silicon to deliver massive parallel processing capabilities.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is manufactured on a 4 nm node. A smaller process node generally translates to better energy efficiency and improved thermal management.