by theygamesIf you’re an AMD GPU fan, then it’s party time. The GPU maker’s brand new AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT flagship graphics card has been officially announced at the CES 2025 trade show, kickstarting a brand new Radeon 9000 series gaming GPU lineup to compete with Nvidia’s new mid-tier RTX 50-series cards.
While Nvidia has dominated with the best graphics cards in recent years, AMD is looking to fight back with its latest RDNA 4 GPUs. Earlier suggestions were that AMD was abandoning high-end Radeon GPUs entirely, and while the 9070 XT isn’t set to challenge the RTX 5090, the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti seem to be firmly in AMD’s sights in the middle ground.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT release date
The RX 9070 XT release date is set for Q1 2025. While you can’t order one just yet, a recent 9070 XT pre-order rumor suggests that you’ll be able to put your money down for one from January 23, 2025, although AMD hasn’t confirmed this just yet.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT price estimate
The RX 9070 XT is expected to cost around $500. That’s based on past AMD launches like the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT, which launched with a $499 MSRP price tag. It also places it in a similar ballpark as the RTX 5070 that AMD wants to strongly compete against in the middle-ground, which Nvidia has priced competitively at $549.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT specs estimate
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT specs are expected to include 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 4,096 Stream processors, and 64 RT cores.
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | |
| Architecture | AMD RDNA 4 |
| GPU | Navi 48 |
| Compute units | 64 |
| Stream processors | 4,096 |
| RT cores | 64 |
| Base clock | 2.52GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.06GHz |
| VRAM | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Memory interface | 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 644.6GB/s |
| Power draw | 329W |
| Die size | 300mm |
AMD hasn’t yet confirmed the specs for this card, but a recent RX 9070 XT benchmark leak has provided some potential new nuggets of information. For instance, GPU-Z data shared alongside the leak suggests that the RX 9070 XT will ship with a default 2.52GHz base clock speed, which will boost up to 3.06GHz.
Other data from the leak suggests it’ll have 16GB of VRAM, with a 256-bit memory bus and 644.6GB/s memory bandwidth, along with a power draw of 329W that leakers suggest has had a late production boost from a more modest 265W TDP. This data is remarkably similar to earlier spec rumors under its earlier, speculated RX 8800 XT moniker.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is also suspected to use the long-rumored Navi 48 GPU. While that hasn’t been directly confirmed, we do know that it’ll use the new RDNA 4 architecture, which AMD has suggested offers significantly improved ray tracing abilities over last-gen models.
Earlier data also suggested that the RX 9070 XT could match RTX 4080 performance, while this latest benchmark suggests it might even beat the RTX 4080 Super. AMD looks set to fight hard with this juiced-up middle spec alternative to Nvidia’s best, hoping to take the crown as the average gamer’s chosen GPU, rather than fight for the very top.
While AMD didn’t share final specs or a release date following the RX 9070 XT announcement at CES 2025, we may only have weeks to wait until this card is formally released, where we’ll be able to judge it for ourselves.
In the mean time, check out our Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 guide to read up on everything we know about Nvidia’s recently announced new flagship graphics card set to outmatch this new AMD Radeon flagship, along with our new RTX 5080 guide.