AMD Radeon RX 9070 videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 9070

Radeon RX 9070 videocard released by AMD; release date: 6 Mar 2025. The videocard is based on RDNA 4.0 microarchitecture codenamed Navi 48.

Core clock speed - 1330 MHz. Boost clock speed - 2520 MHz. Texture fill rate - 564.5 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 3584. Manufacturing process technology - 4 nm. Transistors count - 53900 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 220 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR6. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 2518 MHz, 20.1 Gbps effective. Memory bandwidth - 644.6 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1401
1276
PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38287
24879
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
346719
138234
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
21090
6290
Name Value
PassMark - G2D Mark 1276
PassMark - G3D Mark 24879
Geekbench - OpenCL 138234
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 6290

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 4.0
Code name Navi 48
Launch date 6 Mar 2025
Place in performance rating 31

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2520 MHz
Compute units 56
Core clock speed 1330 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm
Pipelines 3584
Pixel fill rate 322.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 564.5 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 Watt
Transistor count 53900 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 5.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.2
OpenGL 4.6
Shader Model 6.8
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 644.6 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory clock speed 2518 MHz, 20.1 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6