AMD RX 9070 and 9070 XT: Everything you need to know

After being conspicuously absent from CES 2025 and letting Nvidia steal the show with their 50 Series cards, AMD has finally given us some details about the Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs. While they did confirm the existence of the 9070 and 9070 XT cards at CES, it was only to journalists, with no real mention in the public keynote, surprising many.

So, now that we know all the info, here it is, all in one place for your convenience.

Compared to the crazy 575W TGP we saw on the RTX 5090, these cards are way easier to handle. This is good for a couple of reasons — the first being that you won’t necessarily have to spend big money on a new PSU, and the second being that if you’re going with one of the GPUs, you need not worry about the new 12V-2x6 / 12VHPWR cables, as AMD is sticking with the stalwart 8-pin connectors. You can expect two or three of these, and almost certainly three on the "9070 XT OC" model. Remember that neither of these cards come in “reference” designs from AMD itself. Only the AIB partners like XFX, Sapphire, ASUS, and Gigabyte.

• AMD RX 9070 TDP: 220W
• AMD RX 9070 XT TDP: 304W

Unlike the 50 Series, these cards have downright affordable recommended power supplies, too. With the 9070 recommending a 650W PSU, and the 9070 XT needing slightly more at 750W.

• Radeon RX 9070 Release Date: March 6th, 2025
• Radeon RX 9070 XT Release Date: March 6th, 2025

As expected, the AMD cards of 2025 are far more accessibly priced than Nvidia’s most recent GPUs. It’s nice to see AMD giving us a few options in the mid-range, and the price point looks reasonable, too. Even if the RTX 50 Series was more readily available, it’s out of reach for a most people. Remember again, that the different versions of these cards will have differing prices depending on the brand.

• Radeon RX 9070 Price: $549
• Radeon RX 9070 XT Price: $599

Much like Nvidia DLSS 4, AMD has continued to integrate AI into the newest version of FSR, FSR 4. It is essential to note that the features of FSR 4 are only going to be available on RDNA 4 GPUs, or in other words, these new 90 Series cards and other AMD GPUs going forwards. Ok, let’s look at what FSR 4 has to offer to the gaming experience.

FSR 4 is essentially a beefed-up version of FSR 3.1. So, it more effectively uses AI this time to resolve certain graphical issues that tend to be present when AI tries to improve resolution. Small scale textures, like wood grain or the little rows of fibres on curtains or carpets are traditionally problematic for this process. FSR 4 gives us big improvements here.

AMD's HYPR-RX is AMD's solution that allows you to tune your games in a simplified way, making use of the following specific features.

Fluid Motion Frames 2 is the latest version of AMD's frame generation technology, broadly analogous to Nvidia's Multi-Frame Generation. Basically it uses AI to generate frames in addition to the hardware-produced frames in real-time.

This is not a new technology for the 9070 and 9070 XT, but due to these cards' improved AI performance, you can expect Fluid Motion Fames to work more effectively on these GPUs compared to to older models. This is included in HYPR-RX, so can basically be enabled at the touch of a button with the rest of the HYPR-RX stuff, but can also be enabled individually for those who want to have more control over their systems.

Super Resolution is basically a way of trying to preserve smooth frame rates at higher resolutions. Traditionally, the higher the resolution, the lower the frame rate. Super Resolution counters this by rendering the game at a lower resolution and then "upscaling" it.

Radeon Boost does something similar, but almost in reverse. It can speed up the frame rate for a moment by lowering the resolution a little bit. This is most helpful in competitive titles where a momentary lapse in image quality is a worthwhile trade off to land the shot first.

FidelityFX Super Resolution combines AMD's technologies into a single concept, boosting image quality and frame rates. Using upscaling for the former, and AI frame generation for the latter. Doing both simultaneously in real-time is a tough ask, but with FSR 4 and the 9070, 9070 XT, and any further 9000 Series GPUs should be able to do this. You can see some performance metrics from AMD below. More details can be found in our dedicated FidelityFX Super Resolution page.