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Radeon RX 9070

4.1 · 139 votes
Best for 1080p / 1440p gaming

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VRAM
16 GB
CUDA
3,584
FP32
36.13 TF
Bandwidth
644.6 GB/s
TDP
220W
Boost
2520 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute36.13 TFLOPS34%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth644.6 GB/s36%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity16 GB50%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units3,58416%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency53/10091%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy21,960pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)9,360pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)2,860spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute115,200pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming61
Ray tracing52
AI / Compute48
Creator / 3D55
Power efficiency53
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 92 fps
1080p
150
1440p
85
4K
42
Counter-Strike 2avg 185 fps
1080p
296
1440p
179
4K
81
Fortniteavg 171 fps
1080p
286
1440p
150
4K
76
Battlefield 5avg 141 fps
1080p
160
1440p
150
4K
112
Far Cry 5avg 211 fps
1080p
266
1440p
237
4K
129
Valorantavg 347 fps
1080p
315
1440p
412
4K
315

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
192fps
1440p
104fps
4K
64fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($549) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.56
1440p
$4.67
4K
$7.63
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

People love the smooth 1440p performance and great value for the money. The common complaint is the card runs hotter than expected under load.

Pros
  • Great value for smooth 1440p gaming
  • Handles ray tracing without stuttering
  • Stays quiet under heavy gaming loads
  • Plenty of VRAM for modern textures
Cons
  • Ray tracing performance lags behind competitors.
  • Needs a beefy power supply for stability.
  • Fan curve is aggressive under load.

Supported technologies

Ray TracingFSRAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 4.0
Process node
5 nm
Transistors
53.9 B
Compute Units
56
Release date
2025
Launch price
$549
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
3,584
RT Cores
56
AI Accelerators
112
TMUs
224
ROPs
128
L2 cache
8 MB
Memory
Size
16 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
256-bit
Bandwidth
644.6 GB/s
Memory clock
2518 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1330 MHz
Boost clock
2520 MHz
FP32 (float)
36.13 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
36.13 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
323 GPixel/s
Texture rate
564.5 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
220W
Suggested PSU
400W
Power connectors
2x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Length
267 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.8
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.2
Vulkan
1.3
Verdict

Our verdict on the RX 9070

The Radeon RX 9070 is a sensible, mid-range GPU that trades top-tier speed for good 1440p performance and the new FSR 4’s sharpness.

Get it if you want a solid mid-range card for 1440p gaming without chasing 4K ray tracing dreams. Skip it if you need top-tier ray tracing performance or plan to heavily use AI workloads where Nvidia's software ecosystem dominates.

Buy it if…

  • You want smooth 1440p gaming without ray tracing.
  • You need a reliable upgrade from an older mid-range card.
  • You are building a quiet, power-efficient gaming PC.
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