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AMD's decision to start with the RDNA 4 GPUs of medium rank now seems to be pressed. The RTX 5090 and 5080 high -end of NVIDIA are already sold beyond their absurdly high prices, if you can find any in existence. And although the RTX 5070 TI impressed us, it is already being sold near the launch price of $ 1,000 of 5080. Now the Radeon 9070 and 9070 XT of AMD, which will arrive on March 6, have the opportunity to go and offer serious competition.
Based on AMD's first reports, which include some impressive reference points (not yet tested by us), the RDNA 4 GPUs seem to be convincing 4K and 1,440p for discerning players who are not ready to release four figures on a video card. The Radeon 9070 starts at $ 549, but even more impressive, AMD managed to keep 9070 xt at a very reasonable $ 599 launch price. Naturally, these prices will increase according to the demand and the whims of the card manufacturers, but they are still impressive compared to the RTX 5070 ($ 549 msrp) and 5070 TI ($ 749 MSRP).
In addition to the usual RAW performance updates, the main point of sale for these new cards is Fidelity FX Super Resolution 4 (FSR4) of AMD. Unlike previous iterations, this time is driven by automatic learning, similar to NVIDIA DLSS. According to AMD, that allows a better image quality while increasing the lowest resolutions, as well as low latency and frame generation.
So what does that mean in action? AMD states that 9070 XT can be executed Space Marine 2 to an average of 53 fps in 4K, but with FSR 4 in execution that jumps to 182 fps. That is similar to the jump in the performance we have seen at the RTX 50 GPUs of the 50 Nvidia series, which can generate multiple frames. FSR 4 is compatible with more than 30 titles at this time, but for other games such as Star citizen and Forza Horizon 5AMD states that its HYPR-RX controller level can also improve performance up to 3x.
While both the Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT come with 16 GB of VRM (unlike 12 GB with the RTX 5070 with which it is stuck), the last card will probably make a better drop of 4K 240Hz screens. The 9070 XT Sports 64 RDNA 4 computer units, 64 Hardware ray layouts and 128 Hardware ai accelerators, while 9070 includes 56 computer units and RT accelerators, as well as 112 units of ai. The 9070 XT can also significantly draw more power, 304 watts instead of 220W, and has more than 500MHZ Boost Clock Lead. The standard 9070 is probably more appropriate for players who play in 1.440p most of the time, but that can occasionally venture into 4K.
Interestingly, most AMD reference points compare the new cards with the $ 549 RX 7900 GRE, a slightly subpecated card originally for China. But the company made a handful of comparisons with other cards: by one, it states that RX 9070 XT is 51 percent faster than Radeon 6900 XT on average in 30 games while playing in 4K with maximum graphics settings. According to reports, it is also 26 percent faster than RTX 3090 in those same 30 games. As for RX 9070, AMD says that it is 38 percent in 4K/Max environments than RX 6800 XT and 26 percent faster than RTX 3080. Surely AMD could have compared these cards with the RTX 40 alignment and the newest radions, but those earnings would not be so high.
Beyond the games, AMD says that its new RDNA 4 media engine can encode H.264 with a better image quality, and will admit up to 8K/80 fps coding and decoding. As for ai, 9070 XT is 34 percent faster than RX 7900 GRE, while using the Davinci resolve magic mask monitoring tool, and is 70 percent faster while using SD xl for generative.
If AMD can keep the Radeon 9070 and 9070 xt in stock, and also keeps prices near their launch figures of $ 549 and $ 599, I would not be surprised if some Nvidia diehards jump the ship. And if you are looking for something even cheaper, AMD says its RX 9060 cards will arrive in the second quarter.
This article originally appeared in Engadget in https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/AMDS-radeon-9070-and-9070-xt-ar-gunning-for-nvidias-mid-rang e-throne-1300167755.html? SRC = RSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
