AMD unveils RDNA 4 Architecture with the launch of Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card

AMD has unveiled the RDNA 4 graphics architecture with the launch of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards. The Radeon RX 9070 Series offers 16GB of GDDR6 memory. Compared to the previous generation RX 7900 GRE, the latest AMD Radeon RX 9070 can deliver over 20% more performance on average when gaming at 1440, with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT extending that lead to over 40% on average, claims AMD.

The AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards are expected to be available from leading board partners, including Acer, ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, PowerColor, Sapphire, Vastarmor, XFX and Yeston beginning March 6, 2025. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has an SEP of USD 599, while the AMD Radeon RX 9070 has an SEP of USD 549.

The new AMD Radeon RX 9070 Series graphics cards feature up to 64 advanced AMD RDNA 4 compute units, delivering up to 40% higher gaming performance than the previous-generation AMD RDNA 3 architecture, as per AMD.

With 3rd generation Raytracing Accelerators, AMD RDNA 4 can deliver over 2x the Raytracing through put per compute unit when compared to the previous generation, claims AMD.

As per AMD, the 2nd Generation AI Accelerators have received several enhancements, allowing AMD RDNA 4 to efficiently process advanced AI models much faster than what was possible with RDNA 3, through a combination of additional math pipelines for AI calculations, expanding the capabilities of the AI Accelerator to support new emerging data types such as FP8, and support for inference optimisation techniques such as structured sparsity. These changes deliver up to 8x INT8 throughput per AI accelerator (for sparse matrices) per compute unit vs the previous generation, claims the American chipmaker.

AMD’s new ML-powered upscaling technology is claimed to deliver high-quality boosted frames under even the most demanding workloads, such as 4K gaming with maximum raytracing settings, and will be supported in over 30 games at launch.

Gamers can instantly improve their experience by activating AMD HYPR-RX and the suite of features within AMD Software, including AMD Radeon Super Resolution, AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2.1, AMD Radeon Anti-Lag, and AMD Radeon Boost. These features can all be tailored to gamers’ hardware and preferences within AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition to drive increased FPS, responsiveness and efficiency.

The AMD Radiance Display Engine supports the latest DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b connections, enabling resolutions and refresh rates up to 8K 144Hz, with 12-bit HDR and full REC2020 Color Space for incredible color accuracy, according to AMD.

Available exclusively on AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics cards, AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition adds a new AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (AMD FSR 4) Upgrade feature that helps maximise performance at maximum quality in over 30 games at launch, with 75 coming later this year. AMD claims that the FSR 4 delivers a substantial image quality improvement over AMD FSR 3.1 upscaling, with the new ML-based algorithm helping to improve temporal stability, better preserve detail, and reduce ghosting.