AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT early details reveal up to 3.1 GHz boost clock and 330W TBP

[DragonSlayer101]

Rumor mill: AMD is expected to launch its RDNA 4 graphics cards next year, and recent leaks are already giving us with some idea about what to expect. A new report suggests that the rumored flagship, the Radeon RX 9070 XT, could have a boost clock of up to 3.1GHz and a TBP (Total Board Power) between 260W and 330W, depending on the model.

The information comes from tipster Zhangzhonghao, who claimed on Chinese hardware forum Chiphell (via @9550pro) that the reference version of the 9070 XT will have a TBP of around 260W, with custom models possibly rated up to 330W. The leaker added that the card's base clock will be 2.8 GHz, while the boost frequency will be around 3.0 to 3.1 GHz.

9070XT Rumor

base2.8 boost3.0-3.1

Power：Reference 26xW，custom variant up to 330W

Gaming performance：Reference ~4080（-5%）https://t.co/JOT3IqnWgo

– HXL (@9550pro) December 26, 2024

The RDNA 4 cards will compete with Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5000-series models, which are also expected to launch early next year. If the information is correct, the 9070 XT will likely sit between the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 in terms of power consumption. Zhangzhonghao went on to say that the RX 9070 XT's performance is within 5 percent of the RTX 4080 in certain games, but did not provide any more details.

Another leak from earlier this week seems to have revealed the 3DMark Time Spy results for the 9070 XT. According to an X post by @All_The_Watts, the card notched up a score of 22,894 points, suggesting that it is only 2 percent faster than the RX 7900 GRE and much slower than the RX 7900 XT.

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– All The Watts!! (@All_The_Watts) December 22, 2024

However, this particular leak needs to be taken with a generous sprinkling of salt. Synthetic benchmarks don't always tell the whole story, so we'll have to wait for the 9070 XT's real-world gaming benchmarks to get a better idea about its performance. Moreover, 3DMark does not always display the correct names of unreleased graphics cards, so it is doubtful whether these numbers are for the 9070 XT.

Recent leaks have revealed that AMD will skip the Radeon RX 8000 nomenclature for its next-gen RDNA 4 GPU lineup, and will instead market them under the Radeon RX 9000 branding. The 9070 XT will be the flagship RDNA 4 model, but it will likely compete against mid-range RTX 5000-series cards instead of the top-of-the-line RTX 5090.

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT early details reveal up to 3.1 GHz boost clock and 330W TBP

 

[manowar51]

Ugh a 9070? Yeah its just a name but its a different naming scheme to their previous gen. Again. AMD are doing this on purpose at the moment to confuse vulnerable buyers.

 

[DukeJukem]

I remember back in the year 19 9070 when the woyld was a different way from when it was once upon a time over yonderschnitzle

 

[Ohnooze]

Such a disappointment imo.
I was hoping they would at least compete with the 5080.

Instead it's slower than the 7900xtx but with better ray tracing. Meh.... bummer

 

[Vanderlinde]

Such a disappointment imo.
I was hoping they would at least compete with the 5080.

Instead it's slower than the 7900xtx but with better ray tracing. Meh.... bummer

It was expected. Chiplet design brought latency issues.

Nvidia on the other hand comes out with a board of over 600W.

 

[takaozo]

AMD does funny stuff again with the new cards, but let's wait for reviews/price.

 

[Beerfloat]

Both of the remaining AMD faithful will have already wasted their money on 7900 class cards, so they won't be too enthusiastic about what's a sidegrade at best. They've also been poopooing ray tracing from the get go and AMD going from not supported to poor to merely competitive isn't likely to be a game changer either.

I guess they'll still be crowing about AMD's relatively generous memory sizes. Not that they'd ever benefit from that playing their kiddie twitch shooters at 480p for leet frame rates.

 

[Inthenstus]

If it provides comparable performance to a 5070 Super at $100 less, its will be a huge win for everyone (assuming their ray tracing is also on par).

 

[dangh]

Weird naming, but can't wait to see the tests and price. Nvidia still can't get itself together on Linux, so I'm looking forward to next amd releases.

 

[Marco Mint]

Such a disappointment imo.
I was hoping they would at least compete with the 5080.

Instead it's slower than the 7900xtx but with better ray tracing. Meh.... bummer

I kind of agree but it was never going to be a 5080 match, which in itself is looking pretty disappointing when you see the specs compared to the 5090. The best looking option for me in nvidias new range so far is the 5070 ti. Not excited at the prospect of chocolate power sockets though. It might be ok at just 300 watts. Guess I'll need to see price/performance before going back to nvidia after 11+ years with AMD. Might just say f-it though and pick up a 7900xtx instead.