AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070XT Will Start at $549

AMD and Nvidia have been up against each other many times, but 2025 seems to be another big year for competition. Nvidia was the first to unveil its Blackwell GPUs, which feature PCIe 5.0 and GDDR7 memory. While Nvidia was hogging all the limelight with its RTX 5000 series, AMD has been quietly working on its two Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards.

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But now, the wait is over. AMD has officially announced the MSRP of their latest mid-range GPUs. The RX 9070 and the 9070XT will launch on March 6th at $549 and $599 respectively. The pricing positions the GPUs close to the RX7900XT and the 7900XTX, which are quite a bit more expensive than these new releases.

AMD RX 9070XT and 9070 Sales Start On March 6th

Although benchmarks and reviews aren’t out just yet, AMD claims the 9070XT is 42% faster on average than the now-discontinued 7900GRE. The card was tested in thirty games running at 4K resolution with both ray-tracing and rasterization included. This roughly equates to the 9070XT being 10% faster than the last generation’s 7900XT and slightly slower than the flagship 7900XTX. AMD seems to focus more on the value proposition of consumer-level graphics cards instead of groundbreaking technological advancements.

Make sure you have at least a gold-rated 750W PSU to go with the beefy RX 9070XT and the RX 9070.

The 9070XT goes head-to-head with Nvidia’s RTX 5070Ti as the former delivers rasterized performance close to that of the latter. Remember that FSR 4 vs DLSS 4 will have a completely different story, as Nvidia has the upper hand in the AI frame generation segment. That being said, it’s impossible to find a 5070Ti at its MSRP of $750 thanks to rampant scalping. This makes the 9070XT a highly viable option, if AMD manages to fulfill the demand and not have stock shortages.

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As for specs, both graphics cards get a healthy amount of VRAM at 16GB and a bandwidth of 256-bit. RDNA 4 brings improvements in AV1 video encoding, which enhances live game streaming. It also promises better ray-tracing and AI functionalities, which is a step in the right direction. AMD decided to stick with the trustworthy 8-pin power connector instead of adapting the newer 16-pin 12VHPWR connector used in Nvidia cards. The RTX 5000 series hasn’t solved the lingering issue of melting power connectors, and users have been left stranded with unnecessary hassle, which won’t be the case with the 9070XT.

The launch price of the 9070XT is on point but not everything is perfect about this release. The non-XT 9070 has a substantial gap from the XT version regarding raw performance and specifications, but AMD missed the plot. The launch price of the non-XT version is eerily close to that of the XT, which is only an extra $50. This isn’t the first time AMD has poorly priced a GPU compared to its stronger brother.

Those who have been in the PC space know that back in December 2022, AMD launched the 7900XT for $900, and the much faster 7900XTX for only $100 more. This move poorly positioned the capable 7900XT in the territory of its bigger brother and the tech community didn’t react well. Later, they dropped the price and the sales figures picked up.