AMD's RX 9070 XT may possibly rival the performance of the RTX 4080.

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      With just a few days left until AMD officially unveils its new Radeon 9000 graphics cards, early performance benchmarks for the Radeon RX 9070 XT have reportedly surfaced. As reported by VideoCardz, AMD conducted a closed-door media briefing where it shared architectural insights and performance metrics for the RX 9070 XT, indicating it may provide a notable improvement over earlier models and present strong competition to Nvidia’s products.

      The rumored benchmarks suggest that the Radeon RX 9070 XT achieves a significant performance increase over the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, showing speeds that are 42% to 168% faster at 4K resolution with ‘ultra’ settings across more than 30 games. On average, the RX 9070 XT outperforms the RX 7900 GRE by 38% at 1440p and 42% at 2160p. In ray tracing-intensive games—such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Hitman 3—performance enhancements range between 164% and 168%.

      Moreover, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is claimed to exceed the non-XT RX 9070 by 16.1% at 1440p and 18.3% at 2160p on average. Nevertheless, the non-XT model still provides a substantial performance increase over the Radeon RX 7900 GRE, with improvements of 20% at 1440p and 21% at 2160p.

      It is worth noting that AMD did not compare the RX 9070 XT with Nvidia’s newly released RTX 5070 Ti, citing insufficient access to the card. Additionally, it refrained from contrasting it with its own Radeon RX 7900 XTX flagship, opting instead for the stripped-down RX 7900 GRE. Although AMD did not explain this strategy, the company asserted that the RX 9070 series would deliver competitive performance against the RTX 4070, RTX 4080, and the new RTX 50-series.

      While leaked internal benchmarks can provide an early performance insight, they should be approached cautiously, as final optimizations, driver updates, and third-party evaluations might lead to different outcomes.

      Last month at CES 2025, AMD introduced the Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT, but the presentation lacked specific details on specifications, pricing, and real-world performance. Instead, the focus was on general topics such as AI-driven gaming advancements and the launch of FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4). This left many enthusiasts eagerly seeking more concrete information, heightening the importance of these leaks.

      The latest RDNA 4 architecture from AMD is anticipated to introduce significant enhancements in ray tracing capabilities, with the RX 9070 XT expected to provide considerable advances in ray-traced gaming performance relative to previous models. Furthermore, AMD's forthcoming AI-supported FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) upscaling technology will debut with the RX 9070 series, promising better image quality and performance in compatible games.

      If the leaked benchmarks turn out to be accurate, the RX 9070 XT could position itself as a strong competitor to Nvidia’s high-end GPUs, potentially altering the competitive scene. AMD has confirmed it will hold an event on February 28 to reveal more information regarding its new RDNA 4 graphics cards, while the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are anticipated to hit the market starting March 6, though AMD has not yet officially confirmed this.

      Kunal Khullar is a computing writer at Digital Trends, contributing to various topics, including CPUs, GPUs, monitors, and more.

      We finally have promising news about AMD's RX 9070 XT.

      AMD announced its upcoming graphics card, the RX 9070 XT, last month, but information about the GPU has been limited. However, we might be on the verge of receiving some positive updates. According to VideoCardz, AMD is scheduled to hold a press conference later this month to provide details on the RDNA 4 architecture and the performance expectations for its next GPU.

      Although it has been known for some time that AMD would concede the flagship competition to Nvidia with the RTX 5090, Team Red was particularly vague about details when announcing the RX 9070 XT. The company did not even share specifications for the new card, leaving it to board partners to fill in those gaps. It was later reported that the card experienced delays; initially, AMD indicated a launch within "weeks," but subsequently pointed to a March release.

      AMD's new integrated graphics appear to be nearly 70% faster than an RTX 4070.

      AMD's upcoming integrated graphics look exceptionally strong. As per AMD's marketing materials, the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip with Radeon 8060S integrated graphics outperforms the laptop RTX 4070 by over 68.1%, which currently ranks as our top choice for laptop graphics cards.