RADEON RX 9070 GRE: First benchmarks for the smallest RDNA-4 graphics card
RADEON RX 9070 GRE: First benchmarks for the smallest RDNA-4 graphics card
Tomorrow, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE will be released in China, and the first independent tests are now available. The graphics card, based on another stripped-down variant of the NAVI-48 GPU, is therefore comparable to a GeForce RTX 5070 (test) in terms of performance and memory expansion. Somewhere between the RX 7900 GRE and the RTX 5070
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is based on the same NAVI-48 GPU as the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT (test), but uses an additional, smaller expansion stage with only 48 compute units instead of 56 or 64. For the first time, memory expansion is also being rolled out: a 12GB BIGET drops to 18 Gbps. Memory bandwidth is only 432 GB/s, while the GeForce RTX 5070 reaches 672 GB/s. Apparently, it doesn’t beat in gaming scenarios. Contrary to what the spec sheet might suggest at first glance, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE ended up being at the same level as the Geforce with four Chinese testers, and thus marginally behind the Radeon RX 9070. According to the publication, this is marginally around 5% to 15%. However, depending on the resolution, the smaller memory expansion can cause more significant slippage if the GRE consumes the VRAM.
Radeon RX 9070 GRE versus other graphics cards
However, the benchmarks of the various publications are always only limited. For example, the RADEON RX 9070 GRE once landed on the Radeon RX 7900 GRE (test) – which has more than 16 GB of VRAM – it matches the GeForce RTX 5070. In the WQHD performance base, these two graphics cards separate themselves by 14 percent. Of course, the game selection is different, so exact comparisons are not possible anyway. Nevertheless, it becomes clear that the GEFORCE RTX 5060 TI 16 GB (test) is beaten by around 25 percent. Benchmarks * In 2,560 × 1,440, High Quality, Raytracing and Generation Frame Aus Spiel Geforce RTX 5060 TI 16 GB RADEON RX 9070 GRE GEFORCE RTX 5070 92 FPS 124 fps 120 fps Resident Evil 4 107 fps 151 fps 144 fps Alan Wake 2 58 FPS 86 fps 86 fps Call of Duty: Black Ops 62 FPS 104 fps 82 fps Monster Hunter Wilds 55 FPS 81 FPS 74 FPS Red Dead Reemption 2 84 FPS 118 FP Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II 82 fps 104 fps 108fps Cyberpunk 2077 80 fps 100 fps 106 fps Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141 fps 171 fps 195 fps Forza Horizon 5 124 fps 142 fps 160 fps Naraka: Bladepoint 108 fps 128 fps 150 fps 42 FPS 49 FPS Relative Performance of the RX 9070 GRE 76% 100% 101% * All measurements from 163.com
In terms of price, the Radeon RX 9070 GRE costs around 4,200 RMB in China, which is about 512 euros. A GeForce RTX 5070 costs around 5,000 RMB there; The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, on the other hand, costs around 3,600 RMB. As a result, most testers attest to solid performance at a very reasonable price; but the GRE can’t really get anyone’s attention.
Exclusively for China (?)
There are currently no official plans or rumors that AMD will also offer the Radeon RX 9070 GRE outside of the Chinese market, especially in Europe. About a year and a half ago, it was no different with the RX 7900 GRE. However, in the fall of 2023, the Chinese-designed graphics card appeared in Europe before an official global market launch took place in the spring of 2024. The graphics card, in the shadow of the Radeon RX 7800 XT, has never been a particularly good offering.
It is once again assured that AMD will soon bring the Radeon RX 9060 XT to the market in this country; this can be assumed based on a presentation by Computex in a week and a half. AMD Radeon RX 9000 Specifications RX 9070 XT RX 9070 GRE RX 9060 XT ARCHITECTURE RDNA 4 GPU NAVI 44 Figure TSMC N4 Transistors 53.9 billion? Die size 356.5 mm²? CU 64 56 48 32 FP32-ALUS 4.096 3.584 348 Boost-Akt 2,970 MHz 2,520 MHz 2,790 MHz 3rd MHz L2-cache 8 Mb? Infinity Cache 64 MB, 3rd gen 48 Mb, 3rd gen? Storage 16 GB GDDR6 12 GB GDDR6 8/16 GB GDDR6? -Chroughput 20 Gbps 18 Gbps -Interface 256 bit 192 bit 128 Bit -bandwidth 645 GB/s 432 GB/s 320 GB/s Slot connection PCIe 5.0 × 16 PCIe 5.0 × 8 TDP 304 Watt 220 Watts? Topics: AMD Radeon RDNA 4 graphics cards Source: Videocardz
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