XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE Swift 12GB GDDR6
Built on RDNA 4 architecture with a 2790MHz boost clock, this card delivers strong 4K gaming via 12GB of GDDR6 memory and a 192-bit bus. Its triple-fan cooler and 2-slot design maintain a compact 301mm footprint while supporting modern connectivity like PCIe 5.0 and DisplayPort 2.1. This GPU is best for 4K gamers who prioritize ray tracing performance and high frame rates without exceeding a 220W power budget.
GPU Radeon RX 9070 GRE
VRAM 12GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2790 MHz
TDP 220 W
Memory Bus 192 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
70 Overall Score
Price CA$1,065
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compute (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong rt (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 GRE |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 4 |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 644.6 |
| ECC | No |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 3072 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1420 |
| Boost Clock | 2790 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.13 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 23571 |
| GPU Compute | 13823 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 301 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE Swift | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 GRE | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2790 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX Radeon RX 9070 GRE Swift | 66.6 | 67.1 | 56.2 | 63.9 | 86 | 67 | 72.9 | 65.4 | 82.2 | 60.3 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 99 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$1,065
Amazon 1 offer From CA$1,065
Memory Express 2 offers From CA$760
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