XFX Radeon RX 9070 Swift 16GB GDDR6
Equipped with 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus and RDNA 4 architecture, this card delivers solid 4K gaming at 57.6 fps in benchmarks. The triple-fan Swift cooler keeps the 290mm, 3.5-slot card manageable while supporting modern standards like PCIe 5.0 and DisplayPort 2.1. It is best for 1440p and 4K gamers who prioritize a robust VRAM buffer and connectivity over raw content creation performance.
GPU Radeon RX 9070
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2700 MHz
TDP 220 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
78 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compute (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong ai (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong rt (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 33 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 4 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 644.6 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 3584 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 |
| RT Cores | 56 |
| Base Clock | 1440 |
| Boost Clock | 2700 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 72.25 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 36.13 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25422 |
| GPU Compute | 14794 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 290 |
| Slot Width | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 9070 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 | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2700 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 220 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| 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 Swift | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 86.8 | 66.8 | 72.8 | 76.7 | 82 | 66.7 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
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