The first wave of AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs are out in the wild, starting with the RX 9070 series featuring the $599 RX 9070 XT and its $549 sibling, the RX 9070. These GPUs land hot on the heels of Nvidia’s latest strides into the more mainstream segment with the RTX 5070 series. AMD has scored somesolid winsacross the board in performance and pricing and now all eyes are on the availability.
Both GPUs in the RX 9070 family offer 16GB of memory, ample to power your 1440p and even 4K needs. The flagship RX 9070 XT packs 64 Compute Units, dropping to 56 for its non-XT counterpart. Given the shift in theRadeon nomenclature, both GPUs are positioned to rival Nvidia’s RTX 5070 family. When sticking to rasterization at 1440p, the RX 9070 XT iswithin reachof the RTX 5070 Ti, while the RX 9070 comes out on top versus the RTX 5070, with an 8% lead. With base-level price tags of $599 and $549, let’s hope AMD has enough inventory to match consumer demand.
We’ve compiled listings posted across major US retailers including Best Buy, Newegg, and B&H Photo. Despite the recommended MSRPs, most models are noticeably pricier, further exacerbated by the lack of an MBA (Made By AMD) model this generation. Unlike the RTX 50 series, RX 9070 series went live after the embargo lifted, likely as an effort to counter bots and scalpers.
Where to buy the AMD RX 9070 XT in the US
Many GPUs instantly sold out within minutes of launch, but we expect a resupply soon. There is a lot of fluctuation in the listed prices, especially at B&H Photo with a handful of its RX 9070 XTs costing north of $1,000. Without that anomaly, the most expensive RX 9070 XT is XFX’s Mercury Magnetic Air OC White edition, priced at $849.99. On the RX 9070’s end of the ring, the Gigabyte Gaming RX 9070 shot up to $739.99 once the first batch (at MSRP) sold out.
Best Buy
$599.99
XFX Mercury Magnetic Air OC Black AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
$829.99
$749.99
$819.99
XFX Mercury Magnetic Air OC White AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
$849.99
$719.99
$729.99
$759.99
$739.99
$779.99
$799.99
$1,049.99
$1,099.99
$899.99
$949.99
$549.99
$649.99
$669.99
$679.99
$709.99
$639.99
$629.99
$659.99
B&H Photo
Inventory was expected to be high at launch, and many hoped we wouldn’t see widespread stockouts like withNvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs. The reality was basically a repeat of what we saw with every recent GPU launch. From the U.S. to the U.K. and Europe to Asia, there are numerous reports of immediate sold out cards.For those in the US seeking a more hands-on experience, physical stores like Micro Center supposedly had a reasonable number of cards, but you’d need a local store to even try this approach. And by reasonable we mean perhaps dozens of cards, which are no doubt sold out by now.Given the demand for silicon wafers from the AI sector and the significantly higher prices such products can command, there’s real concern that the supply of consumer GPUs could be as bad or worse than what was experienced during the 2020–2022 cryptocurrency mining induced GPU shortages. Let’s hope it’s not that bad, but at present things aren’t looking good.
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.
