AMD Dismisses Speculation Surrounding 32 GB Radeon RX 9070 XT

AMD has put an end to the speculation floating around about a potential Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU with a whopping 32 GB of memory. Let’s dive into what they’ve said.

You may have caught wind of some chatter, particularly from a leaker over at Chiphell, suggesting a 32 GB version of the RX 9070 XT GPU could make its debut this year. The word was that this model would fall under the ‘Gaming’ series, not the PRO line. But, turns out, that’s not happening. AMD’s Frank Azor responded directly to these claims on Techpowerup’s X post, stating clearly that a 32 GB version isn’t part of their plans.

Here’s what Frank had to say directly to the users: “No, the 9070 XT card is not coming in 32 GB capacity.” So, there you have it straight from the horse’s mouth.

Now, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is indeed on its way, but it will feature 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Considering the design and potential of this GPU, beefing it up to 32 GB probably wouldn’t offer any significant improvement for gaming. The initial rumors suggested such a model might target AI applications alongside gaming, but that won’t be the case.

Historically, AMD hasn’t rolled out a gaming GPU with 32 GB, and it makes sense, especially for an upper-mid range card like the RX 9070 XT. Leveraging that much VRAM wouldn’t necessarily translate to better performance given the GPU architecture. As of now, it seems unlikely AMD will exceed 16 GB in their RDNA 4 series. The RX 9070 XT is tipped to be the flagship model, built on the Navi 48 GPU.

Other cards in the Radeon RX series, like the RX 9070 and those based on Navi 44, will sport more modest specs and, as expected, offer lower performance. All eyes are on AMD as they gear up to officially unveil the RX 9000 series on February 28th. That’s when we’ll get all the juicy details on specs, pricing, and first-party performance.

The series is set to hit retail in early March, aligning closely with NVIDIA’s anticipated launch of the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU. In previous remarks, Azor mentioned AMD’s 70-class GPUs are designed to hold their own against NVIDIA’s 70-class offerings. It’s going to be interesting to see how the RX 9070 XT shapes up against NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 Ti or their own RX 5070 in the coming weeks.