AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT — Benchmarks & Specs
Short answer: the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT generates a median 109 tokens/sec on 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 6 cited runs from llama.cpp GitHub, RunAIHome, Vache Sarkissian and Local AI Master. Its 16 GB of VRAM holds up to gpt-oss-20b at MXFP4 with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (14 of 27 models fit). At the $879.99 Amazon price checked 13 h ago (prices change), that is 123.7 tok/s per $1,000, the SpecPicks Value Index.
- Median speed 109 tok/s 6 cited runs, 7-9B at Q4, llama.cpp
- Fits in 16 GB up to gpt-oss-20b at MXFP4 → at ~8K context; 14 of 27 models in the Will-It-Run matrix
- Lowest linked price $879.99 Amazon, checked ; prices change
- Value Index 123.7 tok/s per $1,000 median speed ÷ the price above
Who should buy this instead: the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT's 16 GB puts it in the 16 GB tier of the local-LLM GPU picks by VRAM (one card per tier, each with cited tok/s). If the models you run fit in 12 GB, compare the 12 GB pick. If they need more than 16 GB, start at the 24 GB pick.
Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 9070 XT?
SpecPicks median: 109 tokens/sec across 6 cited single-user runs of 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp (range 92.3–143 tok/s), from llama.cpp GitHub (3 runs), RunAIHome, Vache Sarkissian, Local AI Master. At the $879.99 Amazon price of the cheapest linked listing (checked ; prices change), that is a SpecPicks Value Index of 123.7 tok/s per $1,000. At 1440p Ultra, the Radeon RX 9070 XT averages 118 fps in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, per Gamers Nexus. For local LLM inference it generates 52.2 tokens/sec running qwen3:14b at q4_K_M under ollama, per GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt. In 3DMark Fire Strike it scores 66,762–67,571 points, across two LANOC results (LANOC result of 2025-05-30, LANOC result of 2025-03-21). Its 16 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card is gpt-oss:20b (20B parameters, Q4_K_M), generating 91.9 tokens/sec under ollama, per GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from; the SpecPicks median is computed here from the runs it names, each a row in the AI table, and the per-$1,000 figure divides it by the dated listing price. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
Amazon listing: $879.99
This Amazon listing is above the Radeon RX 9070 XT's $599 launch MSRP. Compare new and used listings on eBay before buying.
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-22. Price and availability subject to change.
Read the full comparison → RX 9070 XT vs RTX 3060 12GB for Local LLMs
Check what fits in 16 GB: by file size at each listed quantization, 14 of the 27 open-weight model files in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT's 16 GB while keeping at least 1.5 GB reserved for an ~8K context; the largest that fits, gpt-oss-20b (a 12.1 GB MXFP4 file per its Hugging Face listing), leaves roughly 3.9 GB free. Will gpt-oss-20b run on the Radeon RX 9070 XT? → · Full Will-It-Run matrix
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is a graphics card from the RDNA 4 family released in 2025 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 304W TDP. It launched with a $599 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 12 linked listings, 17 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 22 community AI inference reports (top 13 shown), 75 measured game frame-rate results (top 15 shown), compiled from Gamers Nexus, TechSpot, LANOC, GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt, llama.cpp GitHub, Local AI Master, RunAIHome, Vache Sarkissian, CraftRigs, GitHub: ivangotoy/llama-server-rdna4-vulkan, LocalLLaMA, PassMark; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 9070 XT, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| War Thunder | 4K | — | 227 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| Resident Evil 4 (2023) | 1440p | Graphics Priority | 197 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-05 | |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | 1440p | Maximum | 185 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-05 | |
| Delta Force | 1440p | Ultra | 160 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| Delta Force | 1440p | — | 160 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 1080p | Ultra | 145 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-06 | |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 1440p | Ultra | 145 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-05 | |
| Dying Light 2 Stay Human | 1080p | RT High Quality RT on FSR Quality | 129 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-06 | |
| Starfield | 1080p | Ultra | 127 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-06 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | 1440p | — | 125 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1440p | Ultra | 125 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| 18-game average | 1440p | — | 119 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| Dying Light 2 | 1440p | High | 118 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-05 | |
| Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 4K | — | 118 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-03-05 | |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail | 1440p | Ultra | 118 fps | — | Gamers Nexus 2025-03-06 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3:8b | Q8_0 llama.cpp | 711.0 tok/s | — | LocalLLaMA 2026-03-27 | |
| Llama 3.2 1.5B | Q4_K_M ollama | 163.0 tok/s | — | CraftRigs 2026-03-21 | |
| llama2:7b | Q4_0 llama.cpp | 142.9 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub 2025-04 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp (Vulkan) | 137.1 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub (Vulkan performance scoreboard) 2026-07-24 | |
| llama2:7b | Q4_0 llama.cpp | 137.1 tok/s | — | RunAIHome 2026-04 | |
| llama2:7b | Q4_0 llama.cpp | 116.5 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussions 2025-08 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 101.3 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussions 2025-04 | |
| qwen3:8b | Q4_K_M llama.cpp | 100.0 tok/s | — | Vache Sarkissian (blog) 2026-02-22 | |
| qwen3.5:9b | Q4_K_M llama.cpp | 92.3 tok/s | — | Local AI Master 2026-06 | |
| gpt-oss:20b | Q4_K_M ollama | 91.9 tok/s | — | GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt 2026-04 | |
| qwen3:8b | q4_K_M ollama | 90.0 tok/s | — | GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt 2025-05 | |
| qwen3:14b | q4_K_M ollama | 52.2 tok/s | — | GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt 2025-05 |
Batched serving throughput
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec (aggregate) | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.5:9b | FP8 vllm (ROCm 7.2) batched | 48.0 tok/s aggregate | — | GitHub (ivangotoy/llama-server-rdna4-vulkan) 2026-07-24 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 67,571 points | LanOC Reviews 2025-05-30 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 66,762 pts | LANOC 2025-03-21 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme | 33,887 pts | LANOC 2025-03-21 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 29,716 points | LanOC Reviews 2025-05-30 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 29,217 pts | LANOC 2025-03-21 | |
| PassMark G3D Mark | 26,908 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| 3DMark Port Royal | 18,240 points | LanOC Reviews 2025-05-30 | |
| 3DMark Port Royal | 17,816 points | LANOC 2025-03-21 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 14,367 pts | LANOC 2025-05-30 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 14,078 points | LANOC 2025-03-21 |
Products Featuring the Radeon RX 9070 XT
Systems with the Radeon RX 9070 XT
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Full Specifications
| ROPs | 128 |
|---|---|
| TMUs | 256 |
| VRAM | 16384 MB |
| TDP | 304 W |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| GPU chip | AMD Navi 48 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 |
| Generation | Navi IV |
| Memory type | GDDR6 |
| Spec source | TechPowerUp |
| Compute units | 64 |
| Shading units | 4096 |
| Base clock | 1660 MHz |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Boost clock | 2970 MHz |
| Process size | 4 nm |
| Spec source URL | https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-9070-xt.c4229 |
| Suggested PSU | 700 W |
| Transistors million | 53900 |
| Memory bandwidth gbs | 644.6 |
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