AMD’s previously China-exclusive Radeon RX 9070 GRE, which rivals the perfect graphics playing cards, went world final month at a instructed MSRP of $549. The GPU has now seen its first value drop since its launch, with the Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 9070 GRE available for $499 at Newegg. While the itemizing exhibits $549, prospects can use a $50 promo code by submitting their e mail tackle to disclose it.
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is constructed on AMD’s RDNA 4 graphics structure, and makes use of the identical Navi 48 GPU because the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT. However, it makes use of a cut-down model of that chip with 48 compute items. It additionally comes with 12GB of GDDR6 working at 18 Gbps on a 192-bit bus, providing 432 GB/s of uncooked reminiscence bandwidth. Despite the scaled-down specs, the RX 9070 GRE retains a TDP of 220W, just like the usual Radeon RX 9070. Essentially, the cardboard sits between the RX 9060 XT 16GB and the RX 9070, and AMD claims it delivers 21% larger common efficiency than the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in 1440p gaming.
Unfortunately, the RX 9070 GRE is not entirely impressive at 4K resolution as it struggles to maintain an average of 60 FPS. That said, enabling FSR 4 upscaling and frame generation in supported titles can significantly improve performance. Ray tracing performance remains a weaker area for the RX 9070 GRE. Gamers who prefer enabling RT effects will likely need to enable FSR 4 to offset the performance hit, particularly at higher resolutions.
At its discounted price, the RX 9070 GRE competes directly with Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, which currently sells for well over $500. If you are a gamer who prioritizes raw rasterized performance, the RX 9070 GRE is worth considering, especially if you’re upgrading from an older GPU such as the RX 6700 XT or RTX 3070.
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