AMD Dispels Rumors of a 32 GB Radeon RX 9070 XT Version

AMD has put to rest any speculation about developing a Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU equipped with 32 GB of memory.

Frank Azor Affirms No 32 GB Version for RX 9070 XT

Recent buzz suggested that AMD might be gearing up to release a 32 GB RX 9070 XT GPU. This speculation was sparked by a leaker on Chiphell, who hinted at the possibility of seeing this edition within the year, positioning it within AMD’s ‘Gaming’ series. However, AMD has now clarified that these rumors don’t hold any truth. Frank Azor from AMD responded to a Techpowerup post, setting the record straight that a 32 GB variant is not in the pipeline:

No, the 9070 XT card is not coming in 32 GB capacity.

— Frank Azor (@AzorFrank) February 13, 2025

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is set to feature 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Given the power of this GPU, a 32 GB version might not significantly impact gaming performance. Earlier rumors suggested it could be aimed at AI applications while still supporting gaming, but this is now off the table.

To date, AMD hasn’t ventured into 32 GB gaming GPUs, and it seems prudent not to do so with an upper-mid-range card like the RX 9070 XT. Utilizing such a large memory capacity would likely be overkill for this tier, making it unlikely we’ll see more than 16 GB in the RDNA 4 lineup, where the RX 9070 XT is expected to be the flagship model based on the Navi 48 GPU.

Other models like the RX 9070 and those based on Navi 44 are expected to have lesser specs, impacting their performance accordingly. The entire RX 9000 series will be officially unveiled on February 28, which means we’ll soon get the lowdown on specifications, pricing, and initial performance insights directly from AMD.

The official retail launch is slated for early March, coinciding with NVIDIA’s anticipated release of the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU. Frank Azor has previously hinted that AMD’s 70-class GPUs will be direct competitors to NVIDIA’s 70-class offerings. It will certainly be intriguing to witness how the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 measure up against the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 in this competitive space.