The review of the AMD RX 9070 GRE is finally here! Recently, Fast Technology put the Sapphire PURE Arctic RX 9070 GRE through its paces in an exclusive first test. Here’s what they found:
At its core, the AMD RX 9070 GRE uses the same Navi 48 GPU as the RX 9070 XT, powered by the cutting-edge RDNA 4 architecture. This beast boasts 48 compute units (3072 stream processors), 192 texture units, 48 third-generation ray tracing acceleration units, 96 AI acceleration units, and 96 ROPs, making it a powerhouse for modern gaming.
On the memory front, the RX 9070 GRE features a 192-bit bus width paired with 12GB of GDDR6 memory running at 18Gbps. This setup delivers an impressive bandwidth of 432GB/s, complemented by a 48MB Infinity Cache specifically optimized for 2K resolution gaming.
In terms of raw performance, the RX 9070 GRE leaves the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in the dust. At 1080P, it boasts a 21% performance lead, which widens to a staggering 24% at both 2K and 4K resolutions. These numbers make it clear that these two cards are not even in the same league.
When it comes to ray tracing, the RDNA 4 architecture has made significant strides. Previous benchmarks have shown that the RX 9070 XT delivers more than double the ray tracing frame rates of the RX 7800 XT, placing it on par with the mighty RTX 4080—a truly encouraging result.
This time around, Fast Technology tested three major ray tracing titles with the RX 9070 GRE, and the improvements were nothing short of remarkable. With FSR 3 enabled, the card delivered approximately a 70% increase in performance compared to the previous-gen RX 7800 XT. In most games, the RX 9070 GRE outperforms the RTX 5060 Ti in ray tracing frame rates, and when stacked against the RTX 5070, the gap narrows to less than 10%.
In the realm of overclocking, the RX 9070 GRE’s 34.3 TFLOPS single-precision performance may appear 5% lower than the RX 9070’s 36.1 TFLOPS, but the game performance gap widens to 20%. This discrepancy primarily stems from the reduced memory bandwidth, cut from 256-bit 20GHz (640GB/s) to 192-bit 18GHz (432GB/s).
However, this limitation opens up opportunities for improvement. Overclocking the memory can yield noticeable gains, as the memory chips used in the RX 9070 GRE are virtually identical to those in the RX 9070 XT, capable of being pushed from 18Gbps to 23Gbps with ease. A modest bump in core frequency can result in roughly a 10% increase in frame rates, potentially matching or even surpassing the RTX 5070 in performance!
Thermal performance is another highlight. During 3Dmark testing, the Sapphire PURE Arctic RX 9070 GRE reached a maximum temperature of just 57 degrees Celsius, while under one hour of stress testing, the temperature never exceeded 60 degrees.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card is now available for purchase! Priced at a suggested retail price of 4199 yuan (launch price: 4099 yuan), supplies are plentiful, ensuring stable pricing for gamers eager to get their hands on this powerhouse.
Benjamin Curtis 
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