AMD Graphics Cards Buyers Guide

Though many modern CPUs are equipped with integrated graphics, these are only really suitable for gaming at low quality settings at 1080p. In contrast, AMD Radeon graphics cards are far more powerful, providing a far superior gaming experience with high resolution eye-popping graphics.

The GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and is the main ingredient of a graphics card, the most important component in a gaming PC. A key supplier of graphics cards is AMD, and its range of Radeon GPUs offer something at every imaginable price point. The key specs to look out for when choosing a Radeon graphics card are the number of stream processors, ray accelerators, AI accelerators and amount of memory, with more powerful cards having more of all four.

A more powerful graphics card will enable your PC to run games at higher quality settings at a smooth frame rate for a superior gaming experience. The first question you should therefore ask yourself is what monitor do you have or intend to buy so you can choose a graphics card suitable for it. To make this process easier this buyers guide recommends the optimum monitor resolution for each graphics card.

Ray Tracing

The ray accelerators enable real time ray traced graphics in games. Unlike traditional rasterised graphics, ray tracing simulates how light beams and shadows actually work, providing far more rich and realistic graphics.

FidelityFX Super Resolution

FidelityFX Super Resolution is an advanced upscaling technology that increases the frame rate in games. It enables you to ramp up the resolution to enjoy higher quality graphics, without sacrificing performance.

Adrenalin Edition

Adrenalin Edition is a collection of tools that enhance your gaming experience, including performance optimisation, system monitoring and streaming.

Noise Suppression

Noise Suppression technology provides extra clarity when streaming or in a meeting, removing unwanted background noise.

The Radeon RX Hierarchy

RX 9070 XT, RX 9070, RX 7900 XTX, RX 7900 XT

Ultra High End

RX 7900 GRE, RX 7800 XT, RX6800

High End

RX 7700 XT, RX 7600 XT, RX 7600, RX 6600

Mid Range

RX 6400

Entry Level

RADEON RX 9070 XT

The RX 9070 XT is the most powerful Radeon RX 9000-series gaming graphics card based on the new RDNA 4 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 4,096 stream processors, 128 AI accelerators and 64 ray accelerators, plus 16GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at the most demanding resolutions, 4K and UW-QHD.

RDNA 4

RX 9000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 4 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key improvements include an enhanced memory subsystem, scalar units, dynamic register allocation and increased clock speeds.

RAY TRACING

Third generation ray accelerators deliver double the real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 4

Fourth generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it can generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

ACCELERATED AI

Second generation AI accelerators provide up to 8x faster performance over previous generation GPUs, and support for new FP8 formats.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
4K/UW-QHD	49	97	✓

VIEW ALL RX 9070 XT GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 9070

The RX 9070 is the second most powerful Radeon RX 9000-series gaming graphics card based on the new RDNA 4 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 3,584 stream processors, 112 AI accelerators and 56 ray accelerators, plus 16GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at the most demanding resolutions, 4K and UW-QHD.

RDNA 4

RX 9000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 4 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key improvements include an enhanced memory subsystem, scalar units, dynamic register allocation and increased clock speeds.

RAY TRACING

Third generation ray accelerators deliver double the real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 4

Fourth generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it can generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

ACCELERATED AI

Second generation AI accelerators provide up to 8x faster performance over previous generation GPUs, and support for new FP8 formats.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
4K/UW-QHD	36	72	✓

VIEW ALL RX 9070 GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7900 XTX

The RX 7900 XTX is the most powerful Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA3 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 6,144 stream processors, 192 AI accelerators and 96 ray accelerators, plus 24GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at the most demanding resolutions, 4K and UW-QHD.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
4K/UW-QHD	61	123	✓

VIEW ALL RX 7900 XTX GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7900 XT

The RX 7900 XT is a the second most powerful Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA3 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 5,376 stream processors, 168 AI accelerators and 84 ray accelerators, plus 20GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at the most demanding resolutions, 4K and UW-QHD.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
4K/UW-QHD	52	103	✓

VIEW ALL RX 7900 XT GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7900 GRE

The RX 7900 GRE is a powerful Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA3 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 5,120 stream processors, 160 AI accelerators and 80 ray accelerators, plus 16GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1440p and is also suitable for some games at 4K.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1440p	46	92	✓

VIEW ALL RX 7900 GRE GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7800 XT

The RX 7800 XT is a powerful Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA3 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 3,840 stream processors, 120 AI accelerators and 60 ray accelerators, plus 16GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1440p.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1440p	37	74	✓

VIEW ALL RX 7800 XT GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7700 XT

The RX 7700 XT is the first mid-range Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA3 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 3,456 stream processors, 108 AI accelerators and 54 ray accelerators, plus 12GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1440p.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1440p	35	70	✓

VIEW ALL RX 7700 XT GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 6800

The RX 6800 is a powerful Radeon RX 6000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA2 architecture. This ultra-fast graphics card packs in 3,840 stream processors and 60 ray accelerators, plus 16GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1440p.

RDNA 2

RX 6000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 2 architecture. Key new features include dedicated ray accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

First generation ray accelerators enable realistic ray-traced graphics effects in supported games.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

INFINITY CACHE

RDNA 2 also introduces Infinity Cache, a large Level 3 cache that the entire GPU can access, reducing system memory bottlenecks, increasing performance and reducing latency.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1440p	16	32	✓

Optimum Resolution: 1080p

VIEW ALL RX 6800 GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7600 XT

The RX 7600 XT is a mid-range Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the new RDNA3 architecture. This fast graphics card packs in 2,048 stream processors, 64 AI accelerators and 32 ray accelerators, plus 16GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1080p.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1080p	35	70	✓

Optimum Resolution: 1440P/1080p

VIEW ALL RX 7600 XT GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 7600

The RX 7600 is a mid-range Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics card based on the new RDNA3 architecture. This fast graphics card packs in 2,048 stream processors, 64 AI accelerators and 32 ray accelerators, plus 8GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1080p.

RDNA 3

RX 7000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 3 architecture with a highly flexible chipset design. Key new features include dedicated AI accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

Second generation ray accelerators deliver up to 50% more real-time ray-tracing performance of the previous generation GPUs.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

RADIANCE DISPLAY

RDNA 3 also introduces AMD Radiance Display Engine featuring 12-bit HDR and full coverage of the REC2020 colour space for incredible image accuracy.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1080p	22	44	✓

VIEW ALL RX 7600 GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 6600

The RX 6600 is a mid-range Radeon RX 6000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA2 architecture. This fast graphics card packs in 1,792 stream processors and 28 ray accelerators, plus 8GB of memory, providing stunning gaming experiences at 1080p.

RDNA 2

RX 6000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 2 architecture. Key new features include dedicated ray accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

First generation ray accelerators enable realistic ray-traced graphics effects in supported games.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

INFINITY CACHE

RDNA 2 also introduces Infinity Cache, a large Level 3 cache that the entire GPU can access, reducing system memory bottlenecks, increasing performance and reducing latency.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1080p	9	18	✓

VIEW ALL RX 6600 GRAPHICS CARDS

RADEON RX 6400

The RX 6400 is the entry-level Radeon RX 6000-series gaming graphics card based on the RDNA2 architecture. This fast graphics card packs in 768 stream processors and 12 ray accelerators, plus 8GB of memory, providing a good gaming experience at 1080p.

RDNA 2

RX 6000-series GPUs are based on the RDNA 2 architecture. Key new features include dedicated ray accelerators and 50% greater power efficiency over the previous generation.

RAY TRACING

First generation ray accelerators enable realistic ray-traced graphics effects in supported games.

FSR 3

Third generation FSR not only upscales games to a higher resolution, it adds the ability to generate entirely new frames, increasing perceived performance.

INFINITY CACHE

RDNA 2 also introduces Infinity Cache, a large Level 3 cache that the entire GPU can access, reducing system memory bottlenecks, increasing performance and reducing latency.

Optimum Resolution	Single Precision Compute Performance (TFLOPS)	Half Precision Performance (TFLOPS)	VR Ready
1080p	4	7	✓

VIEW ALL RX 6400 GRAPHICS CARDS

AMD RADEON RX CARD SPECIFICATIONS

Still not sure which AMD graphics card is right for you? This table shows the key characteristics, rated out of 10, of the main models.

Model

RX 9070 XT

RX 9070

RX 7900 XTX

RX 7900 XT

RX 7900 GRE

RX 7800 XT

RX 7700 XT

RX 7600 XT

RX 7600

RX 6800

RX 6650 XT

RX 6600

RX 6400

RX 5700 XT

RX 5600 XT

RX 5500 XT

Architecture

RDNA 4

RDNA3

RNDA2

RDNA2

RNDA2

RDNA

GPU

Navi 48

Navi 31

Navi 32

Navi 33

Navi 32

Big Navi

Navi 10

Navi 14

Stream Processors

4,096

3,584

6,144

5,376

5,120

3,840

3,456

2,048

3840

2,048

1,792

768

2,560

2,304

21,408

AI Accelerators

128 (2nd gen)

112 (2nd gen)

192 (1st gen)

168 (1st gen)

160 (1st gen)

120 (1st gen)

108 (1st gen)

64 (1st gen)

0

Ray Accelerators

64 (3rd gen)

56 (3rd gen)

96 (2nd gen)

84 (2nd gen)

80 (2nd gen)

60 (2nd gen)

54 (2nd gen)

32 (2nd gen)

60 (1st gen)

32 (1st gen)

28 (1st gen)

12 (1st gen)

0

Reference Base Clock

2.4GHz

2.07GHz

2,300MHz

2,000MHz

1,880MHz

2,100MHz

2.47GHz

2.25GHz

1.81GHz

2,410MHz

1,626MHz

TBC

1,605 MHz

1,420 MHz

1,607 MHz

Reference Boost Clock

2.97GHz

2.54GHz

2,500MHz

2,400MHz

2,245MHz

2,400MHz

2,500MHz

2.75GHz

2.66GHz

2.1GHz

2,635MHz

2,491MHz

2,321MHz

1,905 MHz

1,620 MHz

1,845 MHz

Memory

16GB
GDDR6

24GB
GDDR6

20GB
GDDR6

16GB
GDDR6

12GB
GDDR6

16GB
GDDR6

8GB
GDDR6

16GB
GDDR6

8GB
GDDR6

4GB
GDDR6

8GB
GDDR6

6GB
GDDR6

4GB/8GB
GDDR6

Memory Controller

256-bit

384-bit

320-bit

256-bit

192-bit

128-bit

256-bit

128-bit

64-bit

256-bit

192-bit

128-bit

TDP

304W

220W

355W

315W

260W

263W

245W

190W

160W

250W

180W

132W

53W

225W

160W

130W

Minimum PSU

750W

650W

800W

750W

700W

600W

550W

650W

500W

450W

350W

600W

450W

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