16 GB of VRAM will put the 9070/9070 XT in line with the Radeon RX 7800 XT, which makes sense given the 9070, if it weren't for AMD's naming scheme change-up, would be an RX 7800 XT. It also puts it in line with the newly announced RTX 5070 Ti and 5080, which will both have 16 GB of (GDDR7) VRAM.

Hot new GPUs are making CES 2025 a particularly noteworthy event. Nvidia announced its RTX 50 series Blackwell GPUs, and AMD unleashed its Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT. The timing sets up another exciting showdown between the graphics giants and introduces a new twist: Intel has made another attempt to enter the game (at least in the midrange market),

AMD gave a brief preview of its next-gen Radeon RX 9070 and RDNA 4 architecture at CES 2025. One thing is clear: AI is a focus.