AMD to launch RX 9070 XT with 32GB VRAM to compete with Nvidia?

Rumors have been circulating about the Radeon RX 9070 XT 32GB, a variant of AMD's first gaming GPU to feature 32GB of memory.

According to Wccftech , although AMD has not officially launched the Radeon RX 9000 GPU line, there have been many rumors about a special variant of the RX 9070 XT with up to 32 GB of GDDR6 graphics memory. Besides, this version is still a gaming GPU line, not a PRO product for professional work.

Currently, the Radeon RX 9070 XT is expected to launch in March with 16GB of VRAM, but sources say AMD could introduce a 32GB version in the first half of 2025. Doubling the memory capacity could make the graphics card more suitable for applications that require large amounts of VRAM, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and large language modeling (LLM), while still ensuring gaming performance equivalent to the 16GB version.

Based on RDNA 4 architecture, AMD's Radeon RX 9000 series may focus on improving performance and VRAM, represented by the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 launching in early 2025.

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Technically, to reach 32GB of VRAM, AMD will have to use 16 2GB GDDR6 memory modules, as there are currently no 4GB GDDR6 chips. This may force the company to place some of the modules on the back of the board, which will significantly increase manufacturing costs. However, the memory bus will remain at 256-bit, running at 20Gbps, ensuring the same bandwidth.

If the rumors are true, this would be AMD’s first gaming GPU with 32GB of VRAM. However, the ability to actually make full use of all that memory in games is questionable, as most games today don’t fully exploit the potential of such a large graphics memory. Instead, the card could be more useful for VRAM-intensive tasks, like 3D rendering or small-scale AI training.

The 16GB Radeon RX 9070 XT is expected to compete directly with Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti, which is expected to cost $749. If AMD does indeed launch a 32GB version, it could be a strategy to diversify its product line and attract users who need more memory but don't want to invest in more expensive professional GPUs. However, the price of the 32GB version has not been revealed, and how competitive it will be will depend largely on its actual performance at launch.