Confirms 16GB of VRAM for both RX 9700 XT and non-XT

ASUS has detailed the upcoming Radeon RX 9700 series graphics cards, including TUF and PRIME series versions, that will launch as soon as AMD gives the green light, confirming the RDNA 4 architecture and 16GB of VRAM for both the Radeon RX 9700 XT and the Radeon RX 9700.

Rebrand

AMD is tipped to rebrand its Radeon GPU lineup with the introduction of the RDNA 4 architecture, adopting a new naming scheme in the RX 9000 series.

Wants to focus on low to mid range

A dark satanic rumour claiming that AMD wants to move away from the high-end enthusiast GPU crowd to focus on cheap and cheerful chips has been confirmed.

Coming to RDNA 4 GPUs

Hardware information leaker @Kepler_L2 shared a partially redacted data sheet highlighting the expected ray tracing features coming to RDNA 4 GPUs.

Linux penguins spilt the beans

There have been signs that AMD is about to release its RDNA 4 architecture—an aura over Britain, a comet, a supernova, and changes to the Linux driver.

To offer much better performance

According to the latest rumor, AMD might implement a completely new Ray Tracing (RT) engine with its upcoming RDNA 4 architecture GPUs that are expected to debut with the Radeon RX 8000 graphics card series. The new RT engine could give a much higher performance compared to the current RDNA 3-based GPUs.

Dark satanic rumour mill suggests it might be worth the wait

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn suggesting that AMD’s Medusa chip might be really good.