Radeon RX 9070 XT vs E9173 PCIe
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 31 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 33 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 63.71 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.43 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 October 2017 (8 years ago) | 6 March 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1219 MHz | 2970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 304 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.01 | 760.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.248 TFLOPS | 48.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 256 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 64 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 October 2017 | 6 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 304 Watt |
E9173 PCIe has 769% lower power consumption.
RX 9070 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon E9173 PCIe and Radeon RX 9070 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon E9173 PCIe is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 XT is a desktop one.
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