Radeon RX 9070 GRE 16 GB vs A2 PCIe
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GA107 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 November 2021 (4 years ago) | 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 1440 MHz | 1420 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1770 MHz | 2790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,700 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 70.80 | 535.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.531 TFLOPS | 34.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 40 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | 40 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 10 | 48 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L1 Cache | 1.3 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 48 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 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1563 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 200.1 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs | 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 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 220 Watt |
A2 PCIe has 266.7% lower power consumption.
RX 9070 GRE 16 GB, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between A2 PCIe and Radeon RX 9070 GRE 16 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A2 PCIe is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 GRE 16 GB is a desktop one.
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