AMD exec teases Radeon RX 90700.05XTXT Max GPU: 320GB VRAM, 1.21 gigawatts PSU required

AMD has been rumored to be cooking up a new Radeon RX 9070 XTX graphics card with 32GB of VRAM, and now Consumer and Gaming Marketing boss Frank Azor has weighed in on X:

In a new post on X, Azor confirmed the news (sarcastically) saying that the Radeon RX 9070 XTX is actually called the Radeon RX 90700.05XTXT Max and it doesn't have 32GB of VRAM, but rather 320GB of VRAM. Not only that, but the card requires 1.21 gigawatts of PSU to run it, using new 96-pin power connectors.

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Azor was asked if the new Radeon RX 90700.05XTXT Max will beat NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 at 600W, to which Azor replied: "only in raster". But it was a post asking "no Max+ at the end? Fail much" to which Azor replied: "Always a Marketing Disaster" (Always a Marketing Disaster = AMD).

Speculation has been growing that AMD is preparing a beefier RDNA 4 graphics card, up and above the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT which features 16GB of GDDR6 memory.

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• Read more: AMD's big RDNA 4 and Radeon RX 9070 reveal event is coming in late February
• Read more: RX 9070 XT performance leaks: less than 10% slower than RTX 5080 in 4K gaming
• Read more: RX 9070 XT perf leaks: similar to 7900 XTX in raster, smokes RDNA 3 in RT
• Read more: RX 9070 XT rumored at $599 could be RTX 5070 Ti killer, for $150 less
• Read more: RDNA 4 pricing rumor: Radeon RX 9070 XT for $599, RX 9070 for $499

However, according to a Benchlife report: "Now, although Frank Azor denied that there will be no 32GB GDDR6 memory version of the Radeon RX 9070 XT, our sources confirmed that AMD is developing products with 32GB GDDR6 memory configuration with AIB partners. The GPU chip used is codenamed Navi 48, the same as the Radeon RX 9070 series".

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We could see AMD see how its new Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards fare with gamers in the weeks ahead, competing with NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, and then unleash the Radeon RX 9070 XTX (that extra X = 32GB of VRAM). We'll have to wait a few more weeks, or maybe a few more months... but Azor's replies are a breath of fresh air to see from AMD.