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AMD
Radeon RX 9040
around $359
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18 Pros
69%
2 reviews (0h 27m)
8 Cons
The AMD Radeon RX 970 series delivers a compelling performance upgrade, particularly at 1440p and 4K resolutions. Independent benchmarks are still emerging, but early AMD data suggests the RX 970 XT rivals the RTX 4070 Ti and even approaches the 7900 XTX in rasterized performance, while the RX 970 performs closer to the RTX 4070. A standout featu...
57%
8 vs 6
Gaming Performance
80%
4 vs 1
Features
75%
3 vs 1
Price
0%
0 vs 0
Build Quality
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Cooling
Reviewer verdict
Across 2 YouTube reviews, the AMD Radeon RX 9040 earns an Index score of 3.8/5, ranking #23 among GPUs (Graphics Cards). Reviewers most often praise its gaming performance, features, price, while the most common criticisms concern gaming performance, price.
Reviewers praise the Radeon RX 9040 for strong gaming performance, citing multiple comparisons where RX 970/970 XT-class RX 9000 series cards outperform or match similarly priced rivals in mixed rasterization and ray tracing across 1440p and 4K; this point appears repeatedly across the two reviews. They also highlight AMD features like FSR 4 and a new frame generation implementation (Fluid Motion Frames) as notable upsides, with FSR 4 repeatedly called impressive and arriving with the 970-class cards. Price competitiveness and power efficiency are recurring positives too, with mentions that AMD often discounts aggressively, the RX 970 XT targets roughly $599, and the new cards show sizable wattage savings versus previous 7900-series parts. Finally, reviewers note 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM and an upgraded GPU encoder for video capture as additional advantages mentioned by multiple sources.
Criticisms focus on the context and limits of the performance claims: several comments warn that key benchmarks are first-party AMD examples and should be taken with a grain of salt, and that some demanding games remain very taxing on any GPU. Concerns are also raised about upscaling and frame-generation tradeoffs, with one reviewer saying DLSS-style upscalers can look softer in real gameplay and another warning that fake/frame-generation frames can introduce ghosting and artifacts that hurt perceived responsiveness. Price positioning drew at least one critique comparing the $549 RX 970 and $599 RX 970 XT and questioning the value gap, and some features like FSR 4 require RX 9000-series hardware additions.
Analysis based on 2 YouTube reviews (0h 27m of video) with 18 pros and 8 cons extracted.
Pros (18)
Gaming Performance (8)
- the RX 970 non-xt model is 20% faster in mixed rasterization and rate tracing than the RX 7900 GRE at 1440p and 21% faster than the 7900 gr at 4K resolution ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 1:10
- massive performance uplift that could put the 970 XT around the RTX 470 TI super and rate tracing performance and the 9070 non-xt around the RTX 470 super in rate tracing ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 4:33
- the 970 XT is 38% faster than the RX 7900 GRE in mixed rasterization and rate tracing at 1440p and 42% faster than the RX 7900 GRE at 4K ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 0:23
- 970 XT and the RTX 570 TI roughly tied ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 4:00
- FSR 4 is bringing even lower latency ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 7:49
- 970 XT edging out the 5070 TI slightly coming in just below the RX 7900 XTX and RTX 480 super ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 3:08
- image quality can be at times better than native at 4K ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 7:00
- RX 9970 basically comes in right at the 7900 XT and RTX 470t super level ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 3:30
Features (4)
- FSR 4 quite impressive ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 6:42
- latest version of frame generation what they call Fluid motion frames amd's claiming a more significant smoothest uplift ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 8:49
- FSR 4 coming which is launching with the 970 graphics cards ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 6:35
- both gpus will come with 16 GB of gdr 6 vram ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 6:23
Price (3)
- AMD tends to react better price-wise than Nvidia does, Nvidia tends to keep their prices high no matter what and when the sales come around they do not give almost an inch on those sales whereas AMD often has steep discounts throughout the year ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 10:38
- price of the RX 970 XT is $599 there and the RX 970 is going to be 549 ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 9:40
- 7900 XTX levels of performance for $600 but it includes much better rate tracing and it includes FSR 4 with much better upscaling ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 10:27
Power Consumption (2)
- 970 XT is about 50 Watts lower than the 7900 XTX for what looks like similar rasterization performance and the 9970 is a whopping 100 Watts less than the 7900 XT so pretty significant power savings ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 5:35
- puts the 970 XT on par with the 300 wat 570 TI for likely similar performance and it makes a 970 12% more efficient than the upcoming 250 wat RTX 5070 for likely better performance ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 5:59
Content Creation Performance (1)
- upgrades to the RX 9000 Series GPU encoder for video capture using h.264 ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 8:12
Cons (8)
Gaming Performance (6)
- the game is that darn intensive to run ▶ Metro Exodus GPU BENCHMARKS - 1080p, 1440p & 4K Results @ 11:09
- the I thought the DL SS didn't look as good as in some of the benchmarks because when you're actually able to walk around now and you're actually exploring in the world and you're really zooming on things the image I feel with DL SS on is significantly softer ▶ Metro Exodus GPU BENCHMARKS - 1080p, 1440p & 4K Results @ 12:24
- these are first-party benchmarks so take it with a huge grain of salt ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 1:00
- this game is very difficult to run on any card either AMD or Nvidia ▶ Metro Exodus GPU BENCHMARKS - 1080p, 1440p & 4K Results @ 6:36
- this is amd's first-party data and amd's examples ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 7:35
- fake frames do not give you the benefit of the responsiveness that real FPS does with its decreased latency and frame smoothing Technologies AKA fake frames also introduce ghosting weird artifacts stuttering like behavior and other anomalies that sacrific visual quality ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 9:18
Price (1)
- only a $50 difference I just kind of scratched my head like why would anybody buy the 970 just doesn't make any sense if you're going to spend $550 for a GPU why wouldn't you just spend $50 more 10% more for way better performance ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 11:06
Features (1)
- FSR 4 is going to require RX 9000 Series graphics card which has additional Hardware over previous generations ▶ AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 @ 6:53
Review sources
- AMD DID IT!! 9070 XT Specs, Price, Performance, FSR 4 by PC Builder — 18 pros, 5 cons
- Metro Exodus GPU BENCHMARKS - 1080p, 1440p & 4K Results by Joker Productions — 0 pros, 3 cons
Frequently asked questions
Is the AMD Radeon RX 9040 worth buying?
Based on 2 independent YouTube reviews, the AMD Radeon RX 9040 scores 3.8/5 with 18 positive and 8 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #23 in the GPUs (Graphics Cards) category.
What do reviewers like most about the AMD Radeon RX 9040?
The most praised aspects are gaming performance, features, price — Gaming Performance (8 mentions), Features (4 mentions), Price (3 mentions).
What are the most common complaints about the AMD Radeon RX 9040?
Reviewers most frequently criticize gaming performance, price — Gaming Performance (6 mentions), Price (1 mentions).
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