AMD launches Radeon PRO AI PRO R9700 for retail
Gamers were not provided access to the 32GB version. Professionals, however, were.
Today marks the third embargo lift for Radeon AI PRO R9700. The card was announced in May and released to OEMs and system integrators in July. Three months later, AMD is launching its flagship RDNA4 workstation GPU for the DIY market.
The Radeon AI PRO R9700 is not a gaming card. So far, every model uses a single-fan blower-style dual-slot cooler. The difference this time is that AMD is allowing board partners to introduce small customizations to the reference design. For example, Gigabyte will offer a silver variant. These are semi-custom models, but the underlying board layout appears identical across all cards.
Source: ASUS/Gigabyte
The R9700 features the Navi 48 GPU with 4096 Stream Processors. This is the full configuration, the same as on the Radeon RX 9070 XT. The main difference is the memory capacity. The PRO model has 32GB, w hich is twice the amount of the RX version. Total board power is 300W for the PRO model and 304W for the RX model. Gaming models may reach higher power limits with factory overclocking, which is not available for R9700.
Radeon PRO AI R9700 on sale
- ASRock Creator Radeon PRO AI R9700: $1299 (Newegg)
- Gigabyte AI TOP Radeon PRO AI R9700: $1299 (Newegg)
R9700 is also the first AMD card to ship with the 12V-2×6 (16-pin) power connector by default. None of the partner models use the older 8-pin setup. Early listings indicate that power adapters will be included, similar to NVIDIA RTX cards.
Source: XFX/Sapphire
RX 9070 XT is officially a $599 card, but pricing has drifted. Most retail models sell for $600 to $700. The PRO R9700 launches at $1299. We will see if retailers maintain this price at launch and in the following weeks. This is a notable increase for what is largely a memory capacity upgrade.
| AMD Radeon PRO RDNA4 & RDNA3 Series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | RADEON AI PRO R9700 ⤵️ | RADEON PRO W7900 DS | RADEON PRO W7900 | RADEON PRO W7800 |
| Picture |  |  | | |
| GPU | AMD Navi 48 (RDNA4) | AMD Navi 31 (RDNA3) | AMD Navi 31 (RDNA3) | AMD Navi 31 (RDNA3) |
| Cores | 4096 SP | 6144 SP | 6144 SP | 4480 SP |
| Max FP32 Compute | 48 TFLOPS | 61 TFLOPS | 61 TFLOPS | 45 TFLOPS |
| Boost Clock | ~2.9 GHz | ~2.5 GHz | ~2.5 GHz | ~2.5 GHz |
| Memory Type | 32GB G6 ECC | 48GB G6 ECC | 48GB G6 ECC | 32GB G6 ECC |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 20 Gbps | 18 Gbps | 18 Gbps | 18 Gbps |
| TBP/TDP | 300W | 295W | 295W | 260W |
| Thickness | 2-slot | 2-slot | 2.5-slot (3-slot bracket) | 2-slot |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| MSRP | ~1,299 USD | 3,499 USD | 3,999 USD | 2,499 USD |
| Launch Date | July 2025 (OEM/SI) October 2025 (Retail) | June 2024 | April 2023 | April 2023 |