AMD just confirmed that their new RDNA 4-based Radeon AI PRO R9700 GPU will be available starting Wednesday, July 23! Built on the Navi 48 die with a hefty 32 GB of GDDR6 memory and PCIe 5.0 support, this card is tailored for lower-precision calculations and tough AI tasks. AMD claims it can handle large transformer models up to 496% faster than NVIDIA’s desktop RTX 5080, and at about half the price of the upcoming RTX PRO “Blackwell” series. At launch, you’ll only find it in ready-made workstations from partners like Boxx and Velocity Micro. DIY fans can look forward to standalone versions from ASRock, PowerColor, and other board makers later in Q3. Early listings hint at a price around $1,250, which is above the $599 RX 9070 XT but well below NVIDIA’s workstation rivals. Pre-orders are already open at retailers!
This GPU is a game-changer for AI pros needing more than consumer hardware can offer. It shines in natural language processing, text-to-image creation, generative design, and other complex tasks that rely on big models or heavy memory use. With 32 GB of VRAM, it handles production-scale inference, local fine-tuning, and multi-modal workflows right on your system, boosting performance, cutting latency, and keeping data secure compared to cloud options. It works seamlessly with AMD’s open ROCm 6.3 platform, giving developers access to top frameworks like PyTorch, ONNX Runtime, and TensorFlow for easy building, testing, and deployment. Plus, its compact dual-slot design with a blower-style cooler ensures steady front-to-back airflow, making it a breeze to add more cards, set up parallel pipelines, and maintain high-throughput AI setups in busy enterprise environments.
What do you think about this powerful new GPU? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Sources: AMD Blog, via VideoCardz
