Excitement is building among gamers for the upcoming release of the RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT gaming GPUs from AMD. These GPUs are expected to provide great value with reasonable prices and impressive performance that rivals NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 family.
A leaked retail box for a PowerColor Red Devil RX 9070 XT GPU has revealed an interesting detail - the card will require a massive 900-watt PSU. This is surprising, especially when compared to the 1000-watt requirement of the ROG Astral RTX 5090. Despite some skepticism about the image, AMD's Frank Azor has confirmed that there will be plenty of RX 9070 XT cards with lower PSU requirements.
The packaging also confirms that the mid-range GPU from AMD will feature 64 CUs, which was expected. The Red Devil 9070 XT GPU from PowerColor is a high-end unit with a 3.0 GHz boost clock and 3x 8-pin power connectors for overclocking, explaining the high 900-watt PSU requirement. Redditors have noted that the Red Devil 7900 XTX also required a 900-watt PSU, 100 watts more than AMD's official recommendation.
According to VideoCardz, the PowerColor RX 9070 XT Reaper (reference card) will need a 750-watt PSU, while the RX 9070 variant will require a 650-watt PSU. The official launch of the RDNA 4 cards is just two weeks away, when all details will be confirmed.
