Thursday, September 3rd 2026
AMD's RDNA 5 Reportedly Targets Clock Speeds of Up to 3.5 GHz
According to a well-known leaker, Kepler_L2, AMD is reportedly targeting clock speeds ranging from 3.1 GHz to 3.5 GHz for RDNA 5. The leaker claims to have gained access to AMD's internal materials. This suggests that AMD's new silicon will not only feature significant microarchitectural changes but also offer a raw frequency boost of approximately 4-14% over the factory-rated Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU. The current out-of-the-box boost frequency for this top RDNA 4 GPU SKU is 2.97 GHz, indicating that AMD is planning a substantial increase in clock speeds.
However, it is unclear whether these clock speeds are intended for integrated graphics, dedicated graphics, desktop, or mobile platforms, leaving some questions unanswered. Additionally, RDNA 5 does not appear to be launching soon, with a supposed release date likely in mid-to-late 2027. As of now, we are less than a year away from the launch, it seems. As the launch date approaches, more details will emerge, allowing us to form a clearer picture of what to expect.Earlier, we saw the Samsung Exynos 2700 mobile SoC featuring the Xclipse 970 GPU. Previous leaks indicated that AMD and Samsung co-developed the Xclipse 970 GPU using AMD RDNA technology, adapting it for mobile use. However, the GPU IP could be upgraded to the latest RDNA 5, potentially making this SoC the first RDNA 5-equipped chip to be shipped. It is built on Samsung's SF2 2 nm node.
Sources:
Kepler L2, via VideoCardz
However, it is unclear whether these clock speeds are intended for integrated graphics, dedicated graphics, desktop, or mobile platforms, leaving some questions unanswered. Additionally, RDNA 5 does not appear to be launching soon, with a supposed release date likely in mid-to-late 2027. As of now, we are less than a year away from the launch, it seems. As the launch date approaches, more details will emerge, allowing us to form a clearer picture of what to expect.Earlier, we saw the Samsung Exynos 2700 mobile SoC featuring the Xclipse 970 GPU. Previous leaks indicated that AMD and Samsung co-developed the Xclipse 970 GPU using AMD RDNA technology, adapting it for mobile use. However, the GPU IP could be upgraded to the latest RDNA 5, potentially making this SoC the first RDNA 5-equipped chip to be shipped. It is built on Samsung's SF2 2 nm node.

14 Comments on AMD's RDNA 5 Reportedly Targets Clock Speeds of Up to 3.5 GHz
It's hard to read through all the fud the 3 players spun.
But pricing is more of a concern IMO, thanks to AI a new gen will probably be more expensive.
RDNA 5 doesn't exist. RDNA 4 is the last RDNA, next is UDNA 1.
www.techpowerup.com/347389/amd-rdna-5-to-heavily-boost-shader-performance-in-games-with-new-dual-issue-pipeline
MSRP is a thing of the past, they can't predict what's going to happen, the volatility is just too severe, so they shouldn't even bother with stating anything
Where did you get the 3.5 GHz from?! The source claims just 3.4 GHz. Yesterday you posted that BS RDNA 5 present in Exynos 2700 started by a simple and innocent speculation buried in a simple Wccftech article that you turned into a main story.