Latest AMD Linux Radeon Drivers Grants RX 9060 XT & AI PRO R9700 SKU Support

[T0@st]

AMD's "Radeon Software for Linux 25.10.1" release notes mention the introduction of support for three important ASIC SKUs: RX 9060 XT, AI PRO R9700, and RX 9070 GRE. Two of these models are still awaiting release; the TechPowerUp team spent time with demonstration samples at the recently concluded Computex 2025 trade show. Coincidentally, the special v25.10.1 update became available on the same day as Team Red's big (May 21) presentation. During that day's proceedings, the company committed themselves to providing ROCm support for freshly unveiled graphics products.

Interestingly, it has taken a number of weeks to get the China market exclusive Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12 GB card up and running under Linux environments. GPU industry watchers are still wondering whether this mid-range option will trickle out to global markets; akin to the staggered trail made by the RDNA 3 generation's Radeon RX 7900 GRE (around early 2024). Team Red's open-source software team has readied support almost two weeks ahead of the launch of Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB and 8 GB models. The workstation-grade Radeon AI PRO R9700 32 GB model is expected to arrive at some point in July.



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[_roman_]

most stuff use ffmpeg anyway

 

[HBSound]

I am shocked that AMD has not developed a card that can compete with the 5090, toe to toe.

 

[_roman_]

I am shocked that AMD has not developed a card that can compete with the 5090, toe to toe.

There is no market for such cards. Paystation and small handheld p(l)aystations are the way to go. They made it quite clear - no high end chips.

 

[MrDweezil]

AMD's Windows driver naming scheme is YY.MM.<release_num>. They apparently still use the year part for the linux driver, but where does the 10 come from?

 

[ZoneDymo]

I am shocked that AMD has not developed a card that can compete with the 5090, toe to toe.

Im more "shocked" (well not really because Ive been alive for long enough to see crap coming from miles way) that they have not released a sub 600 dollar card yet which is what THEY claimed the market wanted most....

 

[yfn_ratchet]

Im more "shocked" (well not really because Ive been alive for long enough to see crap coming from miles way) that they have not released a sub 600 dollar card yet which is what THEY claimed the market wanted most....

They have. I'm sure you mean retail pricing though, so let's slide back and look a little wider: let's compare the current model lineups for this generation. I will use the cheapest in-stock US etailer price I can find.

Spoiler: Price Comparisons

5060, $300 MSRP -> $300. A miraculously consistent price tag.
5060Ti 8/16GB, $380/$430 MSRP -> $420/$470. A 10%/9% price hike.
5070, $550 MSRP -> $605. A 10% price hike.
5070Ti, $705 MSRP -> $840. A 19% price hike.
5080, $1000 MSRP -> $1360. A 36% price hike.
5090, $2000 MSRP -> $2920. A 46% price hike.
9070, $550 MSRP -> $650. An 18% price hike.
9070 XT, $600 MSRP -> $840. A 40% price hike.
B570, $220 MSRP -> $280. A 27% price hike.
B580, $250 MSRP -> $310. A 24% price hike.

Unilaterally, prices are being increased over MSRP except for (and I imagine this was due to a great deal of pressure and/or stock saturation on Nvidia's part) the RTX 5060, with the RX 9070 XT being hit the hardest—which I imagine is because it is the card with the greatest level of interest to buyers. The whole 'fake MSRP' debacle I think misses the point: MSRP is the intended price for these cards. The cards being hiked significantly over MSRP, even on base models, is because the retailer genuinely believes people will pay such a price, and I've half a mind to say they're correct.

People aren't nearly as frugal and shrewd as you'd expect them to be. A similar effect has been happening in the auto market: dealerships have hiked prices well over MSRP expecting that they'll be able to sell a car at that price, and they continue to get away with it, to the point that it's now causing an upward trend in used car pricing. Sound familiar? Far as I'm concerned, the only way to have an effect on it from here is to sow disinterest in these cards at these prices, and to espouse that patience will bring a better deal. Nothing burns a bigger hole in retailers' pockets than stationary stock. I'm ready to hold on to my 3060 for a generation longer, if I must.

 

[igormp]

most stuff use ffmpeg anyway

That's not really relevant, ffmpeg also supported the AMF backend and it was just one example.
AMD is just recommending the VAAPI backend instead of AMF now, and that's valid for any program that relies hardware-accelerated (de|en)coding.

I don't think this means AMF has been deprecated (yet), one can get it alongside the proprietary vk and ogl drivers somewhere else.