AMD's next-gen RDNA 5 GPUs could hit 3.4GHz, but they're not coming anytime soon

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Rumor mill: AMD is on its RDNA 5 graphics architecture as the successor to the RDNA 4-based Radeon 9000 series. A reputable tipster has now revealed that Team Red's next-generation GPUs could ship with clock speeds up to 3.4 GHz, roughly 15% higher than the 2.97 GHz boost clock on the RDNA 4 flagship, the Radeon RX 9070 XT.

According to a post on the AnandTech Forums by the generally reliable leaker Kepler_L2, internal AMD documentation points to a 3.1 to 3.4 GHz target frequency range for RDNA 5. The comment came in response to another forum member questioning whether the integrated graphics in AMD's next-generation APUs could clock as high as 4 GHz.

Kepler_L2 didn't clarify whether that frequency range applies to a specific card or to RDNA 5 as a whole. Since the new architecture is expected to underpin discrete, integrated, and console graphics alike, it's likely only the high-end SKUs will clock above 3 GHz, while entry-level parts settle for lower frequencies.