What's the Difference Between RX, XT, XTX, and GRE for AMD GPUs?

AMD make a range of GPUs to cater for different needs, at different price points, with different levels of performance. The way they indicate where a given GPU is positioned within that stack is with an RX, XT, XTX, or GRE suffix.

So, let’s have a better look at what GPUs they have and break down the naming so you can tell your GRE from your XT.

As you can see, the naming convention for the cards is split into the series, generation, performance tier, and the suffix. Below we'll go through each of these and explain the terms used.

• RX – consumer GPUs gaming and video editing
• Radeon Pro – workstation focus, tasks such as 3D rendering and Computer-aided Design (CAD)
• Instinct – for data centers, high-performance computing (HPC) AI & machine learning

This quite simply denotes the generation of GPU. Commonly you will see this shown as something like "90 Series", or "9000 series", depending on how they are listed. this defines the chip architecture. For example, the 9000 series is build around different architecture than the 7000 series.

These can be broken down into the following:

• 90 / 900 tier, like the RX 9070 XT: a flagship or top performance GPU
• 80 / 800 tier, like the RX 7800 XT: high-end performance possibly slightly less memory and lower clock speeds
• 60 / 600 or 70 / 700 tier, like the RX 9060 XT: mid range GPU
• 40 / 400 tier, like the RX 6400: low to entry level GPU

Sometimes AMD will add in a 5 to a model number. an example of this would be the AMD RX 7950 XTX with the the extra number indicating that it will run at a higher baser speed than the version without the 5, (in this example an AMD RX 7900XTX) would.

• XT: A performance version of the standard card, often this will have a higher base clock and memory speeds. think of them as AMD’s equivalent to Nvidia Ti series GPUs.
• XTX: These represent the bleeding edge of the series card with boosted clock and memory. Often the XTX version are released toward the end of that GPU's generation cycle.
• GRE: This means either "Golden Rabbit Edition" (yes, really) or "Great Radeon Edition." These are usually limited-run cards and sit slightly below the performance of the XT cards.
• M: denotes mobile editions, these are basically only found in laptops or handheld games consoles.

Using the 9070 GPUs in their three flavors as example, let's compare the specs to see just how different the versions are.

As we can see, the RX 9070XT is a clear step up from the RX 9070 and RX 9070 GRE, offering basically more of everything, including higher power requirements.

Basically, for AMD GPUs, the higher the number the better, and:

• GRE: Worse
• No Suffix: Good
• XT: Better
• XTX: Best

It is worth nothing that some RX 9070 XTs use the 12V-2x6 connection as opposed to multiple PCIe 8-pin connectors, so it is worth checking that your PSU has the correct connection. if you have a CORSAIR PSU, and do not have this cable, you can pick up a dedicated 12V-2x6 cable meaning you could potentially avoid a costly PSU upgrade.