Overview

AMD RDNA™ Architecture has become the gateway to new worlds for millions of gamers who game on PCs, notebooks, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, handhelds like the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally, and even Tesla vehicles. With the latest AMD RDNA 4 architecture, experience next-generation advancements in performance and efficiency with faster raytracing and AI acceleration featured in the AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 Series graphics.

AMD RDNA™ 4

Benefits

Performance and Efficiency 

Featuring unified AMD RDNA 4 compute units, featuring a huge generational leap in performance and efficiency-per-CU versus RDNA 3 architecture1.

Immersive Raytracing

Powerful 3rd-gen Raytracing accelerators in AMD RDNA 4 architecture deliver 2x the raytracing throughput vs the previous generation1, to bring even more lifelike lighting, shadows, and reflections in supported games.

Supercharged with AI 

2nd Generation AI Accelerators feature key advancements in AI compute with new support for FP8/INT4 formats and improved on-chip scheduling, delivering up to 8x higher AI performance vs the previous generation when using sparsity1.

Next-Level Visuals and Streaming

AMD Radiance Display Engine & Enhanced Media Engine delivers broad display support and professional-level recording/streaming, with enhanced image quality for AV1, HEVC, and H.264 codecs2.

AMD RDNA Architecture Powers Gaming

AMD RDNA Architecture has become the gateway to new worlds for millions of gamers who game on PCs, notebooks, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, handhelds like the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally, and even Tesla vehicles.

 

RDNA

RDNA 2

RDNA 3 RDNA 4
Process 7nm 6~7nm 5~6nm 4nm
Compute Units 1st Gen 2nd Gen 3rd Gen 4th Gen
Raytracing   1st Gen 2nd Gen 3rd Gen
AMD Infinity Cache™   1st Gen 2nd Gen 3rd Gen
AI Accelerators     1st Gen 2nd Gen
AMD Radiance Display™ Engine     1st Gen 2nd Gen

Generations

AMD RDNA™ 4 Architecture

Powering Radeon RX 9000 Series Graphics, AMD RDNA 4 architecture pushes new boundaries with up to 64 advanced AMD RDNA™ 4 compute units, featuring a huge generational leap in performance  and  efficiency- per- CU, 3rd generation raytracing accelerators for a massive leap in performance when enabling raytracing in supported titles and 2nd generation AI accelerators that provide the neural compute horsepower you need for data inference and AI computation1.

AMD RDNA 3 Architecture

The AMD RDNA 3 architecture features industry-advancing chiplet technology to deliver next-generation performance, visuals, and power efficiency. The ever-advancing AMD RDNA architecture improves performance-per-watt efficiency generation over generation, paving the way to better gaming. Experience up to 50% greater performance per watt with AMD RDNA 3, compared to the previous generation AMD RDNA 2.1

AMD RDNA 2 Architecture

The AMD RDNA 2 architecture debuted features enhanced compute units with 1st generation raytracing accelerators, a new visual pipeline, and 1st generation AMD Infinity Cache technology, enabling high -resolution gaming performance with vivid visuals.

AMD RDNA Architecture

Engineered from the ground up to deliver excellent performance and power efficiency, RDNA is the architecture powering Radeon RX 5000 Series graphics.

Portfolio

AMD Radeon RX Series Graphics

Built on the groundbreaking AMD RDNA  architecture to deliver outstanding performance, visuals, and efficiency in games and creative workflows.

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Footnotes
  1. Based on specifications of AMD RDNA 4 architecture compared to AMD RDNA 3 architecture as of December 2024. RX-1143 
  2. Video codec acceleration (including at least the HEVC (H.265), H.264, VP9, and AV1 codecs) is subject to and not operable without inclusion/installation of compatible media players. GD-176.