AMD RX 9070 XT requires a 900-watt power supply. Yes, the RX 9070 XT can consume between 520-600 W surprised a large number of users. And although AMD had no plans to create models that tried to compete against the highest ranges of its main rival, it seems that at least in terms of consumption they will be on par, since a box of the RX 9070 XT model has been leaked that recommends a power supply with enough power.
While the processors are getting more and more power frugal, the graphics card’s needs are going in opposite direction. This in turn implies that lower-power sources are increasingly less suitable for the latest generation hardware, and even for a model like the RX 9070 XT, a traditional 750 W or 850 W source can no longer be used.
In the previous generation of graphics cards released by AMD, high-end models such as the RX 7900 XTX require an 800 W power supply, while other models such as the AMD RX 7700 XT or the RX 7900 GRE require a 750 W power supply.
This seems to be going to change in the 9000 series, since according to the leaked box of the AMD RX 9070 XT Red Devil model from Power Color, a 900 W power supply is required for the graphics card to work. In this case, it should be noted that this specific version is a factory-overclocked model, meaning that it is normal for it to have a higher consumption.
On the other hand, the consumption referred to in AMD’s base requirements should be 750 W for the normal model of the RX 9070 XT, while the AMD RX 9070 should ask for a minimum of a 650 W power supply. It is clear that a jump of 150 watts for an overclocked model seems to be quite large, even if it manages to improve performance considerably compared to the basic models, it is extremely strange that the consumption could vary so much, although it would explain why we could see versions with three 8-pin connectors.