AMD’s Navi 48 XTW GPU to Power Upcoming Radeon PRO W9000 Series With 32GB VRAM
AMD is reportedly preparing to bring its RDNA 4 architecture to the professional workstation market with a new GPU: Navi 48 XTW. This chip is expected to headline the upcoming Radeon PRO W9000 series, aimed squarely at content creators, AI developers, and engineering professionals @AnhPhuH on X
According to the leak, Navi 48 XTW will feature 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, making it the most powerful Navi 48-based card in terms of VRAM configuration. While earlier speculation had pegged Navi 48 XTX as AMD's answer to NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 in the gaming GPU space, AMD instead pivoted from competing in the high-end consumer market and chose to redirect its silicon firepower toward workstation-class performance.
Radeon PRO W9000 Series: RDNA 4 for Professionals
If the Navi 48 XTW does debut under the Radeon PRO W9000 banner, it would mark AMD’s first professional GPU series built on RDNA 4. The W9000 lineup hasn’t been formally announced, but this development points to a renewed focus on AI acceleration, 3D modeling, CAD applications, and high-end compute workloads.
Key expectations include:
32GB VRAM (likely GDDR6)
Pro-grade drivers and extended validation for DCC and CAD software
AI compute optimizations for accelerating generative workloads
Likely workstation reveal at the Advancing AI event or Computex 2025
AMD’s RDNA 4 Strategy
AMD is playing a two-pronged strategy with RDNA 4:
Consumer GPUs: Radeon RX 9060 XT and 9070 GRE expected at Computex 2025
Workstation GPUs: Navi 48 XTW-based Radeon PRO cards to debut at a professional-focused event
The shift suggests AMD sees greater opportunity in the pro market, especially as the AI boom fuels demand for high-memory, compute-optimized GPUs. AMD already laid the groundwork with the Instinct series; now, the PRO W9000 line could complete the ecosystem.
Do you think AMD shifting its RDNA 4 flagship GPU toward workstations instead of high-end gaming is a smart move? Or should they still challenge NVIDIA at the top?
