AMD confirms enthusiast RDNA 3 GPUs are imminent should Nvidia be worried?

Date:
Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:11:09 +0000

Description:
Its officially time to get excited though it's still far from clear which models AMD is going to launch.

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AMD has let us know that it will have new RDNA 3 graphics cards coming out in Q3 which will be enthusiast class to fill the large gap between the RX 7600 and RX 7900 (the only two series of current-gen GPUs available now from Team Red).

Toms Hardware spotted that CEO Lisa Su commented on the incoming launches as part of AMDs earnings call (for Q2 fiscal, in which revenue dropped considerably, but still outperformed expectations in a weak PC market).

Su stated that: In gaming graphics, we expanded our Radeon 7000 GPU series in the second quarter, with the launch of our mainstream RX 7600 cards
pertaining to gaming. Were on track to further expand our RDNA 3 GPU
offerings with the launch of new enthusiast class Radeon 7000-series cards in the third quarter.

Those new launches could be RX 7700 or RX 7800 models of some kind.

Of course, weve also recently seen a fresh vanilla RX 7900 offering, the 7900 GRE the existing models available being the XT and XTX spins which reportedly runs with a shrunk Navi 31 chip (presumably using silicon that didnt make the cut for those mentioned spins).

The RX 7900 GRE runs with 80 Compute Units or CUs, which is 4 fewer than seen on the 7900 XT. Analysis: What GPUs are we likely to see from AMD this quarter?

What graphics cards will AMD launch, exactly, inside the next couple of months? Its difficult to say as the GPU grapevine has been very confusing as to what might be in the pipeline.

The theory is thats because AMD itself is still deciding where to pitch what could be RX 7700 or 7800 models, in terms of naming and pricing.

From what weve heard recently from one of the more regular leakers on all things GPU, Moores Law is Dead (MLID) on YouTube , there will be two new RDNA 3 graphics cards coming maybe three at a stretch and theyll be revealed at Gamescom (in late August, ahead of a September release).

The most likely candidates are a straight RX 7700 and RX 7800, though there could be an XT spin thrown in as well, perhaps. Or they could both be XT models, with no vanilla releases. Its unusual for the rumor mill to be so unsure about what models are due at this apparently late stage, thats for
sure another indication that plans are still somewhat up in the air for AMD.

Whatever the case, pricing is expected to be aggressive, and we can but hope that speculation turns out to be true. With Nvidias RTX 4060 offerings seemingly falling flat on their faces in terms of sales even if that fate wasnt really deserved, certainly not for the vanilla card AMD has an opportunity to grab some mid-range (and upper-mid-range) sales here, and lets hope Team Red really goes for the jugular.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/amd-confirms-enthusiast-rdna-3-gpus-ar e-imminent-should-nvidia-be-worried


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