Hoping for some cheap new GPUs from AMD soon? Sadly, new rumor suggests RX 7400 and 7300 arent happening

Date:
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:52:56 +0000

Description:
AMD doesnt have imminent budget GPUs, seemingly in fact, we wont see any new graphics cards before RDNA 4.

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If you were hoping AMD might launch some new budget RDNA 3 GPUs in the near future, we've got bad news: unfortunately, the latest word from the grapevine is that this isnt happening.

Weve previously been treated to rumors of an expansion for the current-gen range of graphics cards, with the possibility that AMD might debut an RX 7400 and RX 7300 but not according to Benchlife .

A report from the Chinese tech site add seasoning as appropriate claims
that these GPUs are not on the development list of any AIB partners, meaning graphics card makers over in China.

If that really is the case, at this stage, it means the purported challengers to get on our list of the more affordable best GPUs probably arent happening, at least not in the form of a consumer release (boxed products on the shelves).

That still theoretically leaves the possibility that these low-end GPUs might be made for OEMs third-party PC makers, so these firms can put them directly into prebuilt machines but even that seems unlikely, mainly because
Benchlife adds that theres been no confirmation of the existence of such models from the main OEMs (Dell, HP, and Lenovo).

Rather, the report observes that everyone (in terms of graphics card makers) is focused on the launch of next-gen RDNA 4 products. (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) Analysis: A mix up on the grapevine?

While this is just a single report and it isnt from one of our favorite sources, either, although we wouldnt dismiss Benchlife by any means it
sounds pretty gloomy about the chances of these rumored graphics cards.

So, whats going on, and why were the previous rumors floating around in the first place? Well, it could simply be that AMD has changed its mind, and had plans for an RX 7400 and RX 7300, but they never came to fruition. Could this even be a sign that the timeframe for deploying RDNA 4 has been moved up?

That seems a leap too far, but still, we can hope the latest speculation about the release of AMDs next-gen GPUs asserts that this wont happen until early 2025, with a reveal at CES 2025, potentially . (Although theres a glimmer of hope RDNA 4 could arrive later in 2024 , and maybe just maybe this rumor adds a touch of weight to that prospect).

What might be the case here, as VideoCardz , which spotted the report, points out, is that theres been some confusion about what GPUs AMD has in the works for the near future (as the original leak mentioned Radeon Pro variants of
the cards). There may never have been any plans for a consumer model, in
other words.

Still, we might just catch a lower-end RDNA 3 model turning up in prebuilt
PCs there remains some hope that this might occur, if we read the report correctly (bearing in mind its a translation, which always introduces some additional doubt). However, all in all, this doesnt seem likely, and the most probable scenario at this point appears to be that the next graphics cards we will see from AMD are RDNA 4 models unless this report is leading us completely astray. You might also like The best graphics card deals out there Top gaming PCs: great rigs for serious PC gaming Best PC games of 2024: must-play titles you don't want to miss



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