AMD and Nvidia could be set for epic GPU showdown with RX 9070 and 9070 XT going on sale at the same time as the RTX 5080

Date:
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:37:17 +0000

Description:
AMD RX 9070 and 9070 XT graphics cards might be here sooner than you think pre-orders could go live on January 23.

FULL STORY ======================================================================B&H Photo accidentally posted early listings of RDNA 4 graphics cards RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT were given a pre-order date of January 23 Thatd suggest an on sale date at the end of January, when Nvidias RTX 5080 (and 5090) hit the shelves

AMDs next-gen RDNA 4 graphics cards, which were revealed (in a rather
fleeting manner) at CES 2025 , might be available sooner than you thought on pre-order at least, if the date accidentally posted by a US retailers turns out to be correct.

B&H Photo apparently put up early listings for some Asus RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards (TUF and Prime models), all of which came with a pre-order date of January 23.

Those listings have now been removed, but not before they were screenshotted by one of the regular hardware leakers on X, @momomo_us (hat tip to
VideoCardz ). Preorder starts at 9:00am ET, Thu Jan 23 pic.twitter.com/kATVQZNtZv January 8, 2025

So, it appears that we might be able to reserve these much-awaited RDNA 4 graphics cards in just two weeks, presumably ahead of a release which would come maybe a week or so after. (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) Analysis: Battle of the next-gen desktop GPUs

Interestingly, another recent rumor on the RX 9070's release date came from graphics card maker XFX, which has some kind of either announcement or launch of these GPUs planned for January 24. One way or another, then, it seems that somethings going to happen with RDNA 4 as we get to the final week of
January.

It feels like this might be the official revelation of the full spec and
price details (which werent shared at CES 2025 ), ahead of the on-shelf availability (which is why B&H has it as pre-orders going live). Obviously take all this with a large helping of salt, and indeed theres a difference in the dates January 23 or 24 which casts further doubt on these rumors. True, the XFX rumors comes from its middle east division, but the time difference between that and the 9am ET pre-order kick-off B&H had down is still on the same day (just).

Well just have to wait and see, but it wouldnt be a surprise if AMD was planning to kick off RDNA 4 and have these graphics cards on the shelves late in January, because Nvidias RTX 5090 and 5080 go on sale come January 30. So, the dates fall in place for what might be a big next-gen GPU showdown of sorts.

As you might be aware, the RX 9070 models arent going to compete with Nvidias RTX 5080 (and certainly not the 5090), so how is this a showdown exactly? Well, the reality is that the RTX 5080 is going to be way too pricey for most consumers, even though the $999 MSRP was more affordable than expected. (Yes, some folks were thinking itd easily be $1,199, maybe more though third-party boards will inevitably land more in this territory, as most of them will be a fair bit pricier than the Founders Edition at Nvidias MSRP).

What well have, then, is a situation where in theory AMD can come in with way more affordable next-gen GPUs, grabbing the interest of would-be buyers, scooping up more sales with RDNA 4 as folks realize just how pricey RTX 5080 GPUs will be when Nvidias $999 Founders Edition inevitably sells out in a flash potentially winning the showdown in this way. You might also like AMD vs Nvidia : who is the graphics card champion? The best graphics card deals out there Top gaming PCs: great rigs for serious PC gaming



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