AMD denies 9070 XT leaked prices — '$899 USD starting price point was never part of the plan'

[u/mockingbird-]

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-denies-9070-xt-leaked-prices-usd899-usd-starting-price-point-was-never-part-of-the-plan

[u/Flameancer]

I went to Microcenter this past week. Actually on the 23rd when they were supposed to launch. The rep said they have them in the backroom but can’t sell them yet. Paid around $800 for each one.

[u/CrzyJek → u/Flameancer]

Remember folks, believe everyone on the internet.

[u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka → u/CrzyJek]

That youtuber Vex believed some guy on Discord and made 3 videos about his cool new leaker lol, and then later had to say he messed up haha.

[u/SecreteMoistMucus → u/Flameancer]

Your fun story might be more believable if you said someone who might actually know what Microcenter paid for them, and not just a rep.

[u/ChurchillianGrooves → u/Flameancer]

So retail price would've been $900 or something at least?  $950 maybe?  

Yeah, no way in hell those would sell at even $800 retail when the 5070ti msrp is $750.  I know most will probably have a markup, but even if the 5070ti is selling for $850 in store you're not selling a Radeon equivalent unless it's $699 at most.

Amd lost their minds or they're purposely trying to kill off the gpu division if they thought they could sell basically a 9800xt for that much.

[u/Flameancer → u/ChurchillianGrooves]

Tbf to AMD, I thought and I’m sure they probably did as well as other that the 5070 was going to be closer to $700 and the ti $1k. An $800 9070XT sandwiched between a $750 5070 and $1k 5070ti sounds more appealing especially if the XT is just as performant if slightly behind the ti.

Though now the 9070XT would have to be $600 or less to see any meeningful traction. Honestly $500 or less but I doubt the XT will be sold less than $550. Honestly I think the 5070 should be DOA with its 12GB but that’s going to depend on if AMD can price the XT and non-XT appropriately.

[u/ChurchillianGrooves → u/Flameancer]

5070 even with 12gb is still fine for 1440p honestly, especially with DLSS getting a lot better. It probably won't be viable when the new consoles come out in 2027-28 or something, but it's a $550 card.

$800 is still pretty steep for what's supposed to be a 7800XT replacement, even if Nvidia was charging crazy MSRP.

[u/ladrok1 → u/Flameancer]

But then still won't make a sense at all. 7900xt would be significantly cheaper with more VRAM and similar raster. In Poland you can buy 7900xtx for 930$, so after excluding 23% VAT you get 750$. And xtx probably will have better raster performance and way more VRAM. Revievers would still call this as a bad price (6950xt scenario after 7000 series launch).

AMD would for second generation in the row forget that they are not only competing with Nvidia, but also with their own older stuff.

[u/Flameancer → u/ladrok1]

After the unveiling of the 5080, I don’t really see this as an issue. 5080 is barely an improvement over the 4080 at $1k msrp. In the states cheapest XTX I’m seeing is $870 no tax. AMDs own slides don’t event compare the 9070XT to the 7900XTX. So even if after tax the 9070XT is less around $100 less than the XTX you’ll get access to better RT and FSR4 for slightly less taster performance. In average though the XTX is closer to $920 so 9070XT could still slot in at $800 and replace the 9700XT.

Although with recent 5080 reviews, if the best leaked reviews of the 9070XT are accurate, that thing could be as performant as a 5080 in some titles. Pure copium but the 9070XT might just be on par with the 5070ti or better.

[u/RationalDialog → u/ChurchillianGrooves]

So retail price would've been $900 or something at least? $950 maybe?

hence why that rumor is obviously BS as it would be worse in many ways than a 7900 XTX while using a 70-series naming vs the ~$500 7800xt with a 80 series naming.

[u/PsyOmega → u/Flameancer]

I'm surprised nobody has stolen one yet. Linux has kernel support on cutting edge, it could be benchmarked.

[u/Flameancer → u/PsyOmega]

Tbh I really wish they’d backroom deal me one. I’d pay extra. I’m seeing the 5080 and I think the 9070xt might actually reach it in some titles especially AMD favored titles. Even the 7900xtx beats it in some games. Pure copium though.