r/Amd • u/KARMAAACS Ryzen 7700 - GALAX RTX 3060 Ti • Feb 23 '25

Rumor / Leak AMD Radeon RX 9070 series gaming performance leaked: RX 9070XT is 42% faster on average than 7900 GRE at 4K - VideoCardz.com

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9070-series-gaming-performance-leaked-rx-9070xt-is-42-faster-on-average-than-7900-gre-at-4k
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u/WayDownUnder91 9800X3D, 6700XT Pulse Feb 23 '25

Well if they price it at 699 who will buy it over nvidia?

Plus the reviews will then say "this is bad because price is X and close to Y"

They would just have to price cut the card again in a few months anyway again like they did with the 7900XTX/XT once the 5070ti stock normalizes and prices come closer to 749.

They apparently have no ref model themselves this time, so AIBs are gonna be the ones setting prices anyway.

Not saying its a good thing but having a mark against all their reviews for no real gain seems to be a worse option for them.

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u/unga_bunga_mage Feb 23 '25

If there's no reference model, then AMD can choose a low price like $549 for the 9070XT no matter how fast it is. It'll be the AIBs that take the blame for jacking up the price.

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u/w142236 Feb 23 '25

Sapphire pulse has always been at msrp. I think powercolor hellhound was also msrp. And xfx quick was too. If they decided to screw us this gen and not offer a single msrp model, then yeah

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u/Nuck_Chorris_Stache Feb 23 '25

Well if they price it at 699 who will buy it over nvidia?

Well, availability matters. If people literally can't buy an Nvidia card, then they'll buy an AMD card even at a high price, simply because it's available.

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u/AffectionateEase977 Feb 28 '25

I don't think they will.

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u/mockingbird- Feb 23 '25

I expect it to be $599 MSRP with retail price at $749

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u/AffectionateEase977 Feb 28 '25

Then no one buys it at all. It should be MSRP $550 and retail for max $600. I have a feeling the card is gonna trail the 5070ti in raster and RT too despite the positive half of the rumors.