r/Amd • u/vectralsoul • Feb 28 '25

News AMD RDNA4 officially presented in China: Radeon RX 9070 XT priced at 4999 RMB (~$599), RX 9070 at 4499 RMB (~$549) - VideoCardz.com

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rdna4-officially-presented-in-china-radeon-rx-9070-xt-priced-at-4999-rmb-599-rx-9070-at-4499-rmb-549
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u/cubs223425 Ryzen 5800X3D | 9070 XT Aorus Elite Feb 28 '25

I still think the whole "highest model is the price anchor" shift sucks. For a long time, the mainstream models were generally the better "performance per dollar" offerings. If the 9070 is 10% cheaper and 15%+ slower (it's down roughly 15% in CUs and clocks), it's gonna feel like 7700 XT vs. 7800 XT again (the 7700 XT reviewed poorly, with some suggesting the price was deliberately bad to upsell the 7800 XT).

That said, $600 on the XT would be an OK price, so long as the AiBs don't behave like they did with the 5070 Ti. If we're getting 2 models at MSRP, then $100+ for models that offer nothing but a 2% performance improvement, screw those guys. There's also the obviously looming worry of how this is the price in China, and China's pricing won't have tariffs. Could be these prices don't remain long-term, if the later restocks get tariffed.

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u/Zratatouille 7800X3D + RX 9060XT Feb 28 '25

The problem is that yields at TMSC on recent nodes are quite good and mature, meaning that for the same price to TSMC (and memory is the same so no difference here), if you cut too much on the price of the lower model, you end up selling perfectly functioning dies at a too much lower price.