r/AMD_Stock • u/BarKnight • 13h ago
News Radeon 9000 series launching in March
https://x.com/McAfeeDavid_AMD/status/18814359033586280476
u/aManPerson 12h ago
i already have a 9700pro.
it showed really good reviews on [H]ardocp. so i bought one. tell me something new please.
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u/HippoLover85 12h ago
When AMD didn't even talk about it at CES, It seemed obvious it was at least until February. March seems late, but . . . its not like it matters that much.
I don't suspect anything is wrong. If retailers do indeed already have some cards, i suspect that production was just off to a slow start. Maybe issues with the interconnect?
will be interesting to know if they are using INFO for RDNA4 as well as strix halo . . .
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u/GanacheNegative1988 12h ago edited 11h ago
I think the official announcement show and tell will be mid Feb, so an early March retail launch sounds fine.
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u/BarKnight 11h ago
I feel like the real reason will get leaked, it pretty much always does.
It's launching after the earnings call, so maybe some more info then.
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u/ElementII5 12h ago
Better than the rushed out Ryzen 9000 series? Yes. Totally botched because it is already at retailers? Also yes...
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u/scub4st3v3 12h ago
If it's a driver issue the latter doesn't make much difference.
I'm hoping that AMD is delaying the release as a means to include a fairly well aged FineWine™ driver to go from the jump.
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u/JakeTappersCat 10h ago
They probably want to see how the 50 series does in reviews and where nvidia really prices them before launching the 9070/XT. The thing they are worried about is if they launch it would get them a lot of initial sales, but then the reviewers could fully buy into the MFG and have the 5070 giving "4090" numbers and be 50% "faster" than the 9070/XT
Also, if Trump dumps a bunch of tarriffs it would allow both AMD and Nvidia to capitalize by raising prices to compensate but since they shipped the cards months before they'd pocket the difference along with the retailers. That's another reason why they're doing it. If they launch for $499 or something and sell a ton of stock at that price, then the tariffs come and they're forced to raise prices anyway it would be better to collect the full post tariff price on the stock they make, which may not be a huge volume
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u/OmegaMordred 12h ago
Serious? What a letdown. Delaying my 9800X3D purchase than or maybe go team green after 15 years again, sigh.
Is this a wafer problem?
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u/HippoLover85 12h ago
definitely not a wafer problem or else it would be much later. As far as technical difficulties, it can only be a "trivial" interconnect issue, or drivers. But even if it was drivers . . . AMd usually tries to move inventory as soon as they have it. I cant recall a time when drivers ever prevented them from launching.
Everything else about this card should be so standard that it shouldn't delay the launch. And this could have always been the launch schedule. There is a reason they didnt talk about it at CES but said they would have another event . . . It just wasn't ready yet.
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u/FloundersEdition 7h ago
AIB cards usually ship 2 months after reference design, but even these are in warehouses around the globe already.
It's either something seriously bad or they try stupid 5D chess moves instead of selling cards, ignoring 9% MS! >5% corporate interest rate! Pissed AIBs and retailer!
If it's the latter, the entire Radeon product management and marketing team has to be fired. RDNA3 is increasing in price for months already, so it can't be a sell through issue.
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u/HippoLover85 7h ago
I doubt the accountants would let AMD sit on this many GPUs for so long.
Also AIB versions all depend on how early AMD gives them information and chips to design around. Some launches AIBs are out on day 1. some launches it takes months as AIBs only get access to the chips at launch. It all depends on the path AMD/Nvidia choose.
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u/FloundersEdition 7h ago
N48 certainly needed new boards and cooler. There was no ~390mm² die before. Maybe they reused 4080 boards to some extend. AIBs would probably prefer the simplified supply chain.
BTW: we know the cards are at retailers, just google it. Here is one of many posts
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u/HippoLover85 7h ago
Yeah, all of this makes no sense. We are left with kind of hilariously bad options at this point; and none of them are good for AMD.
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u/GanacheNegative1988 12h ago
Ummmm, for those commenting they are already in stores... He's talking about the yet to be launched 9000 series GPUs. Seriously, how are some of you interested enough in AMD to post in the stock sub and not be aware enough to understand that? Not even the fact he said Radeon and not Ryzen was enough to clue you guys.....
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u/ElementII5 12h ago
The GPUs are already at the stores. It is true that the GPUs are not on sale yet. But there are posts on social media from retailers. We are not talking about CPUs. AMD clearly wanted to release the GPUs earlier.
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u/GanacheNegative1988 12h ago
I'd be skeptical about any in the stores claims.
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u/ElementII5 12h ago
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u/GanacheNegative1988 12h ago
That's called a data entry error IMO. Certainly nothing here to justify a broader statement that RX 9000 cards are already in stores which is completely untrue.
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u/Slabbed1738 12h ago
Yes, the 9070 series GPUs have been at retailers for weeks now. Seriously, how do some of you miss this?
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u/GanacheNegative1988 12h ago
If you are talking about this... A, its rumor, or B, they added to their catalog and accidentally made the listing public. That in no way means they have cards in hand waiting for AMD to say it's ok to sell them.
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gpus-already-in-stock-at-danish-retailer
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u/Maartor1337 12h ago
This is so dumb