Wednesday, July 19th 2023
Leak Suggests Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT GPUs Scheduled for September Launch
As we get closer to a possible late summer/early autumn release window for mid-range AMD Radeon RX 7000-series gaming graphics cards, more leaks have emerged from sources in Asia. Benchlife believes that "in addition to Radeon RX 7900 GRE, AMD and its AIB partners are also preparing two Navi 32 chip graphics cards such as Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT, which are expected to be available in early September." Previous leaks have indicated that a September launch is planned, albeit with the RX 7800 XT SKU being based on a heavily modified Navi 31 GPU.
Two non-XT units have recently emerged via leaked benchmark results, so there could be a good number of options lined up for a third quarter 2023 launch. Jon Peddle Research (JPR) has added their two cents, by reconfirming that Team Red could be showcasing mid-range models at a late summer trade fair: "AMD is rumored to announce two new 7000-series AIBs at Gamescom in late August. The leaks suggest that AMD is behind NVIDIA in terms of AIBs and has open slots in its SKU lineup. The leaked benchmark data (see below) indicates that the RX 7800 and RX 7700 may compete with the RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Ti, respectively." JPR proposes that AMD is preparing at least two mid-range models for launch, although this could increase to five. If a mysterious fifth candidate does exist outside of the oft mentioned RX 7700, RX 7700 XT, RX 7800 and RX 7800 XT SKUs, where would it be placed in the hierarchy? We can exclude the RX 7900 16 GB GRE GPU since it seems to be a Chinese market exclusive, with performance estimated to be just below RX 7900 XT standards.
JPR elaborated further: "AMD released the RX 7900 XTX at a price higher than expected, and sales were slow, so AMD lowered the price. Similarly, the RX 7600 was introduced at $269 and now has a street price of $258. The anticipated RX 7800 and RX 7700 ASPs could see a similar situation, but it's better to start high and come down in price than start low and try to raise prices." Here is JPR's comparison chart of leaked Navi specifications:
Sources:
Jon Peddle Research, Benchlife, Wccftech
Two non-XT units have recently emerged via leaked benchmark results, so there could be a good number of options lined up for a third quarter 2023 launch. Jon Peddle Research (JPR) has added their two cents, by reconfirming that Team Red could be showcasing mid-range models at a late summer trade fair: "AMD is rumored to announce two new 7000-series AIBs at Gamescom in late August. The leaks suggest that AMD is behind NVIDIA in terms of AIBs and has open slots in its SKU lineup. The leaked benchmark data (see below) indicates that the RX 7800 and RX 7700 may compete with the RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Ti, respectively." JPR proposes that AMD is preparing at least two mid-range models for launch, although this could increase to five. If a mysterious fifth candidate does exist outside of the oft mentioned RX 7700, RX 7700 XT, RX 7800 and RX 7800 XT SKUs, where would it be placed in the hierarchy? We can exclude the RX 7900 16 GB GRE GPU since it seems to be a Chinese market exclusive, with performance estimated to be just below RX 7900 XT standards.
17 Comments on Leak Suggests Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT GPUs Scheduled for September Launch
RX 7800 almost 3 years Nov2020 RX 6800, same number of CUs, $579 -> $550+-50, less L3 cache, should be no more than 399
I know it's just a leak but nonetheless a bit disconcerting after the latest Nvidia full on charade.
Radeon RX 6650 XT is 243€ | 225$.
Radeon RX 7600 is 271€ | 270$.
But to compare properly, you need to include the RX 6600 that is 200€ | 190$.
In this way, RX 7600 is 35% - 42% more expensive than RX 6600 which means it is a clear no-buy until the pricing is revised.