Wednesday, December 18th 2024
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE China-Edition GPU Reaches End-of-Life
According to Tweakers, AMD's Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card has reached end-of-life status, as confirmed by multiple AMD board partners they have contacted. The announcement comes just months after the card's expansion into European markets following its initial 2023 exclusive launch in China. Tweakers report that the supply of the RX 7900 GRE is rapidly declining across retail channels. While ASUS models remain somewhat available, the manufacturer has informed Tweakers that deliveries are currently "limited." AMD has not responded to their multiple requests for comment regarding the discontinuation. The RX 7900 GRE offers compelling specifications that position it as a slightly scaled-down variant of the more premium RX 7900 XT.
Built on AMD's RDNA 3 architecture, the card features 80 CUs and 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and operates at a 260 W TDP. The timing of this discontinuation is particularly interesting as AMD prepares to unveil its next-generation RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 8000 series. Perhaps AMD is trying to flush out its remaining inventory to make room for its Radeon RX 8000 series GPUs, which should mainly target the middle-range of the next-generation GPU families, including competition like NVIDIA with "Blackwell" and Intel with "Battlemage." With the new card scheduled to appear during AMD's CES keynote on January 6 in Las Vegas, we have to wait and see what products AMD puts out before analyzing why AMD decided to EOL its Radeon RX 7900 GRE.
Source:
Tweakers
Built on AMD's RDNA 3 architecture, the card features 80 CUs and 16 GB of GDDR6 memory and operates at a 260 W TDP. The timing of this discontinuation is particularly interesting as AMD prepares to unveil its next-generation RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 8000 series. Perhaps AMD is trying to flush out its remaining inventory to make room for its Radeon RX 8000 series GPUs, which should mainly target the middle-range of the next-generation GPU families, including competition like NVIDIA with "Blackwell" and Intel with "Battlemage." With the new card scheduled to appear during AMD's CES keynote on January 6 in Las Vegas, we have to wait and see what products AMD puts out before analyzing why AMD decided to EOL its Radeon RX 7900 GRE.
6 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE China-Edition GPU Reaches End-of-Life
As for having less memory bandwidth than the 7800XT, it didn't matter. IMO it's more accurate to say the 7800XT has more bandwidth than it can practically utilize.
I could not find ANY GAME at ANY RESOLUTION where the 7800XT ever beat a 7900GRE.
I'm not sure about AI or mining, which may be more sensitive to memory bandwidth, but for games the 7900GRE always performs between the 7800XT and 7900XT - right where it should be.
I like the GRE, and had it been available at the time I would have got one over the 7800XT.
The only saving grace of the 7900 GRE was its power consumption, it was one of the efficient cards of the whole generation, very comparable to the RX 6800.