Sunday, December 22nd 2024
AMD Radeon "RX 8800 XT" is Actually the RX 9070 XT?
It turns out that the Radeon RX 8800 XT, the top SKU in AMD's next generation gaming GPU series, is actually named the Radeon RX 9070 XT. European computer hardware retailer may have leaked the name, along with that of the Radeon RX 9070 (non-XT), ahead of its January 2025 reveal. The two cards appeared in the store's search filters, where it was screengrabbed by enthusiasts. The RX 9070 XT is what was supposed to be the RX 8800 XT; while the RX 9070 is the RX 8800. Extrapolating this, the series could include the RX 9060 series, the RX 9050 series, and the RX 9040 series, says All The Watts.
What prompted this change in nomenclature probably has to do with the company's decision to withdraw from the enthusiast segment of gaming GPUs. While the RX 9070 XT technically succeeds the RX 7800 XT, a performance-segment, 1440p-class SKU, the company wouldn't want its product stack to have a "void" left by the lack of an "RX 8900 series." The company also took the opportunity to skip the RX 8000 series altogether, which probably give it room to rebadge some SKUs from the RX 7000 series over to the RX 8000 series. The RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 are based on the "Navi 48" silicon, and implement the RDNA 4 graphics architecture.
Sources:
momomo_us (Twitter), All The Watts (Twitter)
What prompted this change in nomenclature probably has to do with the company's decision to withdraw from the enthusiast segment of gaming GPUs. While the RX 9070 XT technically succeeds the RX 7800 XT, a performance-segment, 1440p-class SKU, the company wouldn't want its product stack to have a "void" left by the lack of an "RX 8900 series." The company also took the opportunity to skip the RX 8000 series altogether, which probably give it room to rebadge some SKUs from the RX 7000 series over to the RX 8000 series. The RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 are based on the "Navi 48" silicon, and implement the RDNA 4 graphics architecture.
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The clarification is in this link
Technological progress is dead pretty much...
Both these ultra arrogant businesses think they can pivot to being compute / data centre focused businesses. Rinsing consumers...
They'd better hope better use cases emerge for their data centre products, or possible it could end very badly.
The speed increase of 5070 Ti compared to vanilla 4070 Ti, not with super. is almost the same as with 5090 if not more. its 60% overall at least. depending what the game engine needs.
From a marketing perspective I think it is a good idea.
Makes you wonder why the integrated is 8060, while the desktop is 9070, and what the performance difference between them will be.
This name is to hide the epic fail that the card will be - just barely better than RX 7800 XT.
Very weird why they went to design an integrated GPU as fast as RX 7600, but the desktop discrete range will be so underperforming.
I don't think its weird at all, faster iGPU and low end to mid range is what most people will be buying, the tech press and consumers want nvidia, it doesn't make sense for AMD to spend R&D on high end if it won't sell.
They need a six core Strix something with that 40 CUs GPU. It will sell in more laptops.
RX 7800 XT already was kinda weak if compare to RX 6800 XT no performance gains at all! If next gen will be another small performance increase for the same or higher price it will be end.
Look like only Intel is trying to move that with Battlemage.
I guess people will be happy to not spend on a "new" pretty expensive graphics card.