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AMD to Launch Mid-range SKUs of the Radeon RX 9000 Series in March

AMD is expected to have a rather lean lineup of next-generation gaming GPUs powered by the RDNA 4 graphics architecture. The series is expected to debut at AMD's 2025 International CES keynote address, with product launches of the series-leading Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 performance-segment GPUs later this month. The RX 9070 should be available by late-January, although add-in board partners from China expect availability to ramp in February 2025. The series will see expansion with more announcements in March.

The RDNA 4 generation is driven mainly by two chips—the larger "Navi 48," and the smaller "Navi 44." The "Navi 48" will power the RX 9070 series, which are performance-segment and designed to compete with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 series; but cut-down variants of the chip are also expected to power certain upper mid-range SKUs that go up against the RTX 5060 series. The "Navi 44" chip is expected to power certain high performance/price SKUs in the mid-range, which AMD will use to target price-points well under the $300-mark. This segment is expected to heat up as NVIDIA has current-generation RTX 4060 series, Intel just made a stab with the Arc B580, and is expected to launch a faster Arc B700-series SKU based on a maxed-out "BMG-G21" silicon.
Sources: Board Channels, VideoCardz
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77 Comments on AMD to Launch Mid-range SKUs of the Radeon RX 9000 Series in March

#76
Macro Device
Craptacular"Fine wine" refers to the software not hardware.
In some imaginary worlds, perhaps.
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AusWolf
CraptacularWhy? What is the point? Because of this:

So, for example, in your benchmark showing it trails the 3060 Ti by 1%, if we took that same game suite and benchmark them during the time of the first benchmark, would the 6700 XT have trailed the 3060 Ti and by how much? If the answer is yes to the first question and let's say the answer to the second question is 10% and now, as per the second benchmark, it is essentially trailing by 1% that would in fact then be "fine wine".


Yes, that is exactly what I'm suggesting because that is how you show if there has been a "fine wine" in terms of drivers. "Fine wine" refers to the software not hardware. So, again, if you want to know if there is software overhead improvement you need to run the exact same game suite to see if there has been any improvement in the performance when comparing the latest drivers to earlier drivers, if you can't acknowledge that basic performance testing methodology fact then you have no credibility.
Arguing about a few percent is pointless. You will never notice that in any game.
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