Thursday, January 16th 2025
AMD Teases Radeon RX 9000 Series Launch Event, Date Not Specified
AMD's keynote presentation—at last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES)—did not include a segment that covered their next-gen Radeon RX 9000 GPUs. This omission caused quite an uproar across PC hardware communities—Team Red soon responded with its reasonings. Board partner Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 (non-XT) custom models were available for "hands-on" inspections in Las Vegas, but technical specifications and performance figures remained under lock and key. Unofficial leaks and accidental product listings have painted an incomplete picture of the first wave of RDNA 4 products, but AMD seems to be preparing a dedicated launch event.
A recent "Meet the Experts" webinar attracted many queries from curious GPU enthusiasts (including a VideoCardz staffer) regarding Team Red's plans for the initial pair of Navi 48-based graphics cards. Donny Woligroski, AMD's senior processor technical marketing manager, did not provide a concrete answer on an exact launch date—certain leaks have pointed to January 24 as a possible candidate. A special presentation is seemingly on the cards—Woligroski stated: "All I can say about Radeon (9000) is that what we have said is what we can say. We think it deserves its own time in the spotlight, and at CES, things can get kind of washed under a massive amount of information. So stay tuned; it won't be a long time before you'll be hearing more about it in the near future." Industry watchdogs believe that Team Red is strategizing RDNA 4's rollout with eyes trained firmly on Team Green's upcoming new-gen offerings.
Sources:
VideoCardz, Club 386, OC3D
A recent "Meet the Experts" webinar attracted many queries from curious GPU enthusiasts (including a VideoCardz staffer) regarding Team Red's plans for the initial pair of Navi 48-based graphics cards. Donny Woligroski, AMD's senior processor technical marketing manager, did not provide a concrete answer on an exact launch date—certain leaks have pointed to January 24 as a possible candidate. A special presentation is seemingly on the cards—Woligroski stated: "All I can say about Radeon (9000) is that what we have said is what we can say. We think it deserves its own time in the spotlight, and at CES, things can get kind of washed under a massive amount of information. So stay tuned; it won't be a long time before you'll be hearing more about it in the near future." Industry watchdogs believe that Team Red is strategizing RDNA 4's rollout with eyes trained firmly on Team Green's upcoming new-gen offerings.
50 Comments on AMD Teases Radeon RX 9000 Series Launch Event, Date Not Specified
AMD is stalling for some reason, and AMD's marketing is about as predictable as cornered animal that's been snorting cocaine.
blogs.nvidia.com/blog/gtc-2025-quantum-day/My pet theory is it is indeed software related. Maybe waiting to get support for some of these newer releases like Indiana Jones. Not sure if the Nvidia bells and whistles are timed exclusives? I imagine this is what they'll want to be showing off on this presentation they've been mentioning. Intel supposedly strangling the AM5 motherboard range and now this...
I also don't see the point in at least waiting to see what AMD has in store before buying. Someone doing that indicates to me that they didn't really intent to consider options to begin with. It'd be one thing if they were buying a 5090 where AMD has no alternative but that is not the case.The product would have been delayed in that scenario yet we already know that isn't the case with cards landing at retailers.
Either it's good news and AMD is trying to keep pricing and performance concealed as close to launch as possible to inhibit Nvidia's ability to easily counter (lot harder to change pricing after product is already being sold) or it's bad news and the product is subpar.Very much doubt AMD was taken off gaurd by a $50 price drop on the 5070 in a tock generation that was expected to have lower than average gains. Nvidia's pricing across the board seems to merely be based on customer demand and not any intent to spark a price war.
They should've absolutely handled the whole thing differently and made a mini announcement of sorts at least but lets see whatever presentation they have coming up and whether their reason holds any truth. They mainly said they wanted to announce it in good detail along with all the features and it's going to take up a good chunk of time.
So yeah, they better spill as many details as possible and take up an ungodly amount of time doing so because otherwise they should've just announced it on the show floor.
Why AMD is postponing the announcement is anyone's guess.