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
There must be something mission critical at play here which tells me it's an issue with software and nothing else.
I have never seen AMD so stuck on this before. They must have overshot their development schedule by a lot.
Either this is a circus show or AMD is really committed to a surprise attack.
Radeon HD 6970: Last iteration of an architecture (Terascale) before GCN. Die size: 389mm2
RX 9070XT: Last iteration of an architecture (RDNA) before UDNA. Rumoured die size: ~389mm2
Let's compare performance!
It's no secret I prefer AMD, but if this 352mm is accurate, a 9090XT would be pushing 400mm surely? Chonky!
Off topic, I recommend the Montech 903 Max Air. Room for any GPU up to 400mm, 4 140mm fans and 170mm CPU cooler clearance. Look it up
I'm going SFF for this new build, with all the trials and tribulations that entails. Waiting for the AC168 version of the Ncase m2 to drop.
That case is so small. My components would get claustrophobia! No that case is beautiful, enjoy when you get it.