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AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT Listed On Amazon - One Buyer Snags a Unit

We live in crazy times, that's for sure. We have already witnessed a plethora of listings for AMD's RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs - both set to hit shelves early next month - indicating a decent value proposition compared to NVIDIA's RTX 5070 family, if the leaks and rumors are anything to go by. More recently, as spotted by @momomo_us, Amazon briefly listed a bunch of RX 9070 and 9070 XT cards from XFX. The pricing details are as follows:
  • XFX Swift AMD Radeon RX 9070 OC - $649.99
  • XFX Swift AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT - $749.99
  • XFX Quicksilver AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT - $769.99
  • XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC - $819.99
  • XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC Magnetic Air Edition - $849.99
As expected from previous whispers, the base RX 9070 card is priced at a relatively okayish $650, and the RX 9070 XT is priced $100 higher. However, things soon took an interesting turn, when a Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT also got listed on Amazon CA - and a curious Redditor actually managed to purchase the thing. The triple-slot, triple-fan card, was priced at a whopping $1,365 CAD, or roughly $962 - which is quite an absurd price for what the card is expected to offer. Of course, the listing was not meant to go live before official release, which was originally intended for late January before being pushed back to early March. Needless to say, it is highly likely that the Redditor's order will end up getting cancelled, or perhaps, shipped only after the official release.
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242 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT Listed On Amazon - One Buyer Snags a Unit

#226
Super XP
The marketing guy for AMD said that the rumoured pricing that was populating all over the internet of around $800 is not the price AMD had in mind and therefore to take rumours with a grain of salt. Now if I can only find that tweet on X where he said this. My prediction stands at $549 for the XT base model and $449 for the non XT model. That's if AMD is interested in gaining market share. I mean, these cards have been out since December 2024, they've been stuffing retail channels since then.

And to confirm, the RX 9070 XT is supposed to replace the 7700XT.
Tek-CheckLeaked prices are both for 9070 and 5070Ti. Frank Azor twitted that there should not be $900 RDNA4 cards on shelves. We will confirm this in a few days.
Yes that is the tweet where he stated $899 RNDA4 will not exist. If AMD follows its RDNA2 and 3 pricing scheme, they will not gain market share, they will probably continue to lose it. As they've not learned from their past mishaps. lol
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#227
Bomby569
Tek-CheckLeaked prices are both for 9070 and 5070Ti. Frank Azor twitted that there should not be $900 RDNA4 cards on shelves. We will confirm this in a few days.
Frank Azor is the guy famous for is lying tweets so you know you can trust a liar, that's how the world works after all.
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#228
Tek-Check
Super XPYes that is the tweet where he stated $899 RNDA4 will not exist. If AMD follows its RDNA2 and 3 pricing scheme, they will not gain market share, they will probably continue to lose it. As they've not learned from their past mishaps. lol
We don't know what's going to happen once cards are released. Everybody simply just need to wait and see.
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#230
Tek-Check
Bomby569Frank Azor is the guy famous for is lying tweets so you know you can trust a liar, that's how the world works after all.

also 25% tariffs on chips incoming
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/economy/us-new-tariff-plans-trump-intl-hnk/index.html
He said it officially, so if you have any dirty water to pour over him, you will be able to do it once cards are released. Simple. He can be held accountable for those words. So, don't jump too early, if you are not able to fly.

Different tariffs are planned, but not yet enacted. Those tariffs have nothing to do with Frank. Sorry to disappoint you. All complaints to the government.
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#231
Bomby569
Tek-CheckHe said it officially, so if you have any dirty water to pour over him, you will be able to do it once cards are released. Simple. He can be held accountable for those words. So, don't jump too early, if you are not able to fly.

Different tariffs are planned, but not yet enacted. Those tariffs have nothing to do with Frank. Sorry to disappoint you. All complaints to the government.
no, the point is you are taking a liar to his word. We do know the present, no one knows the future.
The tariffs will make the pricing even less likely, Trump usually does what he says.
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#232
Tek-Check
Super XPMy prediction stands at $549 for the XT base model and $449 for the non XT model.
This is never going to happen. Forget about it.

We have seen only one or two 5070Ti models at MSRP. Majority of shiny AIB models will be selling for $900-1,000. Reality check.

Why would 9070XT ever be almost twice as cheap? Complete nonsense.
Super XPThat's if AMD is interested in gaining market share.
We don't know this. Unwarranted and ill-mannered assumption.
Super XPAnd to confirm, the RX 9070 XT is supposed to replace the 7700XT
No. 9070XT replaces 7800XT and 9070 replaces 7700XT.

When will people finally learn this once and for all?
Bomby569the point is you are taking a liar to his word. We do know the present, no one knows the future.
The point is that you don't know what's going to happen with prices and performance, and yet you are willing to give it a negative spin from the outset.

You, like everybody else, will simply have to wait and see for yourself, without assumptions.
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#233
Bomby569
Tek-CheckThe point is that you don't know what's going to happen with prices and performance, and yet you are willing to give it a negative spin from the outset.

You, like everybody else, will simply have to wait and see for yourself, without assumptions.
this is my last comment on this, I'm commenting on facts, your commenting on leaks and a know liar's words. Take from it whatever you want.
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#234
DaemonForce
Tek-CheckWhy would 9070XT ever be almost twice as cheap? Complete nonsense.
Prev gen stock products are MIA and prices are not coming down.
9070XT inventory has been loaded for quite some time, burning cash by being a (expen$ive) storage glutton.
One month of sleeping on this market is upsetting customers, turning them away.
Two months of no driver releases means there's ZERO development and we're engaged in a price war AND storage war.
Flip a coin and guess whether or not nvidia can even get decent volume competition in the door.
Tek-CheckThe point is that you don't know what's going to happen with prices and performance, and yet you are willing to give it a negative spin from the outset.
I know that waiting like this isn't worth it and for once I'm willing to say this entire situation is on AMD.
You don't gain popularity by dragging your feet at the retail stage, upsetting customers, upsetting retailers and upsetting disgruntled nvidia customers that want a change.
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#235
Tek-Check
Bomby569see like i said it's subjective, i'm fine with it. Those are the subjective part, no one is right or wrong here.
Unfortunately AMD just prices their cards at a couple usd less and you'll stay a minority until they change that. Those are the facts.
Bomby569this is my last comment on this, I'm commenting on facts, your commenting on leaks and a know liar's words. Take from it whatever you want.
You don't need to add further comments, of course. Your choice, but you will not get away with this generic reasoning because it's not accurate and it lacks nuance. If you prefer to pay 50, 100, 200, ... more for Nvidia cards, for whatever reason, that's fine. Your money, your choices. It is also true that AMD priced some cards stupidly, such as 7900XT for $900. I totally agree with this.

However, it's not correct to suggest generically that "AMD just prices their cards at a couple usd less". Those are not "facts". Complete BS. 7900XTX was priced $200 less than 4080. That's not "a few bucks", I am afraid. When we post generic opinions, we always run into risk of not accounting for specific products that are actually well priced and good, no matter which company release it.
DaemonForcePrev gen stock products are MIA and prices are not coming down. 9070XT inventory has been loaded for quite some time, burning cash by being a (expen$ive) storage glutton. One month of sleeping on this market is upsetting customers, turning them away. Two months of no driver releases means there's ZERO development and we're engaged in a price war AND storage war. Flip a coin and guess whether or not nvidia can even get decent volume competition in the door.
Sure, but none of those explains or justifies the suggestion that 9070XT should costs almost twice as cheap as 5070Ti. It's still nonsense to suggest that.
DaemonForceI know that waiting like this isn't worth it and for once I'm willing to say this entire situation is on AMD.
You don't gain popularity by dragging your feet at the retail stage, upsetting customers, upsetting retailers and upsetting disgruntled nvidia customers that want a change.
Disgruntled Nvidia customers that want a change are more than welcome to pay $900 and $1,000 for shiny 5070Ti cards, if they are not able to control their infantile impulses and wait for new cards from the competitior. This behaviour says more about their personalities than about AMD. The world is not of fire. The fire is in their minds.
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#236
TPUnique
Tek-CheckDisgruntled Nvidia customers that want a change are more than welcome to pay $900 and $1,000 for shiny 5070Ti cards, if they are not able to control their infantile impulses and wait for new cards from the competitior. This behaviour says more about their personalities than about AMD. The world is not of fire. The fire is in their minds.
You're essentially exonerating AMD for royally messing up their launch, it's pretty sad.
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#237
Bomby569
TPUniqueYou're essentially exonerating AMD for royally messing up their launch, it's pretty sad.
this is the time AMD will finally saves us all. Lets have faith brothers, amen
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#238
RandallFlagg
I don't get why people think these cards will match up to a 5070 Ti.

Based on its specs, it's a slightly upgraded 7800XT wearing a 70 / 700 series badge posing as next gen. Unless RDNA 4 is bringing a world of IPC increases, which I see no reason to believe, I would guess 5-10% improvement vs 7800 XT slotting in as a 7700 XT bracket replacement.

That's going to place it around 7900 GRE levels, not 5070 Ti which sits above the 7900 XTX. The normal 5070 will have greater memory bandwidth despite a smaller 192 bit buss, bigger increases in core counts, and more of an architectural boost (which is already showing in leaked compute benchmarks). I would expect it to decisively beat the 9070 XT.
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#239
Rover4444
Tek-CheckNo. 9070XT replaces 7800XT and 9070 replaces 7700XT.
Yep, and they should price it as such If the MSRP comes anywhere close to these listings it's DOA.
RandallFlaggI don't get why people think these cards will match up to a 5070 Ti.

Based on its specs, it's a slightly upgraded 7800XT wearing a 70 / 700 series badge posing as next gen. Unless RDNA 4 is bringing a world of IPC increases, which I see no reason to believe, I would guess 5-10% improvement vs 7800 XT slotting in as a 7700 XT bracket replacement.

That's going to place it around 7900 GRE levels, not 5070 Ti which sits above the 7900 XTX. The normal 5070 will have greater memory bandwidth despite a smaller 192 bit buss, bigger increases in core counts, and more of an architectural boost (which is already showing in leaked compute benchmarks). I would expect it to decisively beat the 9070 XT.
I get why you'd be sceptical, but RDNA 3 was a flawed architecture from the beginning. I'm willing to believe the clock increases, node shrink, and fixed architecture would get it to 7900 XT performance minimum.
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#240
Tek-Check
TPUniqueYou're essentially exonerating AMD for royally messing up their launch, it's pretty sad.
It's pretty sad that you are talking about something that is about to happen in the past tense. There's nothing to exonerate for. Nonsense.

If anyone has royally messed the entire paper launch is Nvidia, I am afraid. There's a complete meltdown in tech community, $$how with confusing communication, lack of availability, bogus MSRP, extortionately expensive cards, etc. etc. etc.

The worst launch many have seen in a decade. It's mind-boggling what they have done when nobody had ever forced them to launch at CES knowing they didn't have any meaningful volume of cards available

Absolutely disgraceful treatment of gaming community from one of the richest companies in the world. They try to copy Apple, but they can learn from them a thing or two as to how to launch a product line globally and properly.

I am quite glad that AMD didn't do the same thing. They should launch when global volume is ready and available for anyone to go to a shop and buy a card.
Bomby569this is the time AMD will finally saves us all. Lets have faith brothers, amen
I am afaird they are not anyone's savour. They are a business. If you need a Savour, you know where to look.
Rover4444Yep, and they should price it as such If the MSRP comes anywhere close to these listings it's DOA.
DOA or not DOA, leave to buyers to decide.
RandallFlagg5070 Ti which sits above the 7900 XTX.
Does it? How did it get there?
RandallFlaggThe normal 5070 will have greater memory bandwidth despite a smaller 192 bit buss, bigger increases in core counts, and more of an architectural boost (which is already showing in leaked compute benchmarks). I would expect it to decisively beat the 9070 XT
Interesting. We will come back to this discussion in two weeks.
Rover4444RDNA 3 was a flawed architecture from the beginning. I'm willing to believe the clock incre
Have you ever used RDNA3 card or played games with it?
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#241
EmmanuelMar

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EmmanuelMar said:
I see it using GDDR7 because each module is 3GB and GDDR6 2GB.11 slot x3 gb=33gb
17 x 2=34gb 7900 xtx 24 gb =12 slot memory gaming
www.amd.com/es/products/graphics/radeon-for-creators.html
www.amd.com/es/products/graphics/workstations/radeon-pro/w7900.html =48gb
gpu radeon Pro serie9000 gddr7 = 64gb next step

gpu gaming radeon XTX 32 gb ....yes gddr7
What? Just use 16x 2GB chips to get 32GB, nothing more special.

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Let me explain, a GPU has a limited space to put GDDR modules therefore there is a base number and there you can only increase them in 2 ways, put the bottom of the board with modules but heat dissipation will be problematic or use clanshell which is to put module on module, you do not increase the bus but you increase the size of capacity..... It is also problematic for heat dissipation.
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#242
Bomby569
EmmanuelMar

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System SpecsWhat? Just use 16x 2GB chips to get 32GB, nothing more special.

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Let me explain, a GPU has a limited space to put GDDR modules therefore there is a base number and there you can only increase them in 2 ways, put the bottom of the board with modules but heat dissipation will be problematic or use clanshell which is to put module on module, you do not increase the bus but you increase the size of capacity..... It is also problematic for heat dissipation.
real estate issue, that's a lot of scape on the pcb
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