AMD Teases Radeon RX 9000 Series Launch Event, Date Not Specified

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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.



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[Daven]

So strange. Either AMD has something really, really good or something really, really bad. That’s about all I can tell from any of this.

 

[Macro Device]

Either AMD has something really, really good or something really, really bad.

I place my bet on something really, really unremarkable. Not good, not bad. Just more of the same.

 

[freeagent]

Status quo is what I am guessing.. something that blends in with Nvidia's mid range.

 

[MrDweezil]

So strange. Either AMD has something really, really good or something really, really bad. That’s about all I can tell from any of this.

Its so sloppy that I don't think there's any way that what they're doing now was their original plan. Seems like they intended to fully announce at CES and were surprised either by the launch date of the 5070, or its price. I suspect they're trying to pin down the 5070's exact performance level to understand how they need to price their stuff.

 

[remekra]

Well if they are not going to share any details until 50 series launches I'm going with nvidia this time around. Sold my 7900XTX and mostly interested in 5080, but depending on how 9070XT performs I was thinking about sidegrading to it and investing saved money into ITX build, but they are awfully quiet.

 

[Mr_Engineer]

So strange. Either AMD has something really, really good or something really, really bad. That’s about all I can tell from any of this.

Should be really good for mid to upper-mid range cards.

 

[Gameslove]

Sold my 7900XTX and mostly interested in 5080, but depending on how 9070XT.

Change a 24 GB VRAM on 16 GB VRAM, not good decision I think.

 

[TechBuyingHavoc]

Should be really good for mid to upper-mid range cards.

AMD is suffering from the phenomenon called Schrodinger's GPU.

 

[Gameslove]

I think the AMD is planning to release FSR 4 as well for RX 7000 series same time as RX 90xx release.

 

[bug]

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

True that. I mean, just look at how people have already forgot about Blackwell. /s

 

[TumbleGeorge]

It seems both companies hired fast artists and put them in their video cards to draw frames several times more than before. Previous artists were fired.

 

[Dragokar]

Men you can find them in stock in the warehouses, this launch is so f up.

 

[Markosz]

Men you can find them in stock in the warehouses, this launch is so f up.

Yea it's very sus... IDK what they are waiting for. Maybe software isn't ready, drivers or FSR, they were always a little slow in that area.

 

[Chrispy_]

The retailers have the cards. There are leaked photos of them sitting on backroom shelves ready to go live in multiple countries now (Germany, Denmark, Israel, UK so far, I'm sure there are more I haven't read about).

AMD is stalling for some reason, and AMD's marketing is about as predictable as cornered animal that's been snorting cocaine.

 

[Jtuck9]

AMD is suffering from the phenomenon called Schrodinger's GPU.

Perhaps Nvidia can tell us the answer!

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The retailers have the cards. There are leaked photos of them sitting on backroom shelves ready to go live in multiple countries now (Germany, Denmark, Israel, UK so far, I'm sure there are more I haven't read about).

AMD is stalling for some reason, and AMD's marketing is about as predictable as cornered animal that's been snorting cocaine.

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...

 

[evernessince]

Change a 24 GB VRAM on 16 GB VRAM, not good decision I think.

Consider that the person you are replying to was tricked into selling the card for $100 under their asking price because they believed a random person on the internet that said their 7900 XTX didn't support Ray Tracing. That's what their comment in another thread states:

I'm selling my 7900XTX and today I learned from one of the guys that was interested in buying, that my card doesn't support RT and Indiana Jones won't start on it so future games might also not. So he can buy it but for 100$ less than what I listed because if not then he can buy used 4080 that supports RT.

Mind you, I don't really see the point in an "upgrade" to a 5080 for that user to begin with. It's a lot of hassle for a very small performance increase and will likely cost them a good chunk of change as well, especially after they unwittingly got scammed.

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.

Yea it's very sus... IDK what they are waiting for. Maybe software isn't ready, drivers or FSR, they were always a little slow in that area.

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.

Its so sloppy that I don't think there's any way that what they're doing now was their original plan. Seems like they intended to fully announce at CES and were surprised either by the launch date of the 5070, or its price. I suspect they're trying to pin down the 5070's exact performance level to understand how they need to price their stuff.

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.

 

[Franzen4Real]

I suspect they're trying to pin down the 5070's exact performance level to understand how they need to price their stuff.

I suspect you are 100% correct.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

Consider that the person you are replying to was tricked into selling the card for $100 under their asking price because they believed a random person on the internet that said their 7900 XTX didn't support Ray Tracing. That's what their comment in another thread states:

This makes me think (sympathetically) that I have a bridge to sell. If someone believes things about his/her own hardware that someone else throws at them to trick deal. I hope the buyer in question gets what they deserve one day.

 

[Darc Requiem]

Consider that the person you are replying to was tricked into selling the card for $100 under their asking price because they believed a random person on the internet that said their 7900 XTX didn't support Ray Tracing. That's what their comment in another thread states:

Wait? Seriously? I have no words

 

[AusWolf]

So they've announced the announcement of something being announced at some point. This is why AMD's marketing sucks.

 

[HairyLobsters]

So strange. Either AMD has something really, really good or something really, really bad. That’s about all I can tell from any of this.

What's strange about waiting? They waited to see Nvidia's offering.

 

[mkppo]

Some of you guys think AMD weren't expecting 5070 to be priced at $550 and were completely caught off by it's price and performance. Well, you're wrong

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.

 

[kapone32]

Some of you guys think AMD weren't expecting 5070 to be priced at $550 and were completely caught off by it's price and performance. Well, you're wrong

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.

They are either sandbagging or think that there product is not good enough. The usual suspects are flaming the conspiracy theories though, The last GPU AMD launched was in Germany.

 

[AusWolf]

Some of you guys think AMD weren't expecting 5070 to be priced at $550 and were completely caught off by it's price and performance. Well, you're wrong

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.

Just being a 16 GB card makes the 9070 XT a winner over the 5070 in my eyes. I don't care what brilliant features Nvidia has on offer with the 50-series, they'll never sell me a 12 GB card for $550.

Why AMD is postponing the announcement is anyone's guess.