XT should be no more than 599,-. Non XT should be 499,-
It won't sell at a higher price. The 550-650 line is psychologically too close to Nvidia's MSRP for 'a tier up' and people will then go up 'because they're spending big money anyway'.
The ways the mind works... It also relates badly to the current pricing of the 7900XT which could be found below 650.
It boggles the mind how AMD does not realize this and how they seem to drag out this release, but to me it just looks like FUD. They're completely clueless, because they're responsive. Roll for initiative... 1.