AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT Reference Design Leaked?

[btarunr]

These are possibly the first pictures of the reference-design AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT graphics card. The pics surfaced on Reddit by a user who claimed to have access to an investor presentation that features images of the card placed next to an AMD Ryzen 9 PIB retail box. The card's design looks quite similar to MSI's Ventus 3X—a silver baseplate frames inlets to a triple fan setup, which cools a heatsink underneath. This is a fairly large card, roughly the size of a reference RX 7900 XT. The dark background accent which the silver plate contrasts, features a front-facing illuminated Radeon logo. This card is designed to look better when installed in a vertical slot, than it is with a standard installation.

The Radeon RX 8800 XT is expected to be the fastest SKU available from the generation, as AMD has ceded the enthusiast segment to focus on high-volume performance and mainstream market segments. The RX 8800 XT is based on the "Navi 48" silicon, and is powered by the RDNA 4 graphics architecture. Besides incorporating many of the graphics stack enhancements RDNA 3.5 introduced over RDNA 3, RDNA 4 is expected to improve the SIMD IPC, and come with a highly specialized ray tracing hardware solution that reduces the performance cost of ray tracing. It is also expected to implement a newer foundry node.

Update 15:43 UTC: It's likely that this card is called "Radeon RX 9070 XT," read our newer report for more.



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[katzi]

it's an air cooler..

 

[yfn_ratchet]

Looks like a major throwback to the mid-late 2010s in terms of design philosophy, at least from the bottom like this. Maybe it looks sexier and more 2020s from the side/backplate? Honestly though, I wouldn't mind if they looked a little retro. Funky, but endearing.

 

[Legacy-ZA]

I liked the 7900GRE offering, it has good performance at a price that was acceptable. Let's see if they can continue this trend.

Both nGreedia and AMD forgot, that there is no longer a lockdown that created scarcity nor are there miners gobbling them all up by the palit. Intel has done well so far, good showing team blue, always looking forward to what comes out of your camp, well, so far, as long as you keep up the good work, don't pull a team red/green or you too will have cards on shelves collecting dust.

 

[AcE]

Now that’s a good looking card. Typical AMD design reminiscent of RX 6000 line.

 

[dj-electric]

This looks as if Sapphire was responsible for the design (which wouldn't be a first)

 

[L0stS0ul]

The last project from the RDNA famil. The question is whether this means -a project where they threw everything they could squeeze before UDNA? Or maybe AMD didn't really apply themselves to the work? Adding AI capabilities is ok, but let's hope (PC) graphics cards don't fade into the background for AMD and Nvidia. Maybe new R9 290X

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

Looks like a major throwback to the mid-late 2010s in terms of design philosophy, at least from the bottom like this. Maybe it looks sexier and more 2020s from the side/backplate? Honestly though, I wouldn't mind if they looked a little retro. Funky, but endearing.

I wouldn’t mind if they brought back the logo in the Cube:

 

[AusWolf]

That's quite a size for a supposedly 220 Watt card. I hope at least it'll run a lot cooler and quieter than my 6750 XT.

 

[Daven]

There is indication that the modeling naming will be completely different.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT named as possible RDNA4 SKU - VideoCardz.com

AMD Ryzen 9000 and Radeon 9000? Chiphell editor claims that AMD will skip the 8000 series in order to reshift naming. Not the Radeon RX 8800 XT, but the 9070 XT—it would seem. This information comes from Chiphell editor and reviewer nApoleon, who has a strong track record due to close ties with...

videocardz.com

Here is a better more in-depth article:

AMD reportedly preparing Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs, mobile variants also identified - VideoCardz.com

AMD copies NVIDIA naming Multiple sources now confirm change in AMD naming for next-gen graphics. Not the Radeon 8000 series, but the 9000 series. Following the disclosure of the Radeon 9070 series by a Chiphell editor, other sources have come forward with information on the upcoming RDNA4 and...

videocardz.com

 

[Sabotaged_Enigma]

It'd better be good. I'm quite looking forward to it.
btw how many slots is it? 2.5 to 3 slots?

 

[_roman_]

That's quite a size for a supposedly 220 Watt card. I hope at least it'll run a lot cooler and quieter than my 6750 XT.

The card size, fan numbers, slot size and cooler size are no indication for "quiet" operation. (e.g. worse card: I had a MSI Radeon 6800 Z Trio card which was badly designed and made. 3 fan design with rgb light bar with big cooler - very, very loud)

I bought my Powercolor 7800XT Hellhound for it'S review quiet performance on several websites. The difference is very, very big. I paid extra premium for that.

-- As I still have 12 months warranty left, I'm most likely not allowed to improve the thermalpaste.

I hope the performance is similar, so the value of my existing card does not drop.

 

[dj-electric]

That's quite a size for a supposedly 220 Watt card. I hope at least it'll run a lot cooler and quieter than my 6750 XT.

The irony here is that this is in part due to NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti+ designs, which basically molded a new type of form factor as standard among graphics cards, which we have seen repurposed for RX 7800 XT+ graphics cards from various AIC vendors. What they did was essentially repurpose and fit similar designs for cards without particularly high TDPs. This was a move that convinced the market that its ok for cards to be this large as long as they get as cool and as quiet as current standards dictate they should.

 

[ZoneDymo]

I wouldn’t mind if they brought back the logo in the Cube:

100% man, I was hoping that cube was a new paradigm for signaling purpose and performance in AMD cards.

 

[AusWolf]

The card size, fan numbers, slot size and cooler size are no indication for "quiet" operation. (e.g. worse card: I had a MSI Radeon 6800 Z Trio card which was badly designed and made. 3 fan design with rgb light bar with big cooler - very, very loud)

Of course. But one can hope for the best, right?

There is indication that the modeling naming will be completely different.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT named as possible RDNA4 SKU - VideoCardz.com

AMD Ryzen 9000 and Radeon 9000? Chiphell editor claims that AMD will skip the 8000 series in order to reshift naming. Not the Radeon RX 8800 XT, but the 9070 XT—it would seem. This information comes from Chiphell editor and reviewer nApoleon, who has a strong track record due to close ties with...

videocardz.com

Here is a better more in-depth article:

AMD reportedly preparing Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs, mobile variants also identified - VideoCardz.com

AMD copies NVIDIA naming Multiple sources now confirm change in AMD naming for next-gen graphics. Not the Radeon 8000 series, but the 9000 series. Following the disclosure of the Radeon 9070 series by a Chiphell editor, other sources have come forward with information on the upcoming RDNA4 and...

videocardz.com

That would be stupid, imo.

 

[3valatzy]

That would be stupid, imo.

Very stupid, because it means they will move to the Nvidia's naming convention, which is also unacceptable.

Why not Radeon AI 370 16K ?

 

[AusWolf]

Very stupid, because it means they will move to the Nvidia's naming convention, which is also unacceptable.

Besides, they're not only skipping a number, but also making it impossible to follow with a consequential number in future generations, making yet another naming scheme change necessary.

Why not Radeon AI 370 16K ?

No more AI bullshit, please!

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

There is indication that the modeling naming will be completely different.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT named as possible RDNA4 SKU - VideoCardz.com

AMD Ryzen 9000 and Radeon 9000? Chiphell editor claims that AMD will skip the 8000 series in order to reshift naming. Not the Radeon RX 8800 XT, but the 9070 XT—it would seem. This information comes from Chiphell editor and reviewer nApoleon, who has a strong track record due to close ties with...

videocardz.com

Here is a better more in-depth article:

AMD reportedly preparing Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs, mobile variants also identified - VideoCardz.com

AMD copies NVIDIA naming Multiple sources now confirm change in AMD naming for next-gen graphics. Not the Radeon 8000 series, but the 9000 series. Following the disclosure of the Radeon 9070 series by a Chiphell editor, other sources have come forward with information on the upcoming RDNA4 and...

videocardz.com

They really have a thing against 8 right now. And I always thought all the numbers were afraid of 7.

 

[3valatzy]

Besides, they're not only skipping a number, but also making it impossible to follow with a consequential number in future generations, making yet another naming scheme change necessary.
No more AI bullshit, please!

I am not against "AI" because naturally it is expected that the average joes will like it and buy. Which is still better than Nvidia having 100% market share and full monopoly over the market.

I guess Nvidia is free to enable a class-action law-suit if AMD steals its product numbers.

 

[Ravenas]

Ridiculous that they are skipping the high end segment. The last two generations have produced very good cards at high end, specifically the 7900 XTX and the 6950 XT.

Whats lacking is AI upscaling to compete with Nvidia, not hardware. It’s good to see some of that coming to fruition with PSSR.

 

[docnorth]

Finally a compact mid-range GPU. Credit to @AusWolf.

Ok, to be fair, probably upper mid-range.

 

[eidairaman1]

The card size, fan numbers, slot size and cooler size are no indication for "quiet" operation. (e.g. worse card: I had a MSI Radeon 6800 Z Trio card which was badly designed and made. 3 fan design with rgb light bar with big cooler - very, very loud)

I bought my Powercolor 7800XT Hellhound for it'S review quiet performance on several websites. The difference is very, very big. I paid extra premium for that.

-- As I still have 12 months warranty left, I'm most likely not allowed to improve the thermalpaste.

I hope the performance is similar, so the value of my existing card does not drop.

5700xt evoke from them was a huge indication msi is so far up nv's ass that they don't pour any r&d into the amd cards. If you want good radeons stay away from the big 3 motherboard makers.

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

I had a MSI Radeon

I honestly think that MSI does this on purpose.

A friend bought (some years ago) a MSI Radeon gpu that was a lemon. Dude was so pissed that he sweared off buying anything from AMD again and instead got a Ngreedia one.

No the first or second time hearing people complaining about MSI radeons being trash.

 

[eidairaman1]

2.5 is actually 3, not that it matters much with the lack of pcie slots on non workstation class motherboards

It'd better be good. I'm quite looking forward to it.
btw how many slots is it? 2.5 to 3 slots?

I honestly think that MSI does this on purpose.

A friend bought (some years ago) a MSI Radeon gpu that was a lemon. Dude was so pissed that he sweared off buying anything from AMD again and instead got a Ngreedia one.

No the first or second time hearing people complaining about MSI radeons being trash.

The last msi radeon that was good was the lightning, after gpp came around all 3 mobo makers stopped giving a care to its consumer base, and I believe gpp is still going on this day behind the scenes. And we know GPP is bribery.

The only mobo maker that appears to actually put R&D into Radeons would be AsRock due to the Taichi, OC, and Aqua edition cards

 

[_roman_]

Ridiculous that they are skipping the high end segment. The last two generations have produced very good cards at high end, specifically the 7900 XTX and the 6950 XT.

I'm more on the amd side.
I would not classify those cards as high end. Performance wise is a nvidia 4090 far better. Even when you mention the xtx.

High end is expensive.
A certain price range most likely more cards are bought. I think one price range is around 600€ for middle class. For entry class it's around 200€. (they try to rise the entry class to 300€ of course)

I honestly think that MSI does this on purpose.

Sold after 3 months. That Z Trio Product line was in my point of view fresh on the market at the point of purchase.
well MSI motivated me to spend another 80€ surplus for a more expensive powercolor 7800XT hellhound.

2.5 is actually 3

100% agree
So they can market it nicer. It' still 3 slots wide.