AMD Mentions Sub-$700 Pricing for Radeon RX 9070 GPU Series, Looks Like NV Minus $50 Again

[T0@st]

Late last week, AMD posted a helpful reminder; a special RDNA 4 Friday (February 28) event is on the calendar. Additionally, they quietly confirmed that the upcoming launch of Radeon RX 9070 series graphics cards will not include reference/MBA models. Team Red enthusiasts and other interested parties are anticipating an official unveiling of performance data, technical specifications, and decisive pricing. Recent leaks have produced speculative figures for various board partner options, but industry whispers suggest that AMD's guide MSRP has fluctuated over the past couple of weeks. An almost definitive answer has arrived online, courtesy of another VideoCardz investigative piece.

The article does not class the latest pre-release disclosure as a true "leak," VideoCardz believes that their sharing of AMD press briefing slides serves as an intriguing teaser. The report dismisses yet another case of pre-launch retail spillage: "there are many rumors about relatively high prices for the RX 9070 series. For instance, a Reddit thread allegedly shows prices from Best Buy's internal system, with prices starting at $739 (see screenshot below)... From what we have been told and shared during the media briefing, AMD showed one slide that may confirm where the prices will be. The Radeon RX 9070 series is focusing on a sub-$700 price point, and AMD wants their cards to be 'more accessible.' AMD says that 85% of gamers buy cards below $700, and this is what the RDNA 4 series will focus on." Another leaked presentation slide indicates that Team Red is targeting higher resolutions (1440p and 4K), better performance; especially with "ray tracing games," as well as "easy upgrades." The last point emphasizes drop-in 8-pin power connector options. ASRock and Sapphire appear to be breaking away from this traditional connection mold with their upcoming premium-tier designs, but the majority of AIB cards are expected to stick with a tried and trusted solution.



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[Vayra86]

So 699,-

Yeah, no.

 

[freeagent]

So 699,-

Yeah, no.

I was going to say the same thing

 

[Zazigalka]

well, that's surprising, given that's more or less going to be a 5070 competitor. I mean $550 - sure, but more ?

 

[JohH]

AMD should follow the competition: use a fake MSRP to game reviews. Have 2 cards which are never in stock for $550. Sample that to reviewers as the MSRP AIB review.

They will have less favorable reviews if they don't play by the same rules as Nvidia.

 

[mb194dc]

Ooh exciting, except you could already get the 7900xt for 650ish for most of the last year+ and the 9070xt doesn't look like it'll be any better, except in RT performance where you need upscaling anyway to get playable frame rates. My suspicion is also that the top end 9070xts won't have any OC headroom at all, but a 7900xt does have at least 10% or even more for some of them.

Just AMD releasing a card to market reality, the price performance combination already been available for a year. Similar to the 5070Ti being identical to the 4080/s in price performance.

Progress this is not.

 

[Bobaganoosh]

So they're going with an "Nvidia -$50" plan...I'm curious if that holds all the way through, i.e. "$699 MSRP, which is actual product price of $850-950" (due to $899-999 5070ti pricing)

 

[Dahita]

f it does match the performance of a 4080, and stocks are real, This could be very exciting indeed. Can't wait to see the FSR and RT performance from the review.

 

[bonehead123]

And so it begins........

A.G.A.I.N.

 

[Vayra86]

Well it says 9070 series. Perhaps the XT is included, I kinda did assume so.

If the 9070 non XT is 699 that's... lol. Pack up and go home

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

Man, they don’t fail in shooting themselves in the foot....
But if its still faster than the Ngreedia equivalent and cheaper, it should be good.

But of course, being AMD, they must cost at least 50% less than the equivalent Ngreedia to BE considered, so that’s that.

Edit Wait, that could just be a place holder in Best Buy, which in the past had ridiculous high numbers to begin with.
Yeah, still a rumor and still could be false.
Lets see on Friday.
Tired of all these speculations.

If the 9070 non XT is 699 that's... lol. Pack up and go home

They cannot be that stupid but then again, given the current market....

The only good thing is, they are willing to reduce the price quickly after launch and even provide discounts coupons.

My 7900XTX had a 100 bucks off coupon at Amazon when I got it.

 

[Dahita]

Well it says 9070 series. Perhaps the XT is included, I kinda did assume so.

If the 9070 non XT is 699 that's... lol. Pack up and go home

I think there are answers here from people confusing the 9070 SERIES with the RX 9070 non-XT model. RX 9070 series = RX 9070 AND RX 9070 XT so far.

An RX 9070 XT at $690, if all the "leaks" are correct, would be a great value.

 

[dir_d]

I think there are answers here from people confusing the 9070 SERIES with the RX 9070 non-XT model. RX 9070 series = RX 9070 AND RX 9070 XT so far.

An RX 9070 XT at $690, if all the "leaks" are correct, would be a great value.

Better Value than Nvidia but far from Great.

 

[Visible Noise]

Dear AMD,

You are not Nvidia. You cannot demand a price premium.

Sincerely,
Joe Public

 

[Broken Processor]

AMD pulls out a gun and selects a foot..... Again

 

[Denver]

This basically confirms the $650 MSRP. Something tells me the performance will be closer to the 5080 than the 5070 Ti.
3240 MHz is a boost of over 10% compared to the reference model: Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC reportedly boost up to 3.24 GHz during Linux benchmark - VideoCardz.com
The difference between the 5070 Ti and 5080 is just 12-13%:

 

[dir_d]

This basically confirms the $650 MSRP. Something tells me the performance will be closer to the 5080 than the 5070 Ti.
3240 MHz is a boost of over 10% compared to the reference model: Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC reportedly boost up to 3.24 GHz during Linux benchmark - VideoCardz.com
The difference between the 5070 Ti and 5080 is just 12-13%:
View attachment 386644

That version won't be 650 it will be 750 or 800. Rumor is regular version has a 2900Mhz boost clock.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

I think there are answers here from people confusing the 9070 SERIES with the RX 9070 non-XT model. RX 9070 series = RX 9070 AND RX 9070 XT so far.

An RX 9070 XT at $690, if all the "leaks" are correct, would be a great value.

Absolutely nobody should believe leaks. Nor should they believe marketing. "5070 = 4090" anyone?

The assumption should be, at best, the 9070xt will be a 7900xt in raster and a 7900gre in RT, at BEST, given AMD's previous promises with RT performance. Anything above that is candy.

 

[Dristun]

Good buy this summer for $550 with a two-game bundle!

 

[Krit]

649$ is absolute maximum if RX 9070 XT is somewhere between RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080 on average.

599$ still makes a lot more sense for success and for RX 7800 XT specs 649$ is still expensive simple math.

If it's slower than RTX 5070 Ti for 649$ than R.I.P. !!!!!! (Should be 549$)

 

[evernessince]

So they're going with an "Nvidia -$50" plan...I'm curious if that holds all the way through, i.e. "$699 MSRP, which is actual product price of $850-950" (due to $899-999 5070ti pricing)

In this instance though, the Nvidia cards never hit the MSRP and are an average of $100 - $150 above it.

So it's more like Nvidia -$200. Mind you, the Nvidia cards are a complete ripoff. AMD should be targeting a lower MSRP than $699 as ultimately $700 for this level of performance in 2025 is very meh. It's not going to be a Ryzen moment.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

In this instance though, the Nvidia cards never hit the MSRP and are an average of $100 - $150 above it.

So it's more like Nvidia -$200. Mind you, the Nvidia cards are a complete ripoff. AMD should be targeting a lower MSRP than $699 as ultimately $700 for this level of performance in 2025 is very meh. It's not going to be a Ryzen moment.

We're assuming, of course, that the same thing will not happen to the 9000 series. I've seen no evidence to back this up. A glance at the selling price of 7900 series in the last two months would indicate the opposite.

 

[Vayra86]

This basically confirms the $650 MSRP. Something tells me the performance will be closer to the 5080 than the 5070 Ti.
3240 MHz is a boost of over 10% compared to the reference model: Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC reportedly boost up to 3.24 GHz during Linux benchmark - VideoCardz.com
The difference between the 5070 Ti and 5080 is just 12-13%:
View attachment 386644

My 7900XT boosts to 2900, doesn't mean its a clock you can really do a lot on. Its far more comfortable running at around 2500-2600. The example bench used in your link is bloody Unigine Heaven. That's yesterday's tech and sure, cards boost high on that, because a lot of processing systems just aren't being used, or used to the fullest. Heck they should have used Valley, I can hit 3 Ghz there already

Now enable PT in Black Myth Wukong and be happy if you see 2500mhz consistently, and your undervolt might just fail too so now you're pushing 300+W to get there and there's simply no more board power to give. That also shines some light on AMD's choice to give this much leaner GPU a rather high power target. It needs that to run RT and keep reasonable clocks. Its fair to assume AMD's RT gain is at least 10% out of just better clocking. RDNA4 special sauce? We might be unpleasantly surprised at very minor architectural changes here.

Let's not oversell what AMD is offering here. It looks to be a somewhat faster 7900XT. A card with 20GB that sells for 620-650. AMD wants to launch something similar with -4GB and some +30% RT performance for about the same price? What's the point? FSR4?

I'm getting a nagging feeling this release is not much other than a refresh and a better margin proposition for AMD with very minor tweaks in the architecture.

 

[Krit]

Nvidia was always more expensive than AMD even if compare MSRP vs MSRP (real prices when available in stock)

 

[Dahita]

Absolutely nobody should believe leaks. Nor should they believe marketing. "5070 = 4090" anyone?

The assumption should be, at best, the 9070xt will be a 7900xt in raster and a 7900gre in RT, at BEST, given AMD's previous promises with RT performance. Anything above that is candy.

If you say so

Leaks is not marketing. countless "leaks" have been right, especially when close to launch. Few examples here.

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What are your assumptions based on, especially with RT?