News AMD RX 9070 series to benefit from 'maximum performance' tuning ahead of touted March release

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AMD wants its partners to deliver as many Radeon 9000 graphics cards to retailers as possible by March.

AMD RX 9070 series to benefit from 'maximum performance' tuning ahead of touted March release : Read more

 

[Jabberwocky79]

I mean, the strategy could pay off if AMD can actually stock enough supply to meet the demand. While Nvidia farts around with undersupply, the majority of GPU shoppers aren't likely to get one before March anyhow.

 

[artk2219]

I mean, the strategy could pay off if AMD can actually stock enough supply to meet the demand. While Nvidia farts around with undersupply, the majority of GPU shoppers aren't likely to get one before March anyhow.

I agree, but they still need to have some sort of event sometime soon that sets some solid expectations and clarifies, dispels, or solidifies some of the information thats already come out. Currently it just sounds like a used car salesman telling you to trust them, its a great deal, you'll love it, and no you cant see the specs, carfax, or paperwork just yet.

 

[Jabberwocky79]

^^^ Too true... great analogy 😆

 

[Mama Changa]

I agree, but they still need to have some sort of event sometime soon that sets some solid expectations and clarifies, dispels, or solidifies some of the information thats already come out. Currently it just sounds like a used car salesman telling you to trust them, its a great deal, you'll love it, and no you cant see the specs, carfax, or paperwork just yet.

No, they want to see what the 5070 + Ti, brings to the table as that is their only competition for the 9070/XT. They can then choose to release on thweir own terms not Nvidia's and try and offer something that shows substantially better performance per dollar.

Steve at hardware unboxed has already alluded the 5070 and 5080 parts will deliver underwhelming upgrades over Ada so AMD can certainly make a compelling case for RDNA4. The new boss has made it clear AMD won't be rushed like what happened with the RDNA3 fiasco.

 

[artk2219]

No, they want to see what the 5070 + Ti, brings to the table as that is their only competition for the 9070/XT. They can then choose to release on thweir own terms not Nvidia's and try and offer something that shows substantially better performance per dollar.

Steve at hardware unboxed has already alluded the 5070 and 5080 parts will deliver underwhelming upgrades over Ada so AMD can certainly make a compelling case for RDNA4. The new boss has made it clear AMD won't be rushed like what happened with the RDNA3 fiasco.

While I get that, and I agree that waiting is the prudent move, they still should put out something to at least set the narrative. Currently with the bait and switch at CES, and the sudden 2 month push out on the release date, it seems like they were caught with their pants down, and aren't quite sure how to respond. In a sense its good to see that they've learned from some of their mistakes in the past, but it also reinforces the fact that some of the things AMD has historically been faulted for still very much exist. I personally want them to succeed, but currently they look look like they're fumbling all over the place with this launch.

 

[PiersPlowman]

Steve at hardware unboxed has already alluded the 5070 and 5080 parts will deliver underwhelming upgrades over Ada so AMD can certainly make a compelling case for RDNA4. The new boss has made it clear AMD won't be rushed like what happened with the RDNA3 fiasco.

If there were a compelling case for RDNA4 it would have already been made. Cf the bullish launch for the original Ryzen.

Hoping your competitor will sandbag their new products so you can pull their pants down over availability doesn't sound like a safe strategy to me; folks will just sit on their existing build until availability increases, or worse, if the 5000 series cards are readily available.

Intel is cornering the low end, Nvidia the high, so where does that leave RDNA4? Especially as it is currently vaporware.

 

[KyaraM]

No, they want to see what the 5070 + Ti, brings to the table as that is their only competition for the 9070/XT. They can then choose to release on thweir own terms not Nvidia's and try and offer something that shows substantially better performance per dollar.

Steve at hardware unboxed has already alluded the 5070 and 5080 parts will deliver underwhelming upgrades over Ada so AMD can certainly make a compelling case for RDNA4. The new boss has made it clear AMD won't be rushed like what happened with the RDNA3 fiasco.

You mean like the last time people claimed that nonsense, which was the RX 7000 launch failure? You know, when people claimed AMD's strategy was to massively undercut Nvidia, then just priced their cards essentially the same xD

And HWU can allude to whatever the heck he wants without proof, does he even have the card yet? Especially the 5070? Why didn't he release anything yet about the 5080? His 5090 video dropped yesterday. Also, does that mean the 5070Ti is a good upgrade, then? In that case, AMD lost already because that's their big competitor and the past showed they love to screw themselves over with dumb pricing decisions, and with how much we know about their cards (read, next to nothing), I highly doubt their current strategy of "don't tell, don't show" will do them any good. I mean, looking at marketshare they could probably sell the cards for half the price and still wouldn't get close to Nvidia in that area, and Nvidia would barely even feel the lost revenue due to their AI chips, let's be honest here.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I honestly feel like the 9700XT should have come with more VRAM to better differentiate it with the 9700. like the 7900XT and the XTX. No one is utilising Samsung's GDDR6W modules.

 

[oofdragon]

Except from Indiana Jones no game needs more than 16GB, which means Indiana is still unoptimized btw and will be patched just like TLoU was. What really counts here is raw performance and we got this covered, AMD will simply crush Nvidia this time based on price to performance ratio, it's a shame consumers are not smart enough to understand this though

 

[hotaru251]

and its backfired on em already.

I was going to go red this gen as I need a GPU upgrade for Wilds. (and really didnt wanna pay more for less vram)

AMD delaying it a month after wilds release is an instant "no". I will end up buying Nvidia's new gen instead.

I can not wait a month to play game I will sink the most hours into for the next yr.

 

[A Stoner]

They better deliver if they are making people wait and making powerful declarations like this. I want to see AMD succeed on both the processor and the graphics fronts because they bring needed competition to the market...