News Only Some Custom Radeon RX 7900 GPUs Will Reportedly Be Available On December 13

[Admin]

Some custom Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX will hit the market on December 13; others will be available later.

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[btmedic04]

I'm looking forward to a reference 7900xtx. It doesn't need a massive 4090 like heat sink that only really serves to artificially inflate the price

 

[digitalgriffin]

Anything more than $999 for the xtx version is a dangerous risk. All leaks say the xtx is about the same speed for std rasterizing as the 4080 and considerably slower than the 4080 in RT.

Once you go over that magical $1000 price point, cards sit if they aren't the best. Look at at the 4080s sitting there. And if they try to sell these slower cards at 4080 prices, it will be a blood bath. Rebates will showing up in six months time.

History also proves this. The 6800XT was roughly the same speed as the 3080 and $50 MSRP cheaper. We saw what penetration NVIDIA had in sell through at that price. Even during the mining boom NVIDIA sold more for more money. It's mind share and the RT performance that NVIDIA has. And now the 6800XT is much cheaper than the 3080, which are still hard to find at MSRP of $700. Obviously raw rasterization is not the only determination on sales.

Fancy coolers, rgb lights and different power systems rarely result in more than a couple percent bump. They are not worth it unless you want a show piece to brag. Reference always delivers the best bang per buck by a long shot.

If any video card mfg are reading this, here are my three words of advice during the recession: Don't be stupid.

 

[Wisecracker]

Some custom Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX will hit the market on December 13; others will be available later.

Only Some Custom Radeon RX 7900 GPUs Will Reportedly Be Available On December 13 : Read more

"Asus will release TUF Gaming-branded Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX boards. Those cards will feature an enhanced-PCB design with three eight-pin auxiliary PCIe power connectors ..."

I wonder if this was a side deal with AMD's blessing __ I would suspect Sapphire gets first dibs on specs for custom designs.

BUT ... I do not really know the in's and out's of their wheeling and dealing.

 

[Colif]

the custom ones will cost more than 999. Someone has to pay for the extras. If they smart they come in less than a 4080 but I can't see it being much less.

People would probably pay it for the Sapphire Nitro+ cards.

Its hard to feel sorry for you when a 4080 costs $AUD 2500 or more, now. I am curious what prices the reference cards will be here.

 

[daworstplaya]

Anything more than $999 for the xtx version is a dangerous risk. All leaks say the xtx is about the same speed for std rasterizing as the 4080 and considerably slower than the 4080 in RT.

Once you go over that magical $1000 price point, cards sit if they aren't the best. Look at at the 4080s sitting there. And if they try to sell these slower cards at 4080 prices, it will be a blood bath. Rebates will showing up in six months time.

History also proves this. The 6800XT was roughly the same speed as the 3080 and $50 MSRP cheaper. We saw what penetration NVIDIA had in sell through at that price. Even during the mining boom NVIDIA sold more for more money. It's mind share and the RT performance that NVIDIA has. And now the 6800XT is much cheaper than the 3080, which are still hard to find at MSRP of $700. Obviously raw rasterization is not the only determination on sales.

Fancy coolers, rgb lights and different power systems rarely result in more than a couple percent bump. They are not worth it unless you want a show piece to brag. Reference always delivers the best bang per buck by a long shot.

If any video card mfg are reading this, here are my three words of advice during the recession: Don't be stupid.

All the leaks I have seen point to the XTX being as fast as the 4090 in raster, while being about the same as the 4080 in ray tracing, while being sold at below 4080 prices. I guess we'll find out soon when 3rd party reviews are released online before the cards become available for sale. Which makes the 7900 XTX and XT much better value for money in my book if true.

 

[digitalgriffin]

All the leaks I have seen point to the XTX being as fast as the 4090 in raster, while being about the same as the 4080 in ray tracing, while being sold at below 4080 prices. I guess we'll find out soon when 3rd party reviews are released online before the cards become available for sale. Which makes the 7900 XTX and XT much better value for money in my book if true.

And already basically told us the performance uplift over a 6950. That makes it about the same as the 4080. And you are dreaming on the RT. It's still a gen behind.

 

[Colif]

Yes, RT is not something they would have beat Nvidia in and would have just thrown their efforts of power efficiency out window for nothing. And the RX 7950 XTX isn't going to threaten the 4090 either. AMD already announced a refresh of 7900 series so its likely to be the 7950