*** The AMD RDNA 4 Rumour Mill ***

[StarShock]

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Specs

AMD Navi 48, 2970 MHz, 4096 Cores, 256 TMUs, 128 ROPs, 16384 MB GDDR6, 2518 MHz, 256 bit

www.techpowerup.com

Dunno when this happened, but is currently listing the launch date as the 24th of January

 

[Firegod]

 

[Sumanji]

That 390mm for the Asus TUF 9070XT must surely be an error? The Asus TUF RTX5090 575watts GPU is only 350mm

The Sapphire RX9070 Pulse appears to be the shortest

Thanks both! Updated the original post (though I think my Asus numbers are still off).

Also added the reference design which seems reasonable!

I will probably end up going Asus again for AM5 (I know others hate them but they have been brilliant with my last two strix am4 boards).

I'm an unashamed Asus mobo ho

 

[Thekwango]

I'm an unashamed Asus mobo ho

And there was me under the impression you were a decent chap. Tut tut

 

[Sumanji]

If there were two cards, one AMD and the other Nvidia, and they both had identical VRAM and (raw) gaming performance, and were both the same price, which one would you buy?

The answer that you want to hear is "Nvidia" - with those three things equal (VRAM, relative perf, price), but then lots of other things come into play:

• Fan noise
• Power consumption
• Card size
• Aesthetics / lighting
• Brand (as @kieran_read said, this matters a lot more in this scenario)
• Specific performance in games you play most
• Non-gaming features (I purposely put this at the bottom of the list )

Your assertion that "Nvidia is always better for everyone" is too reductionist for this audience, but I do appreciate that's how "average gamer" thinks about it.

 

[Sumanji]

And there was me under the impression you were a decent chap. Tut tut

Mate, if DFI or Abit still existed, you know they would have my heart

 

[michty_me]

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Specs

AMD Navi 48, 2970 MHz, 4096 Cores, 256 TMUs, 128 ROPs, 16384 MB GDDR6, 2518 MHz, 256 bit

www.techpowerup.com

Dunno when this happened, but is currently listing the launch date as the 24th of January

I had read that a few days ago. I also read that they will be announced two days prior.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Thanks. 305mm length and 2.5 slots is the absolute size limit for my SFF case.

Thanks both! Updated the original post (though I think my Asus numbers are still off).

Also added the reference design which seems reasonable!



I'm an unashamed Asus mobo ho

I have a SFF system too,so a shorter card is preferable.

My current motherboard is a B650E-I Strix and the previous one was a B450I Strix. Asus made the cheapest B650E mini-ITX motherboard and the socket is centralised too.

 

[Thekwango]

if DFI or Abit still existed

ohhh talk dirty to me.....

 

[Sumanji]

Looks like MSI have dropped AMD graphics cards. Hardly surprising.

You know what I've just thought... AMD should have enticed EVGA back into the game with MSI's 9xxx GPU allocation.

Opportunity to get a well-respected player on side...

 

[sunn]

ohhh talk dirty to me.....

EPoX

 

[CuriousTomCat]

Oh my god yes. I had the Epox 8RDA+ for my Athlon XP 2400+ Thoroughbred B.
I was so excited it was the B because it had more overclocking potential than the Thoroughbred A and Palomino versions.

 

[mahius]

Isn't the rumoured performance of this thing +10-15% over the 7900 XT? The 7900 XT can currently be bought for <£650 and has been <£600 a few times over the past six months, so £600 for the MBA would be a very disappointing price for the 9070 XT. It would make Nvidia's generational uplift seem generous.

Yeah, this is the point. We won't actually be getting much generational uplift from Nvidia since what we already have with a 4070 Super, won't be significantly improved upon with the 5070.
Needs to be more performance at the same price point to be worthwhile from either and AMD needs to work harder than Nvidia in order to gain marketshare like they claim they want.

I had an MSI Gaming 980Ti, thought it was one of the better models tbh.. but like motherboards it can vary per generation

I'm still running my MSI Gaming 970, though barely play much games on it nowadays for obvious reasons. I also recall when 1000 series launched, I tried nabbing a fire sale MSI Gaming 980ti from here on OCUK. They had finally run out of stock and offered to swap in a different model for my order, but I liked the 0 RPM mode of the one I ordered, so I declined and got refunded. Several years prior I had an MSI HD 6770, the first one was DoA and I had to RMA it. After that, the RMA replacement worked like a charm till someone broke it while I was away at uni. It's hit and miss, but I'd never swear by any brand. 10 years ago, I was chuffed at my Gigabyte Z97 motherboard, fast forward to last year and Asus of all brands was the only one who offered a B650 motherboard close to what I was looking for.

On that note, I'm looking for whatever 9070(XT) gives me a 0 RPM mode with close to 2 slots, while keeping cool and quiet. Might have to go for a higher end model. And all that depends on how well these cards perform and what they are priced at. I might be talking nonsense and just not bother upgrading for another year

 

[eeii]

Thanks to the most bizarre announcement in GPU history some old farts are lusting over dead PC motherboard manufacturers.

 

[eeii]

I am including myself in that statement I loved abit motherhoods

 

[TheRealDeal]

You know what I've just thought... AMD should have enticed EVGA back into the game with MSI's 9xxx GPU allocation.

Opportunity to get a well-respected player on side...

They already have Sapphire who to me are second to none. AMD don't sell enough cards to have to many partners imo.

 

[sx_turbo]

We got any confirmed announcement dates yet?

The momentum seems to have faded in the press,

Does feel like amd missing an opportunity of boarding hype train...

 

[StarShock]

We got any confirmed announcement dates yet?

Nope

 

[Phixsator]

We got any confirmed announcement dates yet?

The momentum seems to have faded in the press,

Does feel like amd missing an opportunity of boarding hype train...

How I would love to actually see AMD succeed at this 4D chess BS just once.. But alas, doubt this round is gonna be the one. Hopefully the products themselves are solid even if they screw up the timing.

 

[Besty]

Thanks to the most bizarre announcement in GPU history some old farts are lusting over dead PC motherboard manufacturers.

Step one: 9070 Review
Step two: AMD announcement
Step three: 9070 cards sold
Step four: AMD launch press release .

The AMD delivery team doesn't talk to the AMD marketing dept anymore. The AMD delivery team is just doing what they want, when they want lol