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AMD RDNA3 unveiling event

Tbh the while release has been stale from both companies. One overpriced hut giving performance expected. Clearly AMD having some major issues and probably one of their most broken launches in last decade.

The response or lack there of from AMD generally since release is telling. They had stronge sales still but as things move forward its been looking worse for them and this sloppy release will drive more people back to Nvidia over next 6 months or so tbh.
 
Joxeon said:
Most of the 4080s sold out at launch though with the FE gone in seconds yet just over a month later and it's been in constant stock now for the best part of 2 weeks.

I think give it a month or two and the same will be happening with the XTX. There are only so many people willing to pay over a grand for what should really be an £800 GPU while the 7900XT would be a decent option for £650 although it would still only offer half the performance uplift over a 6800XT compared to what that offered over a 2080.
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were you somehwhere different to me? pretty sure the 4080s did not sell out at launch
 
Joxeon said:
... There are only so many people willing to pay over a grand for what should really be an £800 GPU while the 7900XT would be a decent option for £650 although it would still only offer half the performance uplift over a 6800XT compared to what that offered over a 2080.
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I think you are right. NVIDIA and AMD are both overpriced. It's a real shame in my opinion that AMD seem to have dropped the ball on this one. Had they pre-prepared more stock and got it to the shops at a reasonable price (a few hundred lower) then they would have wiped the floor with NVIDIA. Instead they jumped on the back of NVIDIA and that, I think, will cost them dearly.
 
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Curlyriff said:
Tbh the while release has been stale from both companies. One overpriced hut giving performance expected. Clearly AMD having some major issues and probably one of their most broken launches in last decade.

The response or lack there of from AMD generally since release is telling. They had stronge sales still but as things move forward its been looking worse for them and this sloppy release will drive more people back to Nvidia over next 6 months or so tbh.
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amd prob cant admit to anything cause share price takes a dive when you point out your latest product has issue
 
Curlyriff said:
Tbh the while release has been stale from both companies. One overpriced hut giving performance expected. Clearly AMD having some major issues and probably one of their most broken launches in last decade.

The response or lack there of from AMD generally since release is telling. They had stronge sales still but as things move forward its been looking worse for them and this sloppy release will drive more people back to Nvidia over next 6 months or so tbh.
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I think a lot will hinge on cards like the Asus and Gigabyte and so on.
 
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Is funny to see the prices of these "next gen cards" being scalped so hard even by some stores. In one of the local stores the 7900xtx is actually a bit more expensive than the a rtx4080 :cry: .

Pure chaos. I wonder how much this will last...
 
For those who have the 110c junction temperature issue; try putting your case on its side or mounting the GPU differently

Changing the position of the GPu can resolve the high temperature, this is due to some issue with either the vapour chamber or poor mounting pressure between the heatsink and PCB and seems to only occur on the reference model 7900xtx/xt.

It's either doing that or RMA it. Remounting the heatsink yourself may also help.

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Calin Banc said:
Is funny to see the prices of these "next gen cards" being scalped so hard even by some stores. In one of the local stores the 7900xtx is actually a bit more expensive than the a rtx4080 :cry: .

Pure chaos. I wonder how much this will last...
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It surprises me how long the chaos has persisted. We really need things to calm down.
 
SpellowHouse said:
It surprises me how long the chaos has persisted. We really need things to calm down.
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Is easy, just needs for the people to boycott these companies and stop paying silly prices. Sadly, apologists of all sorts buy into this then go all surprised Pikachu when prices keep on climbing or the platform dies.
 
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Calin Banc said:
Is easy, just needs for the people to boycott these companies and stop paying silly prices. Sadly, apologists of all sorts buy into this then go all surprised Pikachu when prices keep on climbing or the platform dies.
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Never going to happen unfortunately.
 
SpellowHouse said:
Nope. Some enthusiasts have become almost hysterical about buying the latest NVIDIA. Until that dies down then we will continue to see ridiculous prices.
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What about amd?

And before we say "nvidia set the new trend of 1+k gpus", whilst that might be true, amd "chose" to follow nvidia, they didn't have to and if the new amd gpus are indeed much cheaper to manufacture because of the chiplet design then amd probably have a higher margin on their gpus thus they are in a far better position to sell for cheaper whilst still making a killing, especially if rdna 3 is selling as well as claimed....
 
TNA said:
Never going to happen unfortunately.
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"Is my money, so I spend it how I want" crowd, yes. But not a lot of people will have the means or will to spend big in the long run. At least that's what I believe.

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What about amd?

And before we say "nvidia set the new trend of 1+k gpus", whilst that might be true, amd "chose" to follow nvidia, they didn't have to and if the new amd gpus are indeed much cheaper to manufacture because of the chiplet design then amd probably have a higher margin on their gpus thus they are in a far better position to sell for cheaper whilst still making a killing, especially if rdna 3 is selling as well as claimed....
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Don't know how well these cards sell though... 7900xt is plenty in stock, so is the rtx4080. Sure, 7900xtx and 4090 are harder to get, but is to be expected...
 
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What about amd?

And before we say "nvidia set the new trend of 1+k gpus", whilst that might be true, amd "chose" to follow nvidia, they didn't have to and if the new amd gpus are indeed much cheaper to manufacture because of the chiplet design then amd probably have a higher margin on their gpus thus they are in a far better position to sell for cheaper whilst still making a killing, especially if rdna 3 is selling as well as claimed....
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I agree and I have said it before on here that AMD have (in my humble opinion) made a tragic mistake following NVIDIA's lead on pricing.
 
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What about amd?

And before we say "nvidia set the new trend of 1+k gpus", whilst that might be true, amd "chose" to follow nvidia, they didn't have to and if the new amd gpus are indeed much cheaper to manufacture because of the chiplet design then amd probably have a higher margin on their gpus thus they are in a far better position to sell for cheaper whilst still making a killing, especially if rdna 3 is selling as well as claimed....
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It doesn't matter what AMD do, some folk will always buy nVidia, which is their right. AMD are already undercutting nVidia by a couple of hundred $. How much lower do you expect them to go?

Anytime someone raises something about nVidia, you're always right back with the AMD whataboutisms.
 
sparkymark75 said:
AMD are already undercutting nVidia by a couple of hundred $. How much lower do you expect them to go?
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Hurts me to say this, but from a purely marketing point of view, they are undercutting on price but also offering less. If you were to list their unique features, nVidia would win.

For me, whilst I have an nVidia card, that was due to availability at point of purchase (as in 3080 was available to order, but 6000 series simply weren't). Buying today, if I was looking at a new, high end GPU I'd be happy with the 7000 series for less, but the important point is based on my needs. I don't stream, encode etc, so those features mean diddly squat to me. I'm assuming the nVidia stuff is better, I literally don't know or care. This by itself probably means the marketing works.

Main point that matters to me arerasterisation and DLSS/FSR - Available on both, and basically a wash. vRAM level? Honestly doesn't both me, score one for nVidia. Streaming encoding? Don't care, score one for AMD. When it gets to this, it's basically even with price being the differentiating factor.

If you're new to this and looking to buy a GPU, the longer list provided by nVidia can be very persuasive.
 
sparkymark75 said:
It doesn't matter what AMD do, some folk will always buy nVidia, which is their right. AMD are already undercutting nVidia by a couple of hundred $. How much lower do you expect them to go?

Anytime someone raises something about nVidia, you're always right back with the AMD whataboutisms.
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A couple hundred cheaper? I just had a quick look on ocuk so no idea on other retailers but I imagine they are much the same.

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Can't see price for any others on ocuk.

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And yes because people do the usual of "amd good, nvidia bad" yet here we are, amd charging in same ballpark as the competing GPU and lets not forget that other than raster/cod, the 7900xtx is arguably worse in every other area in its current form.......
 
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