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

Subliminal Aura said:
2pm tomorrow....

Just a gentle reminder for you all that the 5070 will also be on sale at that time. Don't miss out :cry:
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You say that. Not sure any of them will be on sale, they went through and updated all the 9070s in preparation for Thursday, but they did not update any of the 5070s for tomorrow.

I genuinely don't understand what nvidias game is here. This whole generation feels so rushed and slapdash, but there was next to no pressure on them going in. Hell if they hadn't pushed so hard at ces amd might have launched then with worse pricing and next to no available stock.
 
Grim5 said:
That's what the benchmark showed; but the settings are not a direct match for GN's there, the benchmark used cinematic preset with RT on and FSR at 50% bit with some backed of the hand calculations it should translate to somewhere around 40fps on that GN chart
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So 2X, ok :)
 
muzzydark said:
So UK MSRP £629 not £579 ..
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I know others replied but it should be noted that there is no such thing as UK MSRP for computer hardware. The USD is the standard used for MSRP across the globe.

But the ‘S’ in MSRP is critical, it stands for suggested and is not controlled by manufacturers. So no matter how much AMD let alone Nvidia (who are much bigger) stamp their feet, they cannot force retailers to sell GPUs at MSRP.

The only way they can influence prices is to make sure there are no shortages, which in turn reduces scalping. So if supply is good and consistent, then people can shop around for the best price. If supply is poor, then you have to accept the scalped prices. There tends to be some sliding scale of supply vs demand, so the scalped amount can change.

My advice is, if you can live with a 10% scalped price and need a GPU, then suck it up before demand outstrips supply. Where I draw the line is when you see such **** poor supply (that is 100% under the control of Nvidia) like the 5000 series, where retailers are starting to scalp 20% and considerably higher.

TLDR. Nvidia is dry humping PC gamers and a lot of them just take it and whimper. AMD appears* to be at least using some lube and giving you a reach around.

*Lets find out together
 
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[timko] said:
I didn't look at the OCuk store pages before the 5090 and 5080 "launch" so were those prices updated before it went live?
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The 5070ti was for sure, though I think just a few hours ahead. So I guess the 5070s will be today. I think it just speaks to how few they have available
 
ICDP said:
I know others replied but it should be noted that there is no such thing as UK MSRP for computer hardware. The USD is the standard used for MSRP across the globe.

But the ‘S’ in MSRP is critical, it stands for suggested and is not controlled by manufacturers. So no matter how much AMD let alone Nvidia (who are much bigger) stamp their feet, they cannot force retailers to sell GPUs at MSRP.

The only way they can influence prices is to make sure there are no shortages, which in turn reduces scalping. So if supply is good and consistent, then people can shop around for the best price. If supply is poor, then you have to accept the scalped prices. There tends to be some sliding scale of supply vs demand, so the scalped amount can change.

My advice is, if you can live with a 10% scalped price and need a GPU, then suck it up before demand outstrips supply. Where I draw the line is when you see such **** poor supply (that is 100% under the control of Nvidia) like the 5000 series, where retailers are starting to scalp 20% and considerably higher.
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Also wouldn't be surprised if the unofficial official price will be 599 gbp once everything has settled down. Rather than 587 or what ever the conversion works out to be. It's unfortunate but often true that with a stronger currency comes higher relative prices.
 
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StarShock said:
Also wouldn't be surprised if the unofficial official price will be 599 gbp once everything has settled down. Rather than 587 or what ever the conversion works out to be. It's unfortunate but often true that with a stronger currency comes higher relative prices. It evens out in the end, in terms of how many eggs you can get for a 9070xt we're demolishing the Americans right now
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With tariffs now being thrown around like confetti things will get worse before they get better.
 
They might have a lot of stock but with this much interest i don't think they will last long......

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Like I said above it all depends on how many are being produced and in the distribution channels. As long as supply keeps up reasonably well with demand, prices should remain reasonably stable.
 
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