Both Of AMD’s Newest GPUs Launch Next Week And Cost Under $600
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AMD has officially revealed full details of its upcoming Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT GPUs, and this includes the price and release date of both cards. AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 and its XT variant are targeted squarely at the mid-range GPU market, which means they’re going after consumers who would buy cards like NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti.
At a starting price point of $549, AMD may not have to ty that hard to snatch away some of those consumers. That’s not even factoring in the challenge of acquiring one of NVIDIA’s RTX 50-series GPUs due to low stock. While the $549 price is nice to see, it’s on par with what NVIDIA is charging. So it’s likely to be less about price for people who gravitate toward this model and more about general availability.
What’s more impressive is AMD’s price of the Radeon RX 9070 XT. It’s only going to cost $599. Compare that to NVIDIA’s $749 for the RTX 5070 Ti. Consumers are looking at a $150 difference for what is probably going to be pretty comparable performance.
The AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT will launch next week at a reasonable price
If you have bad luck trying to get your hands on something from NVIDIA, you could always try going for one of AMD’s new GPUs. The company says they will officially launch on March 6, and they’ll be available at select retailers. At the moment, however, it hasn’t been mentioned which retailers those would be. Then again, it’s likely to be your typical options. This means Amazon, Best Buy, Microcenter, Newegg, and others, where NVIDIA’s cards are generally available.
AMD does note that it won’t be offering an AMD-made version of these GPUs. Options will be limited to partners like ASUS, XFX, PowerColor, Acer, ASRock, and Gigabyte.
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is the “most compelling upgrade for your system”
Aside from the price point and availability, AMD shared loads of details to compare the performance uplift of its new GPUs to some of its older models. AMD is also comparing performance uplifts against GPUs like the RTX 3090, as well as raw performance against NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 Ti that comes in at $150 more.
You can see some of the data in the screenshots above, which compare the performance against AMD’s older RX 7900 GRE GPU. What you might be more interested in is the performance compared to the RTX 5070 Ti. Since that’s the GPU that will be most in competition with AMD’s RX 9070 XT.
AMD says that its RX 9070 XT is the best choice for your next GPU upgrade. Noting that it outperforms the RTX 5070 Ti in many of today’s most popular titles. It’s worth noting that AMD references raw gaming performance here. So, from a consumer standpoint, you may also want to look at how it performs in other areas before you decide. According to AMD’s testing data, the RX 9070 XT has a 23% bump in performance per dollar across more than 30 games.
It’s also worth noting that AMD is basing these values off of rendering games in 4K at ultra settings on both GPUs. Both with and without ray tracing. Consumers testing and reviews haven’t surfaced yet. That said, AMD is calling the RX 9070 XT the “most compelling upgrade for your system by far.” That might be true for the price alone.
