The AMD 9070 / 9070XT Reviews and Discussion Thread

[Kaotik]

Was any at MSRP.
And are they the same price before and after initial batches?

Yes, there were MSRP available and sold out quickly, but it was probably in the hundreds of cards total. Not quite sure which models/brands were MSRP but there was more than one.
Those Asus prices are for at least for future batches, not sure if they had any at MSRP so might have been for launch day too.

What's your local 5070/Ti ASUS prices for comparison?

5070 Ti:
Prime 16G 924.90 €
Prime 16G OC 939.90 €
TUF 16G OC 1169.99 €

As for 5070, none of the shops apparently got any stock yet, they're listing "launch day promoprices" so some are at MSRP or around it with no possibility for preorders nor even estimated date for stock to arrive

 

[homerdog]

Nothing? According to what I know Nvidia's supply is about what you'd expect and AMD's supply for the launch is obviously fine.
At this point I'm inclined to believe that the issue is the demand.

Nothing is the correct answer since December

What would explain the incredible surge in demand? Remember this has been going on for months.

 

[arandomguy]

The fuck is going on with demand in the US? Are people really that afraid of tariffs?

The thing is there's no listing fees and I think the places people are buying from are 30 day free returns. You might as well roll the dice.

 

[Florin]

Various sources are reporting that MSRP Radeons will not be replenished after the initial batch, according to Techspot.

Everybody’s favourite source for claims that the Steam survey can’t possibly be correct as far as GPU sales numbers are concerned, German E-tailer Mindfactory seems to be in the process of filing for Chapter 11, according to Videocardz.

 

[trinibwoy]

Sneaky. I wonder what Steve will stand on in his next video.

 

[homerdog]

Various sources are reporting that MSRP Radeons will not be replenished after the initial batch, according to Techspot.

If this is true I think AMD (and NVIDIA) should either:
A) Crack down on this behavior.
B) Stop publishing MSRPs.
C) Start selling the cards directly and cut out the board partners.

Let's not forget D) Make no changes at all because people will still buy them but I'm not sure that's as viable an option for AMD as it is for NVIDIA. Perhaps we'll find out.

 

[trinibwoy]

Crack down on this behavior.

At least in AMD's case it seems MSRP was only possible due to AMD rebates to the retailers. So they're in the loop on this. Without those rebates retailers likely couldn't sell any cards at all for $599.

Local microcenter got wiped out today. Over 300 cards at open and now only 16 of the more expensive 9070's left. The $850 9070 XTs are all gone.

I sort of get the predicament. They want to advertise low MSRPs to get favorable reviews and generate positive hype. But economics says that at launch when the product is severely supply constrained it can fetch the highest price. So they're trying to have their cake and eat it too.

 

[DegustatoR]

Let's not forget D) Make no changes at all because people will still buy them

I mean if it's the demand then why would you as a business do anything with this aside from increasing your supply?

 

[neckthrough]

I sort of get the predicament. They want to advertise low MSRPs to get favorable reviews and generate positive hype. But economics says that at launch when the product is severely supply constrained it can fetch the highest price. So they're trying to have their cake and eat it too.

It’s more like damned if they do, damned if they don’t. Everyone is mad no matter what.

The only ones in this game that deserve to be the target of rage are scalpers. Bottom-feeding scum of the earth, second only to patent trolls.

Edit: sorry, scalpers are the third worst scum. Airline seat squatters have them beat. Patent trolls are still #1 though.

 

[homerdog]

I sort of get the predicament. They want to advertise low MSRPs to get favorable reviews and generate positive hype. But economics says that at launch when the product is severely supply constrained it can fetch the highest price. So they're trying to have their cake and eat it too.

I get it too but they can still shove the fake MSRP up their ass. Saying nothing is better than lying.

I'm hoping these rumors are not true and no ass shoving is required.

 

[LordEC911]

Various sources are reporting that MSRP Radeons will not be replenished after the initial batch, according to Techspot.

Everybody’s favourite source for claims that the Steam survey can’t possibly be correct as far as GPU sales numbers are concerned, German E-tailer Mindfactory seems to be in the process of filing for Chapter 11, according to Videocardz.

What happened to the rumor from Jan about retailers being forced to buy stock at higher prices?
Now the rumor is wholesale discounts but AMD is working with retailers with rebates?
Weird how all these sources don't make sense.

Edit- Also weird how there was a response/comment from earlier today that seemed to be regarding this rumors but everyone is ignoring it?

 

[doob]

except AIB's and retailers are the 1st line scalpers, the rest is just background noise.