Summary
On February 28,AMDposted that its upcoming flagship graphics cards, the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT, will be released on Thursday, March 6. The newAMDgraphics cards will also retail at an attractive price point of just under $600, as the Radeon RX 9000 lineup looks to compete directly against Nvidia’s RTX 50 series of GPUs.
The news of AMD’s launch of the Radeon RX 9000 GPUs came following some controversy from its chief competitor. In early 2025, Nvidia launched the RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 Ti GPUs, which sold out as quickly as they arrived. Although some PC builders were successful in purchasing a new card at MSRP, most of Nvidia’s new stock has been scalped with markups reaching the $3,000 mark. Sadly, AMD has not escaped the gaze of scalpers, either. Some of the outgoing cards, likethe Radeon RX 7900 XTX, have been resold at prices upwards of $1,000 due to dwindling stock and demand from gamers.
Despite the state of the graphics card market, AMD will soon introduce its first RDNA4 GPUs.According to AMD, the Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT will launch on Thursday, March 6, at various retailers like Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy in the US. Althoughinitial rumors stated that the RX 9000 series would arrive in January, the new GPUs will launch the same week as Nvidia’s RTX 5070. The Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT will have respective starting prices of $549 and $599.
AMD Launching Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT On March 6
By comparison, the RTX 5070 will also launch at the $549 mark, but the RTX 5070 Ti’s starting MSRP of $749 has not held up due to scalpers and inventory woes. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT will feature 16 GB of GDDR6 video memory, HDMI 2.1b, and DisplayPort 2.1a connectivity, and boost clocks that can reach between 2.5 and 2.9 GHz.
The RX 9070 will use two fans and two 8-pin power connectors, and the RX 9070 XT will feature three of each. Power supplies with a capacity of at least 650 to 750W are recommended for the new Radeon cards. Additionally, the AMD Radeon RX 9000 lineup will support features like FSR4 upscaling. When paired with an AMD CPUlike the Ryzen 9 9900X, users can also take advantage of AMD Smart Access Memory and Fluid Motion Frames technologies.
PC gamers looking to grab a new AMD processor or older GPU can also take advantage ofa deal that includes a bonus Steam copy ofMonster Hunter Wilds. Only time will tell how consumers will react to AMD’s new GPU launch.
ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7700 XT OC Edition
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ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition
The ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7800 XT OC Edition is a compact yet high-performing AMD GPU that features 16GB GDDR6 VRAM and higher than reference clock speeds. It can reach up to 2169 MHz in its default mode and boosts up to 2520 MHz in OC mode. There is a dual-fan cooling system that has Axial-tech design fans where the blades are longer, promoting higher downward pressure.
ASRock Radeon RX 7700 XT Phantom Gaming 12GB OC
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