The {hardware} world has spent most of this yr questioning when next-gen GPUs from AMD and Nvidia would launch. As we head into fall, it is now wanting like neither firm will launch something till subsequent yr. Nvidia’s roadmap already states it’s going to launch its subsequent GeForce structure in 2025, and now it seems AMD could be becoming a member of Nvidia on that timeline attributable to an oversupply of its high-end RDNA 3 GPUs.
The reporting about AMD’s plans comes from the YouTube channel Moore’s Legislation is Lifeless, which is understood for dropping spicy rumors about AMD and Nvidia, so we’ll must take it with a grain of salt. That mentioned, the channel says this information relies on stories from a number of sources—together with from inside AMD—that every one say AMD will not launch RDNA 4 but as a result of it must promote extra high-end RDNA 3 GPUs. The report explicitly states that AMD wants to maneuver extra Navi31 playing cards, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, XT, and GRE.
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX could be the final high-end AMD GPU for the foreseeable future.
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These playing cards are reportedly not promoting proper now, however the midrange playing cards are promoting okay. As PC Gamer notes, the pondering appears to be that the high-end RDNA 4 card will supply efficiency within the neighborhood of the corporate’s Navi31 playing cards however for a lot much less cash. It is thought that the RDNA 4 flagship can be roughly equal to a Radeon RX 7900 XT or GRE, however for one thing like $500. If that have been to launch now, it will make RDNA 3 playing cards appear to be a really poor worth as they’re within the $600 to $700 vary, relying on the cardboard.
Since AMD is ready for these RDNA 3 playing cards to filter, it’s pushing the launch again from October to Q1 of 2025, allegedly. It is a disgrace too, as Nvidia appears to be in no rush to launch GeForce Blackwell, so AMD may have slipped into this info void and been the one GPU maker with one thing “new” to supply for the vacation buying interval.
In case you are simply now getting caught up, AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs are actually confirmed by AMD to be geared toward “scale” or high-volume gross sales as a substitute of utmost horsepower. The corporate is basically pivoting to the midrange of the GPU market on the expense of the high-end market. The midrange is the place the overwhelming majority of the avid gamers are in the present day, so AMD is saving its largest chips from TSMC for its AI {hardware}, the place it is making a killing. It is a sound technique from a enterprise perspective, however one that’s absolutely disappointing to avid gamers who wish to see AMD compete head-to-head with Nvidia on the high-end of the GPU market.
