- AMD’s RX 9070 GPUs had been listed as in inventory by a Danish retailer
- Purported photographs had been additionally offered from a retailer in Israel
- Launch date rumors are pointing strongly in the direction of one thing taking place both on January 23 or 24
AMD’s RX 9070 graphics playing cards are already within the palms of shops, if the newest gossip on the RDNA 4 GPUs is appropriate.
VideoCardz seen {that a} Danish retailer (Foniks) really had each the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT listed as in inventory on its web site, though these listings have now been pulled. This was flagged by @momomo_us, an everyday leaker on X.
Product no: GV-R9070XTGAMING OC-16GDEAN: 4719331355524https://t.co/7qZHBB1QrH pic.twitter.com/lLKb364MtiJanuary 15, 2025
The tech website additionally pointed to a Reddit thread the place a employees member at a store in Israel offered purported photographs of each the RX 9070 and its 9070 XT sibling (as ever, skeptical hat on, however they appear real sufficient).
These pics have now been faraway from Reddit, however the thread stays (on the time of writing), and VideoCardz saved and printed them.
Additional to that, a German worth comparability website, Geizhals, additionally listed the RX 9070 XT with a launch date of January 24, and so the spillage round these GPUs is coming fairly thick and quick now.
Evaluation: Robust indicators of an imminent RDNA 4 launch
What’s attention-grabbing right here is that as another person (CrateDane) seen on the Reddit thread, Foniks had the RX 9070 listed as ‘In inventory’ briefly, however then that was modified to ‘Ordered, anticipated in inventory by January 23’ earlier than the listings had been taken down fully.
So, we have now a point out of each January 23 and 24 right here, because the potential launch date, which backs up different current rumors. B&H Photograph has beforehand by accident listed the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT with a pre-order date of January 23, and XFX, a graphics card maker, additionally dropped a touch on social media that one thing large referring to Navi 48 (AMD’s chip within the RX 9070, as per rumors) is occurring on January 24.
At this level, then, we’d be stunned if one thing doesn’t occur on January 24 (or 23), whether or not that’s the total announcement of RX 9070 fashions, or these graphics playing cards really happening sale.
In case you’re considering – weren’t these RDNA 4 GPUs introduced at CES 2025? – sure, they had been, however barely, with hardly any particulars revealed. AMD needs to debut the RX 9070 boards with their very own showcase, and by all accounts, additionally needed to see Nvidia’s large RTX 5000 unveiling and pricing, earlier than deciding by itself worth tags – which shall be suitably compelling, we’re informed.
So far as what AMD has formally mentioned by way of dates, although, all we have now is a launch timeframe of Q1 2025. Frank Azor, AMD’s head of shopper and gaming advertising, beforehand mentioned there shall be a devoted RDNA 4 launch occasion, and VideoCardz additionally seen that one other Crew Purple exec, Donny Woligroski, a senior advertising supervisor, backed this up, however with out offering any agency date. Apparently it’ll be quickly, although – probably per week away, possibly, and even sooner, if all these hints which have been dropped aren’t hopelessly errant. (Or, if AMD adjustments its thoughts once more over the following week – although that appears unlikely).
Why wait till late in January, you could be considering? Effectively, this provides AMD an acceptable distance from the noise and hype round CES 2025 revelations, and naturally, an opportunity to run interference with Nvidia’s RTX 5080 and 5090 launch which occurs on January 30 (although evaluations are more likely to come out a bit earlier than that, going by rumors).
Frank Azor beforehand underlined that there’s actually no delay round RDNA 4, and that isn’t a problem right here, because the obvious look of RX 9070 fashions at retailers signifies.