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kryptokatalyst
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Buggy Loop
Member
llien,
is this again 5D chess master plan to kill Nvidia?
is this again 5D chess master plan to kill Nvidia?
OverHeat
« generous god »
Puscifer
Member
Only reason I can think of is that they want their drivers and features ready day one vs potentially needing an update or two for full performance which has happened in the past. Anywho, they just pushed me into a 5070ti because the leaks of the 9070XT was pushing me in that direction
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Tortoise And The Hare.
That is, if the Tortoise got run over by a drunk driver and finished the race with half his shell blown the fuck up.
That is, if the Tortoise got run over by a drunk driver and finished the race with half his shell blown the fuck up.
//DEVIL//
Banned
Yes of course March.. when Nvidia released all their cards and everyone bought them, you do a paper launch release in March. amazing tactics really. well played by the dev/marketing/management team.
This way they will ensure a 100% getting their ass kicked with no way to recovery.. the best plan ever.
This way they will ensure a 100% getting their ass kicked with no way to recovery.. the best plan ever.
Radical_3d
Member
Is 2 months so much of a deal? Anyways this settles it. I’m playing Civ VII on the console.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Just in time for the Nvidia cards to sell out.
Seems reasonable.
Seems reasonable.
LavitzSlambert
Member
Nvidia can just lower prices for a bit to capture high end purchases, Intel came in roaring with B580 on the low end. I can't imagine any scenario right now where AMD isn't squeezed into oblivion. They are making decent cards at bad prices, without any differentiation. When your only competitive advantage is price and you can't afford to go any lower, it's bad news.
In other news, about to return my BF 7800XT and skip out on another generation of GPUs in favor of consoles.
In other news, about to return my BF 7800XT and skip out on another generation of GPUs in favor of consoles.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
This is just too funny to me.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
How the hell are they supposed to compete If they announced like months ago that their next cards will be midrange level??
Buggy Loop
Member
winjer
Member
Either they are gathering stock for a bigger launch. Meaning they are confident the cards are competitive.
Or there are issues with drivers not ready yet.
Usually, AMD releases several drivers per month, the usual WHQL for when new games launches. But also specific drivers for Vulkan. Some for AI. And some for Pro applications.
For the last 3-4 months there have been only 2 or 3 drivers in total. Meaning most of AMD's driver team is working on RDNA4.
The repository for AMD drivers has shown a ton of updates, with new files and dlls. Meaning the team is working on something.
This is AMD's log for driver changes: https://download.amd.com/dir/bin/000Admin/history.txt
Or it can be a mix of both things. AMD wants to have greater stock and they want the best optimised drivers for launch, eve if it means a delay.
There is also the question of FSR4. Maybe they are still working on developing the SDK for it. Or still working with some studios to implement it in time for launch.
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winjer
Member
Yes, rumours say supply for the RTX5090 and 5080 are tight. But that are just rumours, so far.
The same is happening with Battlemage, with the B580 and B570 with very low stock.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
That's what I expected, as mentioned in the other thread, they are waiting for the 5070 to be out in the wild so they can change the value proposition of the 9070.
RobRSG
Member
That’s all that the scalpers are hoping for!
Maybe AMD can get some sales from people not willing to pay 50% more than MSRP for a 5070 FE.
I think the biggest problem with getting an AIB 5090 is having to cope with a 3 or 4 slot card after seeing how tiny the FE is (2 slots)!
DiddyInAHellcat
Member
Next announcement gonna be RDNA 4 is cancelled watch
//DEVIL//
Banned
most of the GPU market buyers are entry to mid level range ?How the hell are they supposed to compete If they announced like months ago that their next cards will be midrange level??
high end cards like the 4080/5080 and above are high end cards.
anything below is mid range and can compete with AMD if the 9070xt is anything to go by the leaked specs.
Price is also a factor. they can always compete. They are just stupid.
willothedog
Member
Unknown Soldier
Member
Tomorrow Nvidia announces 5070 and 5070 Ti delayed until April
Now what, AMD?
Now what, AMD?
Thebonehead
Gold Member
Brigandier
Member
And that's me not even considering AMD now...
llien
Banned
That's the most likely reason for NV going "Feb for 5070" and AMD "March for 9070 then".
Finishing FSR 4, that looked quite promising in R&C at CES is another possible reason.
llien
Banned
Brigandier
Member
Skifi28
Member
Brigandier
Member
He should have gone long ago with how hostile he was towards people with differing opinions... Honestly I've never seen such rampant fanboying, He was obnoxious as fuck.
Corporal.Hicks
Member
People have been waiting to see affordable and competitive GPUs, but big plans don't always work out 
In Poland we have a comedy that symbolises this scenario in an extremely funny way.
In Poland we have a comedy that symbolises this scenario in an extremely funny way.
winjer
Member
AMD's "Delayed" RX 9070 Series GPU Launch Attributed to RDNA 4 Software Stack Optimization; On-Launch Inventory Expected To Be Much Higher
AMD claims the reason behind the RX 9070 series launch delay is that they are optimizing the software stack to ensure wider compatibility.
wccftech.com