A couple of days in the past AMD introduced the Radeon RX 7900 GRE as a China-only retail launch. It was important as a result of even half a 12 months after the preliminary 7000-series playing cards launched, we nonetheless have simply three desktop GPUs accessible: the RX 7900 XTX at $1000, RX 7900 XT at $900, and the considerably less-powerful RX 7600 at $270. That’s leaving a fairly large hole in the course of the lineup. The place are the RX 7700 and 7800 playing cards for mid-range players? In response to a latest assertion from AMD, they need to be right here someday within the subsequent few months.
AMD CEO Lisa Su mentioned as a lot within the firm’s quarter two earnings name (noticed by PC Gamer). “We are on track to further expand our RDNA 3 GPU offerings with the launch of new, enthusiast-class Radeon 7000 cards in the third quarter,” she mentioned, making a distinction from the “mainstream” RX 7600 launched in March. If the RX 7900 XTX stays the top-of-the-line card, meaning one thing within the mid-range coming earlier than the top of October, assuming no additional delays on AMD’s half.
Regardless of an enthusiastic response to the 7000-series playing cards, that are punching above their weight in comparison with Nvidia’s GPUs on the identical value factors, AMD has had hassle getting extra fashions out the door. The explanation why aren’t solely clear — and aren’t elucidated within the earnings name — although rumors level to some {hardware} bugs within the newest RDNA 3 chip designs. In the identical stretch of time AMD has launched 4 cell GPUs for gaming laptops, the RX 7600S, RX 7600M, RX 7600M XT, and RX 7700S.
When the Radeon RX 7700 and 7800 GPUs arrive (assuming the naming scheme stays constant), they’ll be competing with the RTX 4060 and 4070 sequence from Nvidia, each of which have been a disappointment when it comes to enchancment over the earlier technology and whole worth on the present retail costs. The RTX 4060 Ti, at a former “sweet spot” of $400, is a selected let-down attributable to low reminiscence and bus specs. This would possibly supply a chance for AMD to hit arduous, significantly for players on the lookout for efficiency on the widespread 1440p stage.
For those who can’t wait till October, be sure you take a look at our roundup of the very best graphics playing cards for 2023.
