When the RDNA 4 -based Radeon Radeon 9070 series graphics cards were released, it was thought that the company would be sold over the MSRP (recommended retail sales price). However, in recent days, the prices of the cards have increased significantly. Moreover, this increase was reflected not only to premium models, but even to the most basic versions.Last week, AMD announced that the RX 9070 series cards would not increase the prices. The company stated that “encouraging MSRP pricing”, many users have hoped for price stability. However, the latest price trends show that this incentive does not make much sense in practice.
Silent raise from manufacturers
According to the follow -up of the leading technology sites, the first party stocks were exhausted, the prices of graphics cards rose rapidly. The RX 9070 XT Reaper model in retailers such as Newgg and OverClockers UK increased from $ 599 to $ 699. The XFX RX 9070 XT Swift model rose to $ 730, which means an increase of about 21 percent. More interestingly, price increases were not only in high -end OC (speed -over) versions, but also in the entry -level base models. In Micro Center, the price of RX 9070 increased by $ 130, while a price rise of at least $ 50 in the UK was reported.
The Radeon RX 9070 and XT variant were released as strong cards in terms of price/performance. However, price increases shake the foundation on which cards are focused. So much so that the prices of some RX 9070 XT models after the price increase seems to approach the RTX 5070 Ti. As a matter of fact, there are not many attractive reasons to choose their cards.AMD officially set the pricing of $ 549 for Radeon RX 9070 and $ 599 for the XT variant. According to the independent investigations, the RX 9070 XT competes with 4070 Ti Super and in some cases the RTX 5070 Ti. The RX 9070 is located between 4070 Ti and 5070.
