The article has the links to the Amazon Pages with the product. Its not for sale, yet. They say December 16.
When available, I normally buy a Sapphire AMD Reference GPU -- at Reference Price or less. I may this time too.
By the way, my main Gaming PC (the one I'm on right now -- listed below) now incorporates a lowly R7-5700G CPU on a $120 motherboard with 3.2GHz memory. I've lost less than 10% of 4K FPS (examples: 82FPS vs 89FPS and 62FPS vs 63FPS) versus the R5-7600X on the $500 Gaming Motherboard (now defective) with 6GHz memory.
That squares with the concept that at 4K its less about the CPU or the memory, its primarily about the GPU.
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AMD Ryzen 7900/7700/7600 non-X CPUs reportedly launch on January 10th
It is stated that three Ryzen models are to be released: Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7600. Thanks to hardware leakers with relatively good track record, we might even already know their prices. These CPUs are to launch at $429, $329 and $229 respectively, so a $100 difference between each SKU.
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Lower pricing for AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs here to stay?
It looks like AMD Ryzen 7000 pricing is not coming back to the original MSRPs. More than a week after Black Friday deals, which was the reason for massive discounts on AMD’s latest AM5 desktop CPUs, the company has not adjusted the pricing back.
Some stores have removed the information about Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals. In fact, some stores have removed the information about the “deal” altogether. It really does appear that AMD Ryzen 7000 pricing is here to stay for good.
Prices are also low in China and Europe.
In my "shopping", I note that the cheapest DDR5 Motherboards and cheapest DDR5 Memory are quite reasonable (sale priced). I bought one of each (low cost MB, sale priced AMD-optimized memory) to help test my defective system (noted above). I expect those inexpensive items to virtually match the 4K gaming performance of my expensive (currently broke) stuff. By the way, "Thanks for the note ArgonV".
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Reportedly Getting Price Cut By Mid of December To Make It Competitive Against AMD’s 7900 XTX
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card has been a miss so far when it comes to performance per dollar value. The graphics card has been the largest price bump for an 80 series card that we've ever seen at $1199 US and despite shipping lower quantities than the higher-end RTX 4090 cards, the new graphics card doesn't seem to be selling well and is still available in abundance at retailers.
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Intel’s Raja Koduri says 200W to 225W is a sweet spot for GPUs
Raja Koduri says delivering higher performance at lower power is his top priority
Raja Koduri: "Performance per Watt, or delivering higher performance at lower power, is my top priority. There will always be someone with some skill who can say “I’m going to give you more juice”, but my focus is lower power. The other issue I find with just increasing power and bragging about benchmarks is that while it’s good from a marketing standpoint, [there is a limited] number of PC users who can just buy such a card and plug it in. It dramatically reduces your overall market, right?"
Raja Koduri: "High-end has no limit right now. What is the definition of high-end? Is it 600 Watts? Obviously our partners and our customers want some halo SKUs for bragging rights, and we always like to figure out ways to enable that. But my priority at this point is getting that core audience, with one power connector. And that can get you up to 200-225W. If you nail that, and something a little above and a little below, all that falls into the sweet spot."
Intel is taking what, historically, has been the AMD approach to Graphics -- adequate performance at an affordable price. Heck, my RX 5700XT still plays all my games at 4K, on Ultra (or virtually Ultra), and adequate FPS. I still have it running all my games in my home electronics workshop.
I usually buy new hardware just for the fun of assembling and owning it. Some folks buy for the practical reason of playing games well enough or doing professional applications well enough. I realize some folks have their fun owning "the BEST performance" regardless of cost. "To each, his/her own."
On Newegg I tried to get an XFX AMD 7900 XTX this morning.. Was on the site as soon as they became available. I got all the way through checkout and my order in. Then I got an e-mail by 8:05am saying they cancelled my order as there was not enough stock... Oh well, I guess I'll have to continue to be happy with my XFX Speedster Merc319 AMD 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming Ed. card I got last January.
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On Newegg I tried to get an XFX AMD 7900 XTX this morning.. Was on the site as soon as they became available. I got all the way through checkout and my order in. Then I got an e-mail by 8:05am saying they cancelled my order as there was not enough stock... Oh well, I guess I'll have to continue to be happy with my XFX Speedster Merc319 AMD 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming Ed. card I got last January.
Like you, I checked -- out of stock by the time I did.
But, I really don't miss it. My RX6900XT is plenty fast enough FPS at 4K for the games I play. And, I really prefer a bigger jump in FPS before I drop another $1000.
Like you, I'll stick with the RX6900XT I bought last April 2022 -- and not be unhappy about being "stuck with it".
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AMD Ryzen 7900/7700/7600 CPU pricing and specifications have been confirmed
The rumors about potential Ryzen 7000 pricing were indeed correct. Slides from the embargoed presentation shows the pricing and specs for the upcoming Ryzen 7000 series which are set to launch next year. Those CPUs are the so-called 7000 non-X series operating with a base TDP of 65W.
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Intel/AMD CPU price war continues, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is now available for $239
Amazon is running a time-limited offer with an extra $10 coupon applied at checkout. This lower lowers the price of Ryzen 5 7600X to just $238.99.
In Europe, prices are heavily affected by US dollar exchange rates, which seem to drag the pricing even lower.
I paid $300 for my R5-7600X.
FWIW: My "defective" Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master AM5 motherboard (in signature) is on its way back to Gigabyte for repair or replacement. Very easy to setup the return. Shipping is free. We'll see if repair is free. It may not be if they determine that I screwed it up.
Meantime, I have bought a GIGABYTE B650M AORUS Elite AX motherboard ($200) and have my R9-7950X running on it -- just to verify that it works (it does -- and fast!). The speed indicates one does not need an expensive MB for the 16core/32thread R9-7950X. Just put a good cooler on it (roughly 250W based on my tests -- can be had relatively cheaply).
AMD seems intent on moving the goalposts forward by a huge margin with a 50 percent improvement in performance-per-watt.
AMD is expected to be making a lot of changes to its next [GPU] architecture
though RDNA3 has great rasterization performance, its ray tracing performance is not up to par with Nvidia’s just yet. AMD is looking to rectify that imbalance on its upcoming GPUs.
Rumor for now. I was not as impressed as I wanted to be about the RX7950XT (though I may buy one at the right price). Apparently they're saving the BIG improvements for the next generation (RX8000 series?? Looks like RX8000 is Mobile GPUs).
Meantime, I'm not a fan of Ray Tracing on anything less than the top Nvidia GPU. Rather, I just want FPS at 4K or 8K with maximum image fidelity for every frame and a reasonable price (DLSS or equal degrades image fidelity). However, I have no issue with fans of Ray Tracing -- to each his/her own -- just get an Nvidia RTX4090. Parenthetically, after writing this post I noticed the cheapest "in stock" 4090 versions are over $2000 at Newegg & Amazon today).
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Good to hear about the board replacement. Gigabyte has always had a decent warranty return/exchange policy. Tho luckily I never had to use it but once waaaay back when. My current mobo is a Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC (in signature), to pair with my Intel i9 10900k almost 2 years ago now. It has been rock solid and was easy to configure and update the BIOS on. The Elite line is a good feature-for-your-buck board.
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Good to hear about the board replacement. ... The Elite line is a good feature-for-your-buck board.
I just bought another motherboard to try. GIGABYTE B650M AORUS Elite AX motherboard -- ATX ($220). The one mentioned above is m-ATX ($200). Has a 5 year warranty. None of the MBs will go to waste.
As you note regarding the Elite line, based on my experience with the m-ATX and R9-7950X, it will "do it all" at a relatively cheap price for an AM5 chipset MB.
Its just me to overdo things occasionally. If I have too many PCs in the house, I give one or two away. My Sister gets one for this Christmas, a Grandson got one this August.
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Intel Reorganises its Graphics Chip Division, Raja Koduri [formerly of AMD] Seemingly Demoted
the company has just broken up its Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics (AXG) business unit which will result in some big changes. For starters, Raja Koduri has been—what we can only refer to as—demoted, given he's back to being chief architect rather than being in charge of the AXG business unit. Some of his staff will be moved to other business units inside Intel as the AXG business unit will cease to exist. This doesn't mean Intel will stop making discrete consumer GPUs, with at least the Battlemage/Arc B-series launch still being planned to take place sometime in 2023.
Intel's brand name has led to significant Intel GPU sales. Thing is, the GPUs are still a "work in progress" with noticeable problems to solve -- buying one currently involves risk.
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AMD CEO Expected to Announce Zen 4 X3D, RDNA3 GPUs at CES Opening Keynote
The CES trade show takes place in a few weeks, and AMD’s CEO will be delivering the opening keynote. Dr. Lisa Su will take the stage in Vegas, and is expected to deliver the company’s vision for the future. That should include the highly-anticipated Zen 4 CPUs with 3D Cache, as well as more members of the RDNA3 GPU family. The keynote will be live-streamed on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. from the Venetian.
