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AMD Says It Has Sold Over 200,000 Radeon RX 9070 Series GPUs In The First Batch, Promises Better Products In The Future

AMD held its conference at Beijing, informing that it has sold over 200,000 graphics cards from the Radeon RX 9070 series after launch.

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AMD showcased its best-performing products at the AI PC Innovation Summit, claiming it has sold hundreds of thousands of RDNA 4 GPUs.

AMD just held its AI PC Innovation Summit in Beijing, and we saw AMD's CEO, Lisa Su; Senior VP, Spencer Pan; and SVP and GM of AMD China, Jack Hyunh, taking turns on the stage to discuss the company's newest products and innovations. As you can assume from the event's name, AI was AMD's one of the major focuses, which seems to have taken the tech world by storm.

In case you have been wondering how many units AMD might have shipped in the first batch, AMD gave its answer at the summit. It claims to have sold over 200,000 units of both GPUs and all of those were sold around the launch. We don't have the exact timeframe for this data, but hardlytwo weeks have passed. It's likely that the data corresponds to the first week or just the first batch.

On the other hand, NVIDIA has also claimed to have shipped twice the RTX 50 series GPUs in the first five weeks compared to its RTX 40 series. However, the chart NVIDIA showed had no numbers. So, we don't have any way to estimate it in order to compare with AMD card shipments.

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[LectureMaster]

 

[Self_Destructive]

I would love for AMD to really start taking back dGPU market share from Nvidia and really competing again from top to bottom in the stack.

If Nvidia's bullshit continues with the 60 series.. I'm very strongly considering giving AMD a chance next gen simply out of principle.

 

[Autistic_Pancake]

If Nvidia's bullshit continues with the 60 series..

There's no guarantee we're not going to see a new kind of "AMD bullshit". The moment these companies start smelling money, they forget about the customers.

 

[Soodanim]

I'm still slightly concerned by the reports of restock 9070 XT prices being higher than original prices, but it's nice to see a bit of competition in the market. With nVidia doing what they're doing it was a no brainer that a decent product would sell gangbusters.

I would love for AMD to really start taking back dGPU market share from Nvidia and really competing again from top to bottom in the stack.

If Nvidia's bullshit continues with the 60 series.. I'm very strongly considering giving AMD a chance next gen simply out of principle.

I don't think AMD needs to compete against the top nVidia cards. If the mid tier market can be healthy it will help the entire GPU market without AMD having to try and compete in areas it doesn't want to compete in. This board has quite a few cutting edge whales, but they are not at all representative of the market.

 

[peish]

it is a sub RTX 70 class gpu when you engage RT and AI.

AMD is still useless in today's visual context

9070 is ok for the steam chart peasants, nothing more

 

[DenchDeckard]

it is a sub RTX 70 class gpu when you engage RT and AI.

AMD is still useless in today's visual context

9070 is ok for the steam chart peasants, nothing more

It's a great product and the sales show it. There's always room for improvement and I think its a good effort for their first ml tech

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

AMD Says It Has Sold Over 200,000 Radeon RX 9070 Series GPUs In The First Batch, Promises Better Products In The Future

AMD held its conference at Beijing, informing that it has sold over 200,000 graphics cards from the Radeon RX 9070 series after launch.

wccftech-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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AMD showcased its best-performing products at the AI PC Innovation Summit, claiming it has sold hundreds of thousands of RDNA 4 GPUs.

AMD just held its AI PC Innovation Summit in Beijing, and we saw AMD's CEO, Lisa Su; Senior VP, Spencer Pan; and SVP and GM of AMD China, Jack Hyunh, taking turns on the stage to discuss the company's newest products and innovations. As you can assume from the event's name, AI was AMD's one of the major focuses, which seems to have taken the tech world by storm.

In case you have been wondering how many units AMD might have shipped in the first batch, AMD gave its answer at the summit. It claims to have sold over 200,000 units of both GPUs and all of those were sold around the launch. We don't have the exact timeframe for this data, but hardlytwo weeks have passed. It's likely that the data corresponds to the first week or just the first batch.

On the other hand, NVIDIA has also claimed to have shipped twice the RTX 50 series GPUs in the first five weeks compared to its RTX 40 series. However, the chart NVIDIA showed had no numbers. So, we don't have any way to estimate it in order to compare with AMD card shipments.

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AMD hasn't bragged about GPU sales in a long time. Good to see them doing well.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

it is a sub RTX 70 class gpu when you engage RT and AI.

AMD is still useless in today's visual context

9070 is ok for the steam chart peasants, nothing more

It's pretty decent at RT it's path tracing where they crumble. RDNA3 was just bad at RT so RDNA4 is a big improvement.

 

[FireFly]

it is a sub RTX 70 class gpu when you engage RT and AI.

AMD is still useless in today's visual context

9070 is ok for the steam chart peasants, nothing more

Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Review - Beating NVIDIA

AMD's new RDNA 4 GPUs are launching today. The Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ is a fantastic custom design with powerful cooling and whisper-quiet fans. In terms of FPS, the RX 9070 XT offers competitive performance with similarly priced NVIDIA options in both raster and ray tracing.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[ValiantInstance]

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[Boss Mog]

it is a sub RTX 70 class gpu when you engage RT and AI.

AMD is still useless in today's visual context

9070 is ok for the steam chart peasants, nothing more

This is the kind of comment I would expect to see on Disqus, not GAF.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

That is encouraging to hear. Considering the fact that they seem to be sold out mostly everywhere. If they would just make a competitive product on the high end to give people something to think about. I love Nvidia graphics cards but that's not dilute ourselves into some kind of corporate loyalty. It happened with Intel and their arrogance got the best of them while AMD finally got their act together. It can happen to Nvidia too if they're now careful.

I said this once and I'll say it again though, unlike Intel, Nvidia is actually not just sitting on their hands and they continue to innovate and advance on their hardware plus software solutions. It's the cost of everything which is really disappointing. You can't say they are doing exactly what Intel is doing so I don't want to see them fail in the same way as much as seeing the competition come up and go blow for blow to give the consumer something to think about. Maybe then they're absurd pricing will subside a little bit.

 

[Rudius]

Homecooked 4nm chips. Gib

 

[M1987]

it is a sub RTX 70 class gpu when you engage RT and AI.

AMD is still useless in today's visual context

9070 is ok for the steam chart peasants, nothing more

It only struggles with PT, it's much improved in normal RT, and FSR4 is amazing

 

[Rivdoric]

9070 XT was great at $599 MSRP.
Now that the official scalpers retailers have increased the price to $700+ it's a 5070Ti priced card with 5070Ti Raster performance and sub 4070Ti RT performance making it utter bullshit and useless.

 

[LordBritish]

 

[RoboFu]

This is a nice card.. it's like 7900 xtx with better RT at a much cheaper price.

I predict the Next gpu from AMD will be a new 580x moment for them.

 

[SABRE220]

They just need to improve drivers and path tracing performance in particular because in path tracing titles they lag behind even a 4070. This is a brilliant card outside pt but that is something they cannot ignore anymore like they did with rt in prior cards.

 

[Magic Carpet]

1500 wafers per day 200 chips per wafer is less than 1 days worth of product with a long coffee break in between.
Not bad for a Thursday
Friday it's back to making AI chips for all the real money.

 

[SolidQ]

I would love for AMD to really start taking back dGPU market share from Nvidia and really competing again from top to bottom in the stack.

RDNA5 have 3 sku's, but not ultra top

 

[b0uncyfr0]

RT still isnt worth it in most game performance-wise - let alone PT.

If only they could've kept that MSRP - it would've been a really good launch.

 

[hinch7]

Would've been something to see higher end RDNA 4 go against Blackwell. Seeing as how underwhelming the 5000 series has been. Imo a big a misstep for them to just stick to midrange.

In any case, this is a great thing as more competition breeds innovation. Will be curious to see if Nvidia responds, if they do.

 

[rm082e]

I wish them well. I may be interested next generation of they can keep up the good work they're doing.

 

[MikeM]

9070 XT was great at $599 MSRP.
Now that the official scalpers retailers have increased the price to $700+ it's a 5070Ti priced card with 5070Ti Raster performance and sub 4070Ti RT performance making it utter bullshit and useless.

Where you live matters though. My Asus TUF 9070xt costs a full $400 CAD more in 5070ti form. Thats a massive Nvidia tax that is just not worth it perf- wise.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Good for AMD. They made a great card for its MSRP price .

 

[Crayon]

idk how that stacks up with typical shipments of comparable stuff. Is that a good amount of stock or what?

 

[Buggy Loop]

idk how that stacks up with typical shipments of comparable stuff. Is that a good amount of stock or what?

I don't know but worldwide + stacking these for months when the launch was supposedly january and only have 2 models to sell, I'm not sure its a victory lap. Would entire RDNA 2 lineup condensed into 2 models been similar? I would hope so?

 

[El Muerto]

I havent seen any in stock but i am seeing them on facebook listed for >$1000.

 

[Loomy]

There's no guarantee we're not going to see a new kind of "AMD bullshit". The moment these companies start smelling money, they forget about the customers.

To be fair, AMD has been king of the hill in CPUs for a while now and things are still going well

 

[Autistic_Pancake]

To be fair, AMD has been king of the hill in CPUs for a while now and things are still going well

Yeah, well for AMD. They sell 8-core CPUs for $500, only to hike the prices of actually great CPUs (not just for GeYhMinG) even further.

 

[riko]

Just shows the appetite for a reasonable priced mid tier product. Not for me, but I am happy it exists.

 

[riko]

Update: AMD reached out to Tom's Hardware to clarify that no claims about sales numbers were given at the event. There was discussion about strong demand for RX 9000 (and X3D), but the 200K claim was not a part of that conversation, according to AMD. The Benchlife page which seems to have been the original source of the claim has also been pulled.

AMD has reportedly sold nearly 200K RX 9070 GPUs worldwide (Updated)

200,000 ain't enough.

www.tomshardware.com

Oh well then.

 

[Hohenheim]

Good to see AMD getting good reviews and positive vibes with their new cards.
I hope they make something in the high end too next time, so we can hopefully get some decent competition for the RTX 6090!
I love my 5090, but decent competition in that space too will be good for everyone.

 

[64gigabyteram]

This is the kind of comment I would expect to see on Disqus, not GAF.

No, this comment tracks.

GAF is a forum full of Scrooges at the end of the day. and not the cool Duck scrooge.

 

[SmokedMeat]

AMD getting more competitive in the GPU market benefits all PC gamers. There’s no downside to competition when the end result is to the benefit of customers.

 

[StereoVsn]

That is encouraging to hear. Considering the fact that they seem to be sold out mostly everywhere. If they would just make a competitive product on the high end to give people something to think about. I love Nvidia graphics cards but that's not dilute ourselves into some kind of corporate loyalty. It happened with Intel and their arrogance got the best of them while AMD finally got their act together. It can happen to Nvidia too if they're now careful.

I said this once and I'll say it again though, unlike Intel, Nvidia is actually not just sitting on their hands and they continue to innovate and advance on their hardware plus software solutions. It's the cost of everything which is really disappointing. You can't say they are doing exactly what Intel is doing so I don't want to see them fail in the same way as much as seeing the competition come up and go blow for blow to give the consumer something to think about. Maybe then they're absurd pricing will subside a little bit.

Nvidia spend on R&G is significantly lower than its peers and is in 10% range. Industry average is 18%. So while not exactly resting they are not putting the sort of money into R&G that they should be doing.

I guess Leather Jackets don’t buy themselves.

 

[StereoVsn]

9070 XT was great at $599 MSRP.
Now that the official scalpers retailers have increased the price to $700+ it's a 5070Ti priced card with 5070Ti Raster performance and sub 4070Ti RT performance making it utter bullshit and useless.

I have yet to see a 5070Ti in the wild under $900ish. And that includes Microcenter where I got my 9070XT for MSRP…

 

[analog_future]

Great stuff. Hope to see some 9060 news soon. Waiting for a solid ~$300 GPU for my kid.

 

[SportsFan581]

Nice to see them moving units. Maybe they can make the Steam survey with these.

 

[peish]

This is the kind of comment I would expect to see on Disqus, not GAF.

But is true in tough games.

 

[M1987]

AMD has reportedly sold nearly 200K RX 9070 GPUs worldwide (Updated)

200,000 ain't enough.

www.tomshardware.com

Oh well then.

Overclockers have sold thousands of 9070XT's,so they probably have sold around 200k worldwide, wouldn't be surprised if it's more

 

[FireFly]

But is true in tough games.

That's a PT benchmark.

 

[SABRE220]

That's a PT benchmark.

Aka the highest fidelity and most demanding settings aka crysis effect aka the very thing people buy expensive graphics cards for. Even something like a 6800xt can run rasterized games at max settings at high framerates. This line of thinking was what caused amd to lag so behind nvidia in the first place. Oh rt is pointless and irrelevant amd is great at raster and no need for ai upscaling frs 2 is good enough. I am really rooting for amd but they need to sort out pathtracing performance quick. The hardware is there get their software and dev support uptp par.

 

[FireFly]

Aka the highest fidelity and most demanding settings aka crysis effect aka the very thing people buy expensive graphics cards for. Even something like a 6800xt can run rasterized games at max settings at high framerates. This line of thinking was what caused amd to lag so behind nvidia in the first place. Oh rt is pointless and irrelevant amd is great at raster and no need for ai upscaling frs 2 is good enough. I am really rooting for amd but they need to sort out pathtracing performance quick. The hardware is there get their software and dev support uptp par.

Peish's original post claimed that simply engaging RT would cause performance to drop below a 5070 (or 70 class card) making the card useless. When in reality, even games with heavy RT like Cyberpunk in Psycho RT mode, or Dying Light 2, do fine on the 9070 XT. So it's not the case that the 9070 XT is bad in heavy RT benchmarks generally; only that it's bad in path tracing specifically.

That doesn't mean that the current situation is "fine", just that we should give credit to AMD for where they have genuinely improved.

 

[hinch7]

Peish's original post claimed that simply engaging RT would cause performance to drop below a 5070 (or 70 class card) making the card useless. When in reality, even games with heavy RT like Cyberpunk in Psycho RT mode, or Dying Light 2, do fine on the 9070 XT. So it's not the case that the 9070 XT is bad in heavy RT benchmarks generally; only that it's bad in path tracing specifically.

That doesn't mean that the current situation is "fine", just that we should give credit to AMD for where they have genuinely improved.

Yeah the RT performance is quite impressive. AMD and Radeon still have some ways to go for PT, but its not terrible as with RDNA 1-3.5.

Plus FSR is finally in a good place. Where FSR 4.0 actually delivers good image quality that even beats DLSS 2 (CN). The release is quite impressive all considering. Especially if you can get at or near MSRP.