How to rewatch AMD’s big GPU launch — and what was announced

This fall has been jammed full of PC hardware releases, but AMD had one more big product launch for the year. Today, AMD announced its RX 7000 line of GPUs, based on the new RDNA 3 architecture. We have a full rundown on how these new graphics cards will compete with the best from Nvidia, and you can rewatch all the announcements as they rolled out down below.
AMD announced two new graphics cards at its launch event: the RX 7900 XTX and the RX 7900 XT. Using the “world’s first chiplet gaming GPU,” these new cards are based on the same technology that made Ryzen famous back in the day. AMD broke down the new efficiencies and performance capabilities of RDNA 3, noting that these new cards are based on TSMC’s 5nm node. See the full spec rundown below:
As for performance, AMD didn’t get into specifics, but did show up to 1.7x native 4K performance on the RX 7900 XTX over the previous RX 6950 XT. For the RX 7900 XT, AMD talked about getting up to 300 frames per second (fps) in Apex Legends in 1440p at max settings. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any direct performance comparisons to the RTX 4090 or 4080, which is what we all want to see. AMD did call it the fastest graphics card under $1,000, which implies that it likely doesn’t have the same performance as the RTX 4090 — but again, we’ll have to wait and see.
AMD also spent time talking about the addition of DisplayPort 2.1, a port unique to these new cards. AMD announced that the first 8K ultrawide monitors are due to ship in 2023, led by Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G9. Not much information was provided about theses specific displays, but AMD says we’ll get more information at CES 2023.
AMD noted that in games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the RX 7900 XT could actually deliver up to 96 fps in native 8K with FSR enabled. AMD also announced that Halo Infinite would get ray tracing enabled on PC, which should produce sharper shadows and improved visuals when playing on AMD-powered PCs.
The big story here is around pricing. Unlike Nvidia, AMD is keeping prices steady, charging $999 for the flagship RX 7900 XTX and $899 for the RX 7900 XT. Both will be available for purchase on December 13.
AMD gave a preview of FSR 3 (FidelityFX Super Resolution 3), the latest version of the company’s upscaling tech. AMD is claiming it’ll provide 2x increase in frame rate over FSR 2, boosted by the new AMD Fluid Motion Frames technology. This frame generation looks similar to what Nvidia is doing with DLSS 3. As an example, they showed an example in Unreal Engine 5 getting 60 fps in 4K using FSR 2. With FSR 3 enabled, that frame rate jumped to 112 fps. FSR 3 will be coming to supported titles in 2023.
Lastly, AMD ended by talking about AMD Advantage desktops. Similar to what the company has done with laptops, these all-AMD PCs are highlighted by the company’s software suite and hardware optimizations. AMD also announced Hypr-RX mode, which collects Super Resolution, Anti-Lag, and Radeon Boost and integrates them into a single-click solution within the Adrenalin software.
The video event launching AMD’s RX 7000 started at 1 p.m. PT November 3 and lasted around an hour. AMD is always good about making its product launches available to the public, and you can already rewatch the entire presentation in the YouTube video embedded above.
Amazon appears to be taking measures to combat GPU scalping by reserving some stock of Nvidia’s RTX 5000 and AMD’s Radeon 9000 series graphics cards for its Prime subscribers. According to a report by Club386, select high-end GPUs are now available exclusively to Prime members, potentially limiting the impact of scalpers and resellers. Notably, Amazon has not explicitly announced this as an anti-scalping tactic, leaving room for speculation about its true intentions. Several Nvidia RTX 5000 series GPUs, from the RTX 5080 to the RTX 5070, are listed as “reserved for Prime members” on Amazon, preventing non-members from purchasing them. The flagship RTX 5090 is notably exempt, likely due to its high price, while the RTX 40 series remains unaffected, possibly because of limited remaining stock.
It’s clear that AMD hit the jackpot with its recent RX 9070 XT and non-XT GPUs. The pair quickly climbed up every list of the best graphics cards, and perhaps more importantly, received a warm welcome from the GPU market at large (and thus sold out immediately). A new leak tells us that AMD is shipping lots of GPUs to try to keep up with the demand — and yet they’re still not in stock. The information comes from Moore’s Law Is Dead on YouTube, who claims to have spoken to a major online retailer about RDNA 4 stock levels. Both Nvidia and AMD have been in a pretty dire place since the release of their latest graphics cards, with many people referring to the RTX 50-series as a “paper launch.” The cards just sell out too quickly and too many people are left trying to find one.
AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 series graphics cards are facing a massive supply shortage ever since their launch earlier this month, leading to price hikes and limited availability. However, Yeston, an add-in-board (AIB) partner, has reassured customers that supply will stabilize after April, offering relief to those struggling to find the GPUs at reasonable prices. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Yeston acknowledged the current stock issues but confirmed that weekly restocks are happening and that a more stable supply flow is expected after April. This suggests AMD and its partners are ramping up production to meet demand and ease market shortages.