AMD Radeon RX 9070 GPUs Finally Get Official Release Window — but Still No Price

AMD's highly anticipated RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards, unveiled at CES 2025, are finally getting a release date: March 2025. This announcement, made via Twitter/X by David McAfee, VP & GM of Radeon Graphics and Ryzen CPUs, confirms a global launch, though specific details remain scarce.

McAfee's statement promises a "wide assortment of cards," but pricing and precise specifications are still under wraps. Industry speculation points towards a competitive positioning against Nvidia's February-launching RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti, suggesting similar price and performance ranges.

Intriguingly, reports suggest that review units of the RX 9070 series have already reached retailers and reviewers, including eTeknix, raising questions about the timing of the official launch. This pre-release circulation fuels speculation that AMD strategically delayed the announcement to better counter Nvidia's offerings, potentially influenced by competitive pricing pressures.

The situation highlights the challenges AMD faces. Market share reports from June 2024 indicated Nvidia's commanding 88% share of the discrete GPU market, leaving AMD with a mere 12%. This underscores the importance of a successful RX 9070 launch for AMD to make inroads into Nvidia's dominance. The lack of concrete information surrounding the launch has, however, resulted in a somewhat muddled and confusing rollout.