AMD announced its next-generation graphics cards, the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT, at CES 2025, but curiously, neither of the two RDNA 4 graphics cards was present during AMD’s keynote, despite vendors showing off their new cards on the show floor with redacted specifications.
Now, David McAfee, VP & GM of Radeon Graphics and Ryzen CPUs, has posted on Twitter / X to reveal a release month for both: March 2025.
“Radeon 9000 series hardware and software are looking great and we are planning to have a wide assortment of cards available globally,” McAfee said. “Can’t wait for gamers to get their hands on the cards when they go on sale in March!”
The AMD RX 9070 and 9070 XT are set to debut in March 2025, then, but the company has still not announced specific details such as specifications or pricing. It’s widely believed that the GPU will operate in the same price and performance brackets as Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5070, and RTX 5070 Ti, which launch in February.
Despite this, reports indicate that stock of the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT have already landed at retailers and are already in the hands of reviewers and critics, with outlet eTeknix confirming it has received review samples of the upcoming graphics cards.
The entire scenario raises more than a few eyebrows, sparking speculation that AMD delayed the official launch to directly respond to competition from Nvidia’s RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti and allowing the company to directly compare Team Green’s new GPUs to its new products. It’s also speculated that pricing pressure from Nvidia has caused AMD to delay the official release of the RX 9070 lineup.
With details of the new AMD graphics cards as scarce as they are, the RX 9070 lineup launch messaging has been messy and confusing. A report from June 2024 indicates that Nvidia currently holds 88% of the total discrete GPU market, with AMD sitting at just 12%.
With no other company challenging Nvidia at the mid-range or high-end of the consumer graphics card market, AMD needs to play its cards right to chip away at Nvidia’s staggering market dominance.
Sayem is a freelancer based in the UK, covering tech & hardware. You can get in touch with him at @sayem.zone on Bluesky.
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