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[ardankyaosen]

I just checked the AMD Store to check their baseline GPU prices.  Imagine my surprise when I found NO GPUs for sale on that store AT ALL.  There's not even a category for them.  I know their next generation of GPUs are nearing availability, but that's still something like 3 weeks away.  Have I gone blind?  Is there a category that I'm somehow missing?  Or, has AMD actually pulled all their GPUs from their store?

[Sam_AMD]

Hello, @ardankyaosen 

No, you haven't gone blind. We have stopped making reference GPUs a little ago (end of 2024 if I recall correctly), and that is why you don't see them in our store.

Check out this article to learn more. 

[ardankyaosen]

I knew AMD was ceding the high-end GPU market to Nvidia.  But, I didn't know they were going to stop producing reference GPUs.  I liked those.

[BigAl01]

It's been really hard to find a deal on the RX 7900 XT GPU.  I managed to get one (Sapphire Pulse) on Amazon for $649 that arrived two days ago.  Good luck finding one under $1K now.  The new 9000 series should be a good deal, once the supply chain can provide them at retail prices.

[FunkZ]

AMD confirms RX 9070 reference design cards won't be available, only partner models.

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-9070-xt-reference-design-wont-be-available-for-pu...

For those holding out to purchase a 9000 series card, performance leaks indicate the 9070XT on par with a 7900GRE with the 9070 non-XT equivalent to a 7800XT.

[BigAl01]

Well then, I'm happy I just bought a 7900 XT for $649 USD.  Now if a 9070 XT goes for around $500, it would be a deal - but I bet it will be in the $600 to $700 USD range.

[Awol]

I bought my reference model 7900 XTX direct from AMD last year. Not going to bother getting a 9000 series card.

[BigAl01]

That might be the highest level from AMD for a while.  It's a great card though.