For these of you holding out some tiny sliver of hope that the brand new Vary of AMD Radeon RDNA 4 GPUs would come out simply earlier than the top of 2024, we’ve received some dangerous information for you. That’s as a result of AMD has confirmed that it’s “on observe to launch the primary RDNA 4 GPUs in early 2025.” The announcement comes straight from the corporate’s CEO, Lisa Su, who made the assertion throughout AMD’s newest earnings name.
Whereas maybe slightly disappointing, Su does at the least affirm the “early” timeframe for the launch. Plus, this finally isn’t a shock, as many months of rumors have steadily pointed towards each AMD and Nvidia being set to launch their latest contenders for a spot on the very best graphics card guides of the world sooner or later subsequent yr. There had been a short interval the place hope had risen that AMD may look to beat Nvidia to the punch and launch its new GPUs this yr, however that expectation has lengthy since dwindled.
As for when in 2025 we will anticipate RDNA 4 and Nvidia’s rival Blackwell gaming GPUs to reach, rumors have lengthy hinted at them each being introduced on the CES 2025 tech commerce present in early January 2025, and this announcement fuels that fireside. Nvidia is about to have a keynote speech there the place it’s anticipated to announce the likes of the RTX 5090.
In the meantime, AMD doesn’t but have a significant keynote scheduled on the present, however the newest RX 8000 rumors level to AMD asserting a slew of merchandise at CES. These reportedly embody its new RDNA 4 GPUs, together with a brand new AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive CPU geared toward a brand new technology of gaming handhelds, such because the Lenovo Legion Go 2. The brand new AMD Strix Halo laptop computer CPU, with its ultra-powerful built-in graphics, can be rumored to be unveiled on the present.
AMD has already confirmed that it has deserted competing for the best finish of the graphics card market, so we’re not anticipating it to unveil a product to compete with the likes of the Nvidia RTX 5090. As an alternative, it’s anticipated {that a} Radeon RX 8700 XT, Radeon RX 8800 XT, or Radeon RX 8900 XT will as an alternative compete with a doable Nvidia RTX 5070 for total efficiency. AMD is anticipated to supply considerably improved ray tracing efficiency with these new GPUs, although, doubtlessly making them much more aggressive total.
No matter occurs, we’ll be on the present flooring at CES 2025 to report again on precisely what each corporations have in retailer. And whereas all of us wait, you will discover out what we all know to date about AMD RDNA 4’s massive competitors in our Nvidia RTX 5000 information, the place we share all the things we all know to date concerning the forthcoming Blackwell gaming GPU lineup.