discussion RX 9070 GRE Review

[moocow]

2 Germany sites reviewed the China only (so far) RX 9070 GRE. TL;DR, pricing is between the 9060XT and 9070 (non XT) and performance sometimes is worst than 9060XT and having 4GB less VRAM is a problem in RT performance. Looking at prices in HK, an ASRock RX 9070 GRE is $4.1K HKD which is about $720 CAD. The cheapest RTX 5070 is a GB Windforce SFF at $750 that's about 10% to 15% faster.

(saw the article on Videocardz but linking to the original review)

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (China) im Test

Bisher nur in Asien verfügbar, dürfte die AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE in Zukunft auch nach Deutschland kommen. Der „Lückenfüller“ im Test.

www.computerbase.de

 

[moocow]

Thread revive!

GN got their hands on a Yeston anime waifu edition and posted a review video. Checking the prices again in HK, the ASRock Steel Legend is up 10% to $4.5K HKD. Yeston RX 9070 XT Sakura OC is at $5.7K HKD.

 

[moocow]

I'm not going to start another thread. VCZ is reporting a possible global release of the RX 9070 GRE, they spotted it in a system integrater's website.

EDIT: checking prices in HK again, ASRock version is $4.5K while a Sappire 9070XT 16GB is $5.9K. So that's $1.4K HKD diff which is about $230-ish CAD difference.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE may launch globally soon - VideoCardz.com

Sapphire RX 9070 GRE spotted in global retail packaging AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE may no longer be limited to China and nearby markets. VideoCardz has

videocardz.com

 

[rcmpc_outreach]

AMD’s lineup segmentation has been kinda messy lately. The GRE cards are interesting, but pricing always seems to make them harder to recommend outside specific markets.

 

[moocow]

AMD's tactics seem to be first send all the defective-ish chips to secondary markets but then failed to price them accordingly. Using Jumbo Computer in HK because they have GRE for ordering and using the cheapest unit I can find on their site:

• ASRock 9060 XT 16GB Challenger = $3.5K HKD
• ASRock Steel Legend Dark OC 9070 GRE = $4.5K HKD
• Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 16GB = $5.3K HKD
• Sapphire Pulse 9070 XT = $5.9K HKD

Using that pricing structure, the 9070 16GB is worth the money because that's only $800 HKD more which translate to under $140 CAD difference and you get a faster GPU and 16GB vs 12GB. Assuming the convert rate reflects CAD retail closely, the GRE is $795 CAD. The cheapest 9070 is $850 so the CAD retail for a GRE has to be less than $710 but more than $550 (cheapest 16GB 9060 XT).

BTW, $5.9K for the Pulse 9070 XT is about $1040 CAD, BB is selling it for $1K before tax. HK has no tax but when you bring it in, you get taxed so the $40 diff is moot.

 

[moocow]

VCZ now confirms the RX 9070 GRE is indeed being launch globally. Placeholders on retailer websites have been spotted and they stated that review samples are being handed out.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE spotted at retailers, global launch expected before Computex - VideoCardz.com

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE cards appear on Amazon RX 9070 GRE review samples are already out Recently we shared an exclusive look at the Sapphire Radeon RX

videocardz.com

 

[Marzipan]

RTX 3080 Ti performance...for how much, though?

 

[moocow]

RTX 3080 Ti performance...for how much, though?

No clue but I hope AMD don't pull another stupid pricing.

 

[Marzipan]

No clue but I hope AMD don't pull another stupid pricing.

agreed. when you've got a captive market, like the GRE was made for, you can price however you want, they don't have any recourse. globally though, completely different situation, so needs to be priced attractively. or at least, that's what common sense would dictate.

nothing about making only enterprise grade silicon and nothing the consumer market wants / needs doesn't make much sense either. but since everyone is doing it, it's forced the global economy to become a captive market. >.<