- An AMD official explained why RDNA 4 GPUs will not be launched before March
- The reason is to ensure that the pilots are fully perfected and that FSR 4 is more widely supported.
- In addition to that, it is mentioned that it is necessary to ensure that a sufficient stock of RX 9070 is available.
AMD provided a reason why the launch of its RX 9070 graphics cards was announced as taking place in March 2025, while hope – based on the discussions of the vine, and largely – was for a version prior to First quarter.
As David McAfee has clearly indicated on X, Vice-President of AMD and Director General of Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics, the company “takes a little more time to optimize the software battery for maximum performance and allow more FSR 4 titles ”.
I really appreciate the enthusiasm aroused by RDNA4. We strive to provide an excellent set of products with the Radeon 9000 series. We take a little more time to optimize the software battery for maximum performance and allow more FSR 4 titles. We also have a wide range…January 22, 2025
Thus, AMD adjusts the graphics pilots so that they work as well as possible with the RX 9070 offers and so that more PC games are supported by FSR 4.
In addition, the head of Team Red also indicates that the constitution of stocks is part of the equation when it comes to launching the launch of the RDNA 4 GPUs later in the first quarter, rather than earlier.
Analysis: A new AMD approach – Don’t rush, are you right?
This second quick announcement of McAfee seems to serve several possible objectives. Of course, on the surface, it is good to be kept informed of what is happening and to hear why the RED team takes more time on this subject. And I think that is something that AMD had to clarify, because many rumors circulated on what was happening behind closedy with Rdna 4.
One of the most frustrating elements of RDNA 4’s “delay” – which is not strictly a delay, since AMD has only announced the first quarter of 2025 for the launch, and this can be as late as ‘In March (although, certainly, not later). ) – was the apparent appearance of several RX 9070 models in retailers. Naturally, these observations had to be seasoned, but there were a number of photos, which all seemed quite authentic (it seemed unlikely that they were all false in one way or another). This has led to a certain perplexity and a certain frustration as to the reason why AMD is not content to “put yourself in it” so to speak.
McAfee indirectly addresses this problem in his latest comment, saying that some business partners “started to build an initial inventory”, but that there is much more to come. This explains these photo leaks and also assures us that there will be a lot of stock of RDNA 4 on hand – also playing and capitalizing on the concerns that Nvidia will not have a decent level of stock for its RTX 5000 graphics cards (at least not initially for RTX 5090 and 5080 models).
All this deviates from the rumor that AMD was involved in price quarrels with business partners (who have already ordered and received RX 9070 models or at least part of the stock) after having noted the PDSF surprisingly low NVIDIA for the Blackwell office GPU.
In addition, another concern expressed about RDNA 4 was that the support for FSR 4 could be slim at the start, in particular compared to the DLSS 4, because Nvidia benefits from a large support from the start.
It is therefore logical to solve this problem and, more broadly, to focus on the launch of the RX 9070 as good as possible – in terms of FSR, pilots and stock availability. Admittedly, the fact that the RTX 5070 should already be released in February, and fully tested, to allow a better pitch of the price of the RX 9070 and its brother XT, is obviously also an advantage. (If AMD has not yet finalized the price – which, in view of the whole, seems likely).
This main objective of launching RDNA 4 a high quality affair also corresponds to what Moore’s Law is Dead (Mlid) has just shared in its latest video (see above). The Youtuber notes that AMD has changed its strategy under the direction of Jack Huynh (main vice-president of computer science and graphics) to avoid precipitating the products when the market-or the launches of competitors-demands them, and in Place, take the time to put the equipment well in place. .
And I cannot contest this strategy because, well, it is completely logical, and the sources of Mlid also clearly indicate that they do not fear that the RX 9070 models can disappoint.
So, even if I would like to buy a new mid -range GPU as soon as possible, I will simply have to be patient, like everyone else. Because even if it is a little frustrating, if the RDNA 4 goes very well, it will of course be worth waiting.
Via Videocardz
