AMD has announced plans to unveil its RDNA 3.5 and RDNA 4 Radeon RX 8000 and 9000 GPU series in early 2025, coinciding with CES. This event will also see the launch of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5000 series, which we recently discussed. Although some details about AMD's upcoming GPUs have been leaked, it seems that they have been hiding in plain sight for a while.
New Graphics Card Discovery
A sharp-eyed redditor on the r/AMD subreddit noticed that AMD has featured a never-before-seen graphics card in an official advertisement on Reddit for the past couple of months. The ad showcases an AMD Ryzen 9 CPU box alongside a triple-fan AMD Radeon graphics card.
This particular design is different and has not been seen before from AMD. It looks like a first-party design since there’s no branding from any third-party AIB makers on the shroud. All these hints imply that this could be a new RX 8000 series GPU design, although it is still uncertain which exact model it is. The tri-fan structure suggests it’s aimed at a high-end GPU, and it wouldn't make sense for AMD to show its top-tier Ryzen 9 CPU with a lower-end GPU in the advertisement. Thus, this likely represents the reference design for the upcoming Radeon RX 8800 XT, or whatever AMD may choose to call it. However, it could also correspond to the recently leaked RDNA 4-based AMD Radeon RX 9070.
Performance Expectations
Currently, all signs point towards the RX 8000 series being built on AMD’s RDNA 3.5 architecture. This seems to be a slight refresh of the RDNA 3 architecture that was utilized for the RX 7000 series GPUs. While this news may not be alarming for gamers on a budget or those looking for mid-range GPU options, it implies that AMD may struggle to compete in the high-end GPU market.
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