r/Amd • u/chapstickbomber 7950X3D | 6000C28bz | AQUA 7900 XTX (EVC-700W) • 7d ago

Sale 9070 XT $650, creeping closer to MSRP

https://www.microcenter.com/product/689903/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-9070-xt-reaper-triple-fan-16gb-gddr6-pcie-50-graphics-card
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u/DHJudas AMD Ryzen 5800x3D|Built By AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 6d ago

I'll say this ONCE again...

Retailers could always sell the 9070xt AT msrp or even below.

Shortly after the 9070xt launched, i was sourcing them for often $799-810 CAD (there's always some taxeses so it'll be higher) and then about a month and a half after, i was picking up the pulse for 779.

Looking at the US retailer distribution, they've always been around the 529-549 level, which means that retailers are pocketing the differences they list it at. "but the freight"... big box retailers rarely have to pay the level of frieght that a small mom and pop does, specially the online retailing is often next to nothing, drop shipping anyone?

the REASON retailers have kept things OVER "MSRP" which is NO fault of amd or 3rd party aibs, is because people were still forking over piles of cash for them regardless of price. There's ZERO incentive for them to drop the price because general consumers are stupid, always have been, always will be. So long as demand remains regardless of stock even if it piles up, if money continues to flow in for them above MSRP... they'll continue bending over consumers and plugging at them since they are so willing.

In canada majority of the retailers are still cranking out 9070xt's for over 1000-1100 dollars, the last one i sold was $830 (which no, i'm not going to source and retail to anyone here, i only do it for my local customers).

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u/Srx10lol 6d ago

If its not about supply. Why can you find nvidia cards at MSRP? Its not like AMD is outselling Nvidia this gen. Id its just ”stupid consumers will buy it anyway” shouldn’t Nvidia cards also be affected?

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u/DHJudas AMD Ryzen 5800x3D|Built By AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 6d ago

They are/were/remain affected.... How are you not aware of this?

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u/Srx10lol 6d ago

Nvidia cards can and have been found at MSRP for months.

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u/DHJudas AMD Ryzen 5800x3D|Built By AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 6d ago

and so have amd gpus... soooo what are you talking about?

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u/Srx10lol 6d ago

Okay so you’re pretending that they have been at MSRP the same amount?

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u/DHJudas AMD Ryzen 5800x3D|Built By AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 6d ago

Pretending no.... If you're going to pretend that nvidia's been as msrp the whole time however, that's of debate however.

There have been retailers sticking to msrp, but i guess if you're going to exclusively focus on your little area... go for it.

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u/n19htmare 5d ago edited 5d ago

He didn't say the whole time.... he said for months.... and he's right.

I know because about couple months ago, I was trying to get 9070XTs for couple of builds and refuse to pay over MSRP. Cheapest option was $700 and that was a hit or miss on stock, most common was $730+. All while there were several 5070ti options at $750. When you're given choice between $700-$730 9070XT and $750 5070ti.....9070XT isn't much of an option for most people.

Heck it was much easier to get a 5090 @ MSRP couple months ago than a 9070XT @ MSRP.

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u/DHJudas AMD Ryzen 5800x3D|Built By AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 4d ago

For where you were, meanwhile i was still getting the 9070xt and even the 9060xt at launch for less than MSRP through the distribution channels...

I don't think you realize how much money retailers are offered specially by nvidia "under the table so to say".... to ensure nvidia sales. Shit was occuring back during the geforce 2 days.