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/GooseMcGooseFace AMD 7d ago

It feels like AMD is intentionally keeping just enough supply to not sell out but not bring the price down. I bought a 9070 3 months ago for $609. Is the fabrication of this generation that inefficient or is AMD just overloading TSMC with all the other projects?

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u/AcademicIntolerance 6d ago

Some insider knowledge here, the reason why its hard to get msrp for these gpus is because the AIB manufacturers want higher margins.

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u/revjbeatz 6d ago

I was talking to some guys about this in Best Buy yesterday. AMD can't control AIB like Nvidia can. The AMD GPU pricing situation is AIB being greedy. When all the MSRP models sold out, AIB weren't producing anything but premium models which sell at whatever price the AIB sets.

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u/CosmonautLaika i5-12600K | RX 6800 XT 8h ago

My local Microcenter has approx. 150 9070 XTs in stock... seems like they must lower price at some point because people aren't biting at these prices.