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AMD announces two events for their new Zen 3 and RDNA2 lines (Zen 3 - October 8, RDNA2 - October 28)
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Also worth pointing out a month is really good for AMD. Previously they have been closer to a year behind Nvidia.
Most recent example: RTX 20 series launched almost a year earlier than the RX 5000 series.
I suspect AMD 1) doesn't think Nvidia is going to have enough supply to fulfill demand and 2) if they are competitive, doesn't want Nvidia to drop prices before launch. Make Nvidia respond with Supers or Tis, not price drops before the new cards even release.
Most recent example: RTX 20 series launched almost a year earlier than the RX 5000 series.
I suspect AMD 1) doesn't think Nvidia is going to have enough supply to fulfill demand and 2) if they are competitive, doesn't want Nvidia to drop prices before launch. Make Nvidia respond with Supers or Tis, not price drops before the new cards even release.
Same boat. Sitting on a 6600K right now but I think I'll wait for DDR5 at this point.
The fact that AMD is waiting till 28th Oct mean's they are not ready to tell the public the final specs of the RDNA 2. Nvidia dominates the PC market and AMD are playing it safe by taking their time to have something compelling to show.
They've been hinting at an announcement tomorrow.
Edit - or Frank Azor, Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions and Marketing has been.
Those who are deciding between NV and AMD will wait regardless.
Those who have decided already won't be swayed in any case really.
I mean, the most accurate leaker posted this:
Yet people are still going crazy as if it was the end of the world. Some people are just prone to overreacting.
Eh there's also a bit of the middle ground. You want to wait and see what AMD offers but what if you don't like what they put out during their Oct event? The 3000 series will be sold out by then and you're just kind of stuck with nothing. Would have been nice to have gotten some more info before NVIDIA's stuff goes on sale next week.
It kind of makes sense for AMD to wait until late October to reveal their GPUs since Nvidia has yet to detail anything lower than the 3070. Their cards aren't ready to launch, and they don't have all of Nvidia's plans to react to yet. I do feel this may be them waving the white flag on the high end again though. If they had something competitive they'd surely have to say something before the 17th?
I know people are desperate for new builds for Cyberpunk but I am more than willing to sit back and read/watch all the benchmarks of all the new stuff coming this fall. Feel like a more likely build time for me is next spring or summer
If their best card only matches the 3070 and can't price it accordingly (cheaper), they'll be in trouble.
I think that was a reference to what's in the OP. So his post was a hint of an announcement... of an announcement.
Rocket Lake is Q1 2021 and will still be on 14nm, but at least it'll finally have PCIe 4.0. It's just a stop-gap for Intel until their for real 10nm stuff (Alder Lake), but that got delayed by 6 months so who knows when that actually comes out.
Very nice. Does AMD usually release hardware shortly after the announcement? A 4000-series CPU is the last thing I'll be waiting on for my build so the sooner they come out the better.
It would be good to have something compete with the 3080 but frankly **80 tier GPUs aren't really relevant outside extreme niche circles.
It's not like they won't make more of them.
Personally I won't be buying new hardware before Cyberpunk gets benched on them.
I have heard that 6 cores could end up being bottlenecks when next gen games roll around. If that is the case, and the 4600 is an 6 core, could that become an actual issue?
The problem is that not having anything at the high end inevitably drags the low end down. Check out the steam survey thread from the other day. Despite AMD's lower end being comparable to Nvidia's very few people appear to actually be buying them. AMD only has 2 cards in the top 20 despite it being loaded with lower end Nvidia cards. AMD desperately needs a win on the GPU side to gain some relevance.
In the off chance RDNA2 obliterates Amphere from a price-performance standpoint it makes it a bit harder for Nvidia to do any pricing adjustments since people will have already bought cards.
I'm guessing they'll drop the 16GB 3070Ti to try and counter.
Waiting for a month or two (or six really) after some h/w launch is always a good idea.
Prices will fall, more models will be released, bugs will be ironed out, etc, etc
I never understood why people line up to purchase some PC part at launch fully knowing that this part will be on the market for at least a year - or two in case of GPUs.
A monnttth I want to build now damn it
Anyway, excited. I really don't know if I'm gonna really end up going Ryzen 4000, but the launch may make the 3000 series prices drop further so it's just better to wait.
Anyway, excited. I really don't know if I'm gonna really end up going Ryzen 4000, but the launch may make the 3000 series prices drop further so it's just better to wait.
I'm in for Zen 3 for sure. Going to upgrade my Intel 4670k and have been waiting for Zen 3 to drop first. Good timing.\
Also upgrading my GTX 1070. Looking like I'll get a 3080. If AMD is competitive, I'm not opposed to going for it. But I'm not waiting. 3080 on release, I hope.
Also upgrading my GTX 1070. Looking like I'll get a 3080. If AMD is competitive, I'm not opposed to going for it. But I'm not waiting. 3080 on release, I hope.
Honestly surprised RDNA2 cards are taking so long. Sony and MS have been manufacturing consoles with RDNA2 for a while now, but i guess discrete cards take longer?
Damn that date is faraway for RDNA2. Looking for a GPU in $150-$200 range. Any chances they'll have something comparable to a 2060 super with RDNA2?
