Radeon RX 7900 XT for $399? Beware of GPU Scams This Prime Day

Fake RX 7900 XT deal
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We hope you enjoy the tasty tech bargains we highlight during the Prime Deals season. However, we have become aware of some scams and fake deals, hoping to cruelly catch those out fishing for the hottest bargains like a Radeon RX 7900 XT, one of the best graphics cards. As tweeted by PCWorld executive editor Brad Chacos, an Amazon listing shows a Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XT for a measly $480. We later found a similar listing from the same shady merchant for $399.

Please always watch out for deals that look too good to be true. The Amazon “deal” falls into that category, from a “just launched” seller with no buyer feedback called “congxinadianzishangwuyouxiangongsi.” These scammers don’t even bother to invent a believable shop name anymore.

The highly suspect Radeon RX 7900 XT listing remains live at the time of writing, but we don’t want to link to it here, just in case someone accidentally puts a purchase through. Your time, personal data, and money are too important to have to extricate yourself from an order for a bogus graphics card deal like the one highlighted, so please avoid it.

Graphics cards are among the most exciting PC component purchases, so we wouldn’t want you to be disappointed. It is advisable to check our features, like our best graphics card for gaming in the 2023 article, and our excellent reference work, the Tom’s Hardware GPU hierarchy, to determine the best GPU for your needs.

Once you have a good idea of your ideal new GPU, we have a fresh set of prices to consider today. Our hot-off-the-presses GPU Price Index: Lowest Price on Every Graphics Card Today features packs in every modern GPU available, and we have sought out optimal US and UK retailer choices for every SKU.

If the headlining Radeon RX 7900 XT would be your thing, for example, we have genuine links to it in the US for $699 at Newegg and in the UK for £766 at Amazon UK. We also have deal choice sections for Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 & 40 and Intel Arc GPUs.

Mark Tyson
Freelance News Writer

Mark Tyson is a Freelance News Writer at Tom's Hardware US. He enjoys covering the full breadth of PC tech; from business and semiconductor design to products approaching the edge of reason.

  • Thunder64
    Third party sellers on Amazon and Newegg are to be avoided at all costs. I would never bother dealing with them.
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  • domih
    Is "SAPPHIRE Technology", https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/AD1AFB09-30DF-467C-BE05-A72A6807F175, ALSO a shady merchant? They offer the Pulse XT for the same price. They also offer the Pulse XTX for $455.

    At the same time they offer the Nitro+ XTX for $999.99 and the Nitro+ XT for $1,023.79.
    In all cases, the product pages show reviews from customers that look "OK".
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  • colossusrage
    There's been several individuals asking about these Sapphire cards being half the price of the others over on Reddit. One of them actually went for it yesterday. Today they reported that the order was canceled and they have yet to receive a refund.
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  • daworstplaya
    domih said:
    Is "SAPPHIRE Technology", https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/AD1AFB09-30DF-467C-BE05-A72A6807F175, ALSO a shady merchant? They offer the Pulse XT for the same price. They also offer the Pulse XTX for $455.

    At the same time they offer the Nitro+ XTX for $999.99 and the Nitro+ XT for $1,023.79.
    In all cases, the product pages show reviews from customers that look "OK".
    Look carefully at the listing. The seller listed is not "Sapphire Technology", it is the same scam seller listed in the article. Amazon is just trying to point people to the lowest price (scam).
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