AMD Radeon RX 9070 series prices leak on Micro Center — starting at nearly $700 for XT versions
Is Intel our only hope for an affordable mid-tier GPU?

With just a couple of days before AMD officially announces the RX 9070 family of GPUs, listings for these graphics cards momentarily appeared online on Micro Center. Although it seems that the retailer has already taken them down, we caught a glimpse of their prices, and we aren’t happy. We saw one RX 9070 listing — the ASRock RX 9070 Challenger Triple Fan — for $649.99. The cheapest RX 9070 XT we saw — the ASRock RX 9070 XT Steel Legend Triple Fan — was listed for $699.99.
Since AMD hasn’t announced prices for these GPUs yet, we hope that these are just placeholder prices and that the real pricing will be much lower. After all, the company already denied that the starting prices for the 9070 and 9070 XT are $749 and $899, respectively. But if these leaked numbers are true, then the 9070 XT isn’t much lower than the RTX 5070 Ti’s MSRP of $749, and the vanilla 9070 is much higher than the 5070’s $549 launch price. The company also compared the 9070 XT’s performance to that of the 7900 GRE, which had a launch price of just $549, while the 9070 could match the 7800 XT, which had a launch price of just $499.
AMD doesn't appear to have plans to sell a Made by AMD reference card to the public, so the GPUs that we saw listed may not even sell at MSRP. We expect there will be some "MSRP" variants at launch, but whether or not they remain available and in stock will depend on AMD's supply. This is also true of Nvidia's graphics cards and the RTX 5070 Ti, as Nvidia didn't create a Founders Edition version of that GPU. We only saw a few listings at the MSRP, and some options even hit nearly double the launch price. That might be due more to the retail outlets than the AIB partners, of course.
Many gamers and enthusiasts are anticipating the arrival of AMD’s competitors to Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs. With shortages still plaguing RTX 50-series GPUs despite being launched weeks ago, the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs might be the only real option for mid-range GPUs. AMD also renamed its graphics card lineup to make it easier to match and compare against the competition, so we expect the 9070 XT to be competitive with the 5070 Ti. However, leaked synthetic benchmark tests indicate it more closely matches the RTX 4070 Super, while the RTX 5070 Ti outperformed it by approximately 28%. We'll see where Team Red lands once we get our hands on these GPUs and are able to see how they perform in the real world.
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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.


















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Syntaximus Leave it to AMD to botch the pricing again. Greedy morons.Reply
Just wait until they slash the prices due to poor sales, that's the move. -
txfeinbergs
Good luck finding one.Amdlova said:700usd for a XT ? No thanks
Will buy a 5070 or 5070 ti instead -
JamesJones44 txfeinbergs said:Good luck finding one.
All high demand products have this issue. The Switch 2 will be the same problem. Just be patient and wait a few months and there will be supply at retail pricing. -
txfeinbergs
Nope. The problem is the tariffs will take effect shortly on all chips. 25% and higher. You aren't going to find anything for "MSRP" shortly. Well, that is assuming you live in the US. If you live elsewhere, you are probably good.JamesJones44 said:All high demand products have this issue. The Switch 2 will be the same problem. Just be patient and wait a few months and there will be supply at retail pricing. -
Notton The chip in 9070/XT, the Navi 48, is a 357mm² to 390mm² on TSMC N4Reply
The 5070Ti/5080 uses the GB203, which is 378mm² on TSMC 4N (not a typo)
If the 9070XT can barely compete with a 5070Ti, which is the cut down version, you can see how AMD would be in a pickle.
I don't think Navi 48 is massively cheaper to produce than GB203. -
Heat_Fan89
The US import tariffs appear to have already begun. HP was selling their flagship Omen 45L just last week with a 5090 for $4800. That same system is now $5800.txfeinbergs said:Nope. The problem is the tariffs will take effect shortly on all chips. 25% and higher. You aren't going to find anything for "MSRP" shortly. Well, that is assuming you live in the US. If you live elsewhere, you are probably good. -
logainofhades Amdlova said:700usd for a XT ? No thanks
Will buy a 5070 or 5070 ti instead
So you are willing to pay a $1k+ for a 5070ti but not a 9070xt for $700? -
DS426
Tech review benchmarks aren't out yet, but call it as you want. Plus, I don't see any 5070 Ti's available AT ANY PRICE below $1,000, i.e. either buying scalped or lucky to get one at or up to $240 above MSRP on day zero or on a waitlist.Amdlova said:700usd for a XT ? No thanks
Will buy a 5070 or 5070 ti instead
Does anyone really think the 5070 situation will be any better? -
logainofhades DS426 said:Tech review benchmarks aren't out yet, but call it as you want. Plus, I don't see any 5070 Ti's available AT ANY PRICE below $1,000, i.e. either buying scalped or lucky to get one at or up to $240 above MSRP on day zero or on a waitlist.
Does anyone really think the 5070 situation will be any better?
Nope, the prices will be just as insane for the 5070 as they are the 5070ti. 50 series is another skip it generation.