PowerColor Radeon RX 8000 'Reaper' series rumored to debut at CES 2025 next month

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Expect four different Reaper GPUs from PowerColor at CES 2025.

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PowerColor is rumored to be working on a new series of GPUs codenamed "Reaper" for AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 8000 GPUs leveraging the RDNA 4 architecture, per Videocardz. The Reaper series likely targets the budget/mainstream segment and should slot in with PowerColor's current offerings rather than replace any existing lineup.

PowerColor is one of AMD's longest and most loyal AIB partners, with over a decade of experience as a licensed producer of Radeon cards. The brand employs several GPU series to diversify its offerings: Liquid Devil, Red Devil, Hellhound, Red Dragon, and Fighter, ranked from most premium to budget-oriented. PowerColor decided not to release any Red Dragon models for the Radeon RX 7000 series. - but that lineup is expected to return with AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 8000 GPUs in January.

The new Reaper series likely serves to cater to the mainstream budget market, as it is expected to launch with the RX 8800 and RX 8600 models alongside their respective XT counterparts for a total of four SKUs, per the source. It is also claimed that we should see Red Dragon and Hellhound RX 8000 variants at CES 2025. This does put a question mark on PowerColor's flagship Devil series. Since RDNA 4 is primarily aimed at the budget segment, AMD has opted out of the high-end market so we likely will not see a Devil-badged RX 8800 with exotic cooling and extra perks anytime soon, but that's just speculation.

Speaking of RDNA 4, AMD has promised better Ray Tracing performance and enhanced AI capabilities; with the possibility of an AI-driven FSR 4. Battlemage has been quite a pleasant surprise since the B580 lands significant blows against the RX 7600 and RTX 4060, even in the RT department - while being cheaper.

A lot hinges on RDNA 4 if AMD wishes to turn heads towards Radeon and boost its market share. While we don't want to be the bearer of bad news, rumor has it that Navi-44 (Radeon RX 8600) will be limited to just 8GB of VRAM. Of course, AMD could launch an RX 8600 XT with 16GB (in clamshell configuration) but expect a higher price tag as well. We could go on and on regarding leaks and speculation but it is best to wait for the official unveil next month at CES 2025.

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  • -Fran-
    "Reaper" series? Are they making GN-based cards now? LOL

    Oh, man...

    Anyway; I just hope AMD doesn't screw up this launch. They've set expectations on "mid tier" compelling performance for the price, so they better deliver.

    Regards.
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  • munkee_zero
    I would hope both the 8600 and 8800 are outfitted with over 8Gb VRAM. I think Intel have cottoned on that with their Battlemage GPUs.
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  • Notton
    8GB on an 8600?
    Jeepers Creepers, they're gonna get bleepered.
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  • Mama Changa
    Notton said:
    8GB on an 8600?
    Jeepers Creepers, they're gonna get bleepered.
    Especially since it will also be old GDDR6 memory. Still 5060 is 8GB only too. But I don't know if this level of card gets GDDR7. It'll probably rely on L2 cache but that only get so you so far and won't help if you run out of memory.


    I consider 7600 and 7600XT as trash tier and misnamed 7500 parts like 4060 is misnamed 4050 and looks like 8600 will continue that trend.
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  • Hotrod2go
    8600 with 8GB memory translates into AMD have done their market research & are confident a return on investment will be adhered to like all good business practice in the first place. The complaints on here for 8GB limitation are from end users who think consumers of these cards only play PC games & ultra settings & that's all they ever do with their card. AMD certainly doesn't see it this way unless you think their marketing dept & researches don't know their backside from their brains.
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  • Notton
    Hotrod2go said:
    8600 with 8GB memory translates into AMD have done their market research & are confident a return on investment will be adhered to like all good business practice in the first place. The complaints on here for 8GB limitation are from end users who think consumers of these cards only play PC games & ultra settings & that's all they ever do with their card. AMD certainly doesn't see it this way unless you think their marketing dept & researches don't know their backside from their brains.
    Did you totally miss the B580 review?
    It is $250 and trades blows with the 7600XTThe 7600XT is $315.

    Where as the 7600 is also $250, but gets left in the dust, and is well known to run out of VRAM, even at 1080p.
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  • Hotrod2go
    Notton said:
    Did you totally miss the B580 review?
    It is $250 and trades blows with the 7600XTThe 7600XT is $315.

    Where as the 7600 is also $250, but gets left in the dust, and is well known to run out of VRAM, even at 1080p.
    It's not $250 where I could obtain the B580 from my part of the world. It's nearly double that in my country, so the age old argument of relativity comes into play. Value for money is what most PC enthusiasts consider before purchases in line with their user case. Lots of nuances in that argument,,, but go for it, I'm all ears...
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