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Tom's Guide
24-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
I played Call of Duty on AMD's Radeon RX 9070 — and this GPU could steal the mid-range crown from Nvidia's RTX 5070
AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT just became Nvidia's worst nightmare — RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5060. But that's not the only place these two PC gaming titans are tangled in, as the RX 9070 is in a straight-up equally-priced scuff-up with the RTX 5070. With both getting an MSRP of $549 (with prices after the obligatory increases being the same at roughly $700), the question of which is the better mid-ranger comes down to specs and capabilities, which you'll find AMD and Nvidia regularly trading blows as you go down the list. But AMD is closing the gap to Team Green in two very important ways: So as someone who has an RTX 5070 gaming PC, you know I had to jump at the chance to get my hands on an RX 9070 desktop, play test Call of Duty, and see what the differences are between my Nvidia rig and this AMD machine. For what you get, this is a fantastic price for a mid-range gaming desktop. Inside, you'll find an Intel Core i5-14400F CPU, that RX 9070 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD. Keeping it cool is a beasty liquid cooling block for rock solid thermal management, and powering it is a 650W power supply — more than enough for all the components. With a triple cooling fan array, Gigabyte's overclockable RX 9070 is sure to not break into a sweat whatever games you throw at it. Pair that with the 16GB of video memory, a 5.2GHz clock speed, and access to all those new and upcoming FSR 4 technologies, and you've got a card that's going to be a stunner for a long time to come. Gorgeous, isn't it! Whoever built this tower for the AMD Connect session deserves a medal for the choice of an all-glass case to really show it in all its glory. But I digress, you've got a ton of 120mm fans in here for cooling, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Gigabyte's Radeon RX 9070, and it's all connected to the fantastic MSI MPG 272URX QD-OLED monitor — high 4K resolution and buttery smooth 240Hz refresh rate. So in my time with this beast of a PC at Computex 2025, I got to play around about an hour of Call of Duty action — including the opening scene of Black Ops 6 and an AI-filled multiplayer match. That last one is entirely my choice, as I didn't want to get annihilated over and over again. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. I tried all the settings I possibly could, at both QHD and 4K visual quality and everything turned up to max (just like I did with the RTX 5070 at home). When running the COD multiplayer benchmark with no frame gen, the 5070 hit 67 FPS at home. But AMD has managed to usurp this with 70 FPS. This discovery taught me two key things: But if you take some time to really hone the settings, you can get something beautiful. FSR 4 resolution scaling at 1440p is ferocious at its job of sharpening a downscaled image — creating immersive graphics while also managing to give you insane 300+ FPS frame rates with settings turned to max. And for those multiplayer gamers out there, you'll love the 5ms response time regardless of this tech being turned on. Traditionally, if AI is working in the background on making your game look prettier, it can be an extra layer of complexity that will add a little more latency to your gameplay inputs. Nvidia's answer is Reflex, which does a fantastic job. Now, I don't know what AMD's doing to match Reflex's energy, but it's definitely working — especially in a hyper-optimized game like this! I'm writing this section while in the midst of a 15-hour flight back to the U.K. Based on that sub-heading, I assume you can guess what film I most recently watched… To really understand just how this transformation to AMD's game performance-improving tech feels like it's hit us outta nowhere like an RKO, let me give you a timeline of this feature. Basically, in the early 2020s, Nvidia and AMD were both pursuing this kind of tech, but picked different ways to get there. And given the meteoric leap forward AMD has made by building FSR 4.0 on the GPU's RDNA 4 architecture, it's clear they know they picked the wrong path. Everything is now AI-based in its resolution upscaling and frame generation. Plus, the next version codenamed 'Redstone' (launching in June) is bringing a lot more Neural rendering techniques to arm the 9070 for the future of path traced games — basically the next generation of ray tracing that will surely melt some of these GPUs if you tried to run them without any AI tricks. Did AMD kind of copy Nvidia's work on DLSS here? Sure. But it's the best decision the company ever made to really close the gap to Team Green! With the 9070, AMD just took its glasses off and sauntered down the stairs in slow motion, while 'Kiss Me' by Sixpence None the Richer plays in the background… I'm getting distracted! Getting back on task here, from what you actually get for your money here with the Radeon RX 9070, seeing FSR 4 hard at work producing some visually stunning and smooth gameplay, and the future roadmap of what's to come with 'Redstone,' it becomes clear why I was blown away by AMD's beasty GPU. While nothing has quite managed to match the Intel Arc B580 for value for money, when it comes to the best price-to-performance at both 1440p and 4K with pretty much everything turned up to max, I think AMD might have this in the bag over Nvidia. But to find out for sure, I'll have to test these fully and review them… Well, watch this space!
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Intel-TSMC unholy chip factory alliance rumour re-emerges and this time a 'preliminary' deal is said to have been done
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It's the shipping story that just won't die, so here's the latest twist in the almost fanfic pairing of Intel and TSMC. The two companies have reportedly inked a "preliminary" agreement for a joint venture to run the latter's chip manufacturing factories, otherwise known as fabs. We've been here before, with an initial rumour to this effect, followed by stories that TSMC had pitched Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom to join in the joint-venture party. This latest story surfaced on The Information (paywalled, via Reuters) and, for now, it's unclear if those other companies are involved. This time, however, the talks have progressed to that "preliminary agreement" with TSMC reportedly taking a 20% stake in Intel's fabs as part of the deal. Reuters says both Intel and TSMC have declined to comment on the story. Reference has been made to, "Intel and other U.S. chip companies" holding a majority stake the new company formed from what is currently Intel Foundry, but it's all rather opaque. For now, therefore, this remains firmly a rumour, if a persistent one. So, what to make of it? Firstly, if true it likely doesn't commit either side to seeing the deal through. Secondly, well, there are too few details to draw many conclusions. We don't know, for instance, to what extent TSMC will roll its sleeves up and insert itself into the running of Intel's fabs. TSMC has clearly a better recent track record when it comes to operating chip factories. But it can hardly just turn up and say, "press that, tweak that, sorted!" Chip manufacturing is fiendishly complex and it would likely take years for TSMC to change Intel's course. The specifics of Intel's new 18A process, for instance, are essentially a done deal. It's a bit like Nvidia taking over AMD's Radeon graphics division. The new RX 9070 is a done deal and it would be years before the influence of Nvidia could be seen in future Radeon GPUs. Putting a cynical hat on for a moment, this is exactly the sort of non-deal deal you might expect from both parties in terms of buying time in this acutely uncertain era of geopolitics. In that scenario, TSMC wants to look like it is putting its best foot forward in terms of producing chips in the US in an effort to avoid tariffs. So, talk of helping Intel's fabs looks terribly cooperative. Intel, meanwhile, will want to look proactive to investors who are very worried about the performance of its fabs. So, a "preliminary" deal with the world's leading chip manufacturer that doesn't fully commit either party to anything could work for an interim period while Intel finds out if it can get the new 18A going properly. Should the tariffs remain in place and should Intel's 18A node be a dud, maybe they see the whole thing through. But if tariffs fade and / or there's a new US administration without a tariff fetish, and if Intel 18A is a banger, maybe they both quietly forget the whole thing. It is worth noting that Intel's foundry focused Direct Connect event is happening on April 29 this year, and there's a chance this could be where any sort of announcement might be made on any partnerships and Intel Foundry changes. Best CPU for gaming: Top chips from Intel and gaming motherboard: The right graphics card: Your perfect pixel-pusher SSD for gaming: Get into the game first.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AMD's secret weapon against Nvidia seems to be stock – way more RX 9070 GPUs are rumored to be hitting shelves than RTX 5000 models
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Nvidia is getting some RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 stock to retail However, a source at a major retailer claims AMD is pushing way more supply through, by a factor of 2x to 4x The RTX 5090 is notable in not being mentioned, despite recent rumors that the Blackwell flagship GPU was due for a spike in supply Nvidia's RTX 5000 GPUs are at least seeing some stock come through, but the quantity is easily outgunned by AMD's supply of RX 9070 graphics cards, we're hearing via the grapevine. This is Moore's Law is Dead, who has a new YouTube video out that discusses, among other topics, the supply levels of these new GPUs. The source the YouTuber spoke to is from a major online retailer, claiming that the outlet has got some RTX 5080, as well as RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 GPU stock in during the past week – so that's a glimmer of something positive for the situation with Nvidia's inventory, with some regular resupplying now underway. However, AMD is apparently shipping a quantity of RDNA 4 graphics cards that's at least double the amount of weekly Blackwell GPU shipments combined (in total) – and up to four times as much in some cases (varying week by week). Obviously take this with plenty of caution, but it seems that Team Red is maintaining a consistent and sizeable lead over Nvidia in the GPU restocking race. At least there is more resupplying activity going on with Nvidia now, or so it seems, but if AMD really is quadrupling the amount of stock Team Green can muster in some weeks – with RX 9070 models arriving in fourfold quantities compared to the total of RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 shipments – that's an eye-opening gulf. Obviously, this is just chatter from a single retailer, which is a very limited view of the overall picture. But what we've seen of late more broadly is that AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs are coming back into stock from time to time (we're monitoring that closely), whereas Nvidia's Blackwell models still appear to be vanishingly thin on the shelves. So, it'd be no surprise if AMD was shipping a lot more GPUs – something Team Red has already promised it would do, I might add. (A major UK retailer backs this up, too, as Overclockers says of RX 9070 XT restocking that 'large shipments are expected in the next 1-2 weeks,' which sounds promising). Of course, while RX 9070 models do seem to be arriving in more or less daily restocks, these graphics cards are disappearing very swiftly too, and AMD's supply is still not meeting demand from gamers. But then, there appears to be a great deal of demand for RDNA 4, which is hardly surprising given all the negativity around Nvidia of late, and the glowing reviews that the RX 9070 XT has secured. The upshot of all this could well be that AMD really starts to pull back GPU market share, and we've already seen hints that this is exactly what's happening already, even at this early stage. If that continues, well, let's say Nvidia has every reason to be worried, by the looks of how this is playing out. Finally, what's also notable here is that Nvidia's RTX 5090 isn't even mentioned in the leak from that major retailer, so the online store isn't getting any fresh stock of the Blackwell flagship. It's a niche GPU anyway, granted, but there were rumors that a spike in supply was due for the RTX 5090 come the end of March – and with not much of the month left, nothing's doing (literally). Is an uptick in RTX 5090, and other Blackwell stock, from Nvidia just around the corner? Well, maybe, but it's difficult to feel very positive about that idea – although at least some inventory is now coming through, even if it's apparently underwhelming in comparison to what AMD has rolling off the RDNA 4 production lines. AMD warns its RX 9070 GPUs are strictly 'UEFI-only' – but don't panic, here's why this probably doesn't affect you Nvidia retiring PhysX for its RTX 5000 GPUs has made some gamers furious - but I don't think it's a complete dealbreaker I've reviewed three generations of 3D V-cache processors, and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is the best there is
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AMD Calls Over 200,000 GPUs Shipped 'Unprecedented'
Everyone expected the AMD RX 9000 series to sell well, but no one predicted it would do this well. AMD has reportedly shipped over 200,000 of its new RX 9000 graphics cards to retailers over the past few weeks, and that volume has almost completely sold out already. This prompted AMD VP of product marketing, David McAfee, to say that such numbers were "unprecedented" for AMD, and that it had been a "pretty amazing couple of weeks." Since the launch of the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT, the two cards have been almost completely sold out across most major retailers. That's led to some scalping and price rises, but they haven't ballooned quite like Nvidia's new RTX 50-series cards have. AMD has now hit over 45% market share in Japan, as per VideoCardz, and with the absence of Nvidia GPUs on sale, that trend is unlikely to reverse. A new report from Benchlife (via VideoCardz) claims that AMD shipped around 200,000 of the new graphics cards to retail partners and that the global supply has almost completely been sold. The remaining cards are unlikely to shift in such great numbers because prices have grown far beyond the suggested pricing. But AMD's Frank Azor said last week that new stock was coming. David McAffee agreed, stating in a recent chat with HotHardware, "Priority number one is restocking all of our partners, [which] means all the way from retailers and e-tailers back to our add-in board partners." He didn't make any proclamations of exactly when we can expect restocking to occur but suggested that it would start with the board partners and filter out with Q2 and beyond, as it fleshes out the rest of the RDNA4 range. When asked about the way pricing had evolved since the cards were launched, McAffee placed some of the blame on board partners, claiming that AMD didn't have full control over the production and retail arm of the graphics card business like it does with CPUs. "On the CPU business [...] we control that end to end. With the launch of RDNA 4, we sell an ASIC to our board partners who then have a range of designs that they want to enable," he said, highlighting how it's retailers who decide which models to stock and at what price. While that feels like a bit of a cop-out answer, it's worth praising that he noted the major effect AMD can have on the process is through supply. If supply goes up, prices can come down, and that's what AMD is working on in the near future. "The biggest thing that we can do, and the biggest thing that we are doing quite honestly is ramping supply of Navi 48 very very aggressively," he said.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Even AMD is surprised by how fast it's gaining on Nvidia
AMD's RX 9000 series quickly joined the ranks of the best graphics cards, and it appears that its success came as a surprise to everyone — yes, even AMD itself. At a recent roundtable in Japan, the company revealed that its market share skyrocketed recently, reaching a whopping 45% in Japan. Although this refers to Japan, it's easy to imagine that AMD is gaining on Nvidia globally, too, although there are a few things to consider here. AMD's Yoshiaki Sato and Saki Suzuki shared a couple of updates during a Team AMD Roundtable held in Japan, which was later shared by ASCII. AMD was joined on stage by representatives of its many board partners, including ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, and Sapphire. AMD's add-in board partners (AIBs) reportedly shared that they wanted to make and sell more Radeon graphics cards, but were being held back due to a lack of GPUs. To this, AMD's Sato replied: 'AMD isn't used to selling [this many] graphics cards.' This got a laugh from the audience, and I admit, I chuckled, too. It's a candid response that shows that AMD maybe hasn't predicted just how much gamers would be willing to embrace its new GPUs. That 45% market share in Japan is a success, but AMD isn't resting on its laurels. Sato said that the 45% figure is a 'peak' for AMD, but one of its board partners chimed in with: 'No, we're below the majority. We're the opposition party, so let's aim for 70%,' which prompted another representative to say: 'We've never been the ruling party!' AMD is well aware of its market share compared to its rival, Nvidia. Worldwide figures usually pin AMD at anywhere between 10% and 18% of the GPU market. However, we might see an increase considering that AMD's RX 9070 GPUs are flying off the shelves … but that might put a stop to its market share gains, too. Although AMD was able to deliver more stock than Nvidia's RTX 50-series (which is sometimes referred to as a 'paper launch'), the GPUs are largely sold out at many U.S. retailers. When they're back in stock, they might be more expensive — and that'll put an end to AMD's performance-per-dollar argument. Let's hope that the company can find a middle ground with its board partners and deliver more cards to gamers at MSRP, or at least close to it. It's clear that the market is finally open to it. Sign in to access your portfolio
