AMD RX 9070 and 9070 XT launch date leaks: Team Red appears ready to derail RTX 5070/Ti release less than a month later

We are in quite a weird time when it comes to new GPU launches. Where fans were once excited about the next-gen GPUs, their enthusiasm has been greatly reduced due to the arguably horrible RTX 5090 and the RTX 5080 launch. While we can’t change the RTX 50 stock situation or make the RTX 5080 more performant than it is, we can look forward to the RX 9070/XT as the cards are shaping up to be quite decent. 

AMD has officially confirmed that the debut RDNA 4 cards, which will most likely be the RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT, will be on the market in early March. However, the company gave no date during this announcement. The RX 9070/XT release date has now leaked online thanks to Uniko’s Hardware.

The RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT are reportedly landing on March 6. Considering that Nvidia is expected to put the RTX 5070 and the RTX 5070 Ti on sale on February 20, Team Red is seemingly launching the RX 9070/XT around 15 days later. This is all the information that Uniko’s Hardware has managed to get. So, we don’t know when AMD is holding a presentation showing off the RX 9000 cards nor do we know the review embargo details.

That said, we can make a few educated guesses. For instance, it is likely that, where AMD has delayed RDNA 4 to work on the software, the company is waiting to see what Nvidia has in store with the RTX 5070 and the RTX 5070 Ti. So, AMD is expected hold the RX 9070/XT unveiling after the RTX 5070/Ti is already on sale, making a late February event a real possibility.

For the review embargo, gamers can expect the RX 9070/XT reviews to drop a few days before the March 6 sales date.

As always, take the RX 9070/XT launch and announcement dates discussed here with a grain of salt.

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