AMD releases statement countering rumored limited availability of the Radeon VII

Notebookcheck recently reported on a rumor that AMD was planning on manufacturing only 5,000 (or fewer) Radeon VII GPUs for launch. This may seem like a surprisingly low production number for a flagship model, and AMD has attempted to allay any concerns potential purchasers may have on obtaining one of the brand-new GPUs:

While we don't report on production numbers externally, we will have products available via AIB partners and AMD.com at launch of Feb. 7, and we expect Radeon VII supply to meet demand from gamers.

This could of course mean one of two things: AMD has actually manufactured thousands upon thousands of units of the Radeon VII and is unconcerned about the rumor of low supply, or the rumor is actually accurate but the red team is expecting low demand for the GPU, at least initially.

The Radeon VII is expected to have a retail price of US$699.99, and it appears it will be available through AMD’s online store and from the company’s Add-In-Board partners after all.

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