Start of sales of the RX 7900 XT(X): The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is sold out, the XT is available

Today at 3:00 p.m. the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the Radeon RX 7900 XT (test) went on sale. A few hours later, when looking at the availability, an ambivalent picture emerges: while the more powerful and expensive XTX variant is sold out, the smaller Radeon RX 7900 XT is still available.

The XTX is out of stock, the XT is available

When the GeForce RTX 4080 (test) went on sale almost a month ago, the Founders Edition in particular at the price of around 1,470 euros at the time and similarly expensive custom designs were sold out quite quickly. If you wanted to buy a GeForce RTX 4080 on the evening of November 16th, you could only reach for higher-priced flagship models from selected board partners, some of which were offered a few hundred euros above the recommended retail price. AMD's competing Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) now shows an inverted picture: The RX 7900 XTX, which costs around 1,150 euros according to the RRP and has a rasterizer performance comparable to the GeForce RTX 4080, is sold out from reputable dealers everywhere – no matter what price prospective buyers are willing to pay are to be paid. There are already offers on eBay with a corresponding scalping surcharge.

This time it is the relatively cheaper cards in the form of the Radeon RX 7900 XT, which are still available on the evening of the start of sales – and sometimes at an RRP of around 1,050 euros. Mostly reference designs from various board partners are offered, for example at Mindfactory*, Notebooksbilliger* or Alternate*. In AMD's own web shop, however, both the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the around 15 percent weaker and 100 euro cheaper Radeon RX 7900 XT are out of stock.

High demand here, no interest there

As a result, two facts are striking: On the one hand, either the demand for the more powerful flagship seems to be higher or the corresponding supply is lower. And on the other hand, the custom designs have not really arrived on the market yet, which was already speculated in advance. At that time, a total of three board partners made it clear to ComputerBase that there would be partner cards for the start of sales on December 13th – but ultimately very few are available from stock, even in the case of the Radeon RX 7900 XT. With regard to the situation in wholesale, the editors can confirm that the vast majority of custom designs are still in the pipeline; availability is therefore not expected until next week.

How the range and prices of the two new AMD graphics cards will develop in the coming days and weeks cannot of course be predicted – but it is reasonable to assume that particularly cheap models of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX will be sold out quickly for the time being. The smaller RX 7900 XT is showing better availability. The latter is now also available for the GeForce RTX 4080, after restrained demand became apparent just a few days after the market launch: Only around two percent of the community members tried to buy the second Ada Lovelace graphics card at the market launch, around half did get one. And two weeks later, little has changed in this situation: In a survey on November 30, only 1.3 percent of readers said they had purchased a GeForce RTX 4080. For comparison: With the much more expensive GeForce RTX 4090 (test) it was 5 percent.

How did the community experience the start of sales?

In this respect, it is now of interest how, two weeks later, the readers again experienced today's launch of the new AMD graphics cards that the community had been longing for. How interested are you in the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Radeon RX 7900 XT? Have you bought or are planning to buy a graphics card?

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) market launch survey

I have a Radeon RX Bought 7900 XTX.
I wanted to buy a Radeon RX 7900 XTX but didn't get one.
I bought a Radeon RX 7900 XT.
I wanted to buy a Radeon RX 7900 XT, but I didn't get the design I wanted.
I wasn't trying to buy an RDNA 3 graphics card.
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Anyone who has already bought a Radeon RX 7900 XTX or RX 7900 XT or is currently flirting with an order is asked to report what made them make this decision – what considerations played a role? The editors are also looking forward to detailed answers in the comments.

Why did you buy a Radeon RX 7900 XT(X) or do you want to buy one?

I am very pleased with the rasterizer performance.
The RTX 4080 or RTX 4090 are too expensive for me, but I want a new high-end graphics card.
For me, the large graphics memory in particular is an argument for RDNA 3 and against the RTX 4080.
While FSR 3.0 isn't out yet, I have high hopes for it.
Ray tracing performance plays a secondary role for me – I don't need the performance of an RTX 4080 or RTX 4090.
The price seems very reasonable to me.
I just didn't want to wait any longer.
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A similar question is aimed at all those readers who have not purchased and are not planning to purchase any of the new RDNA 3 graphics cards. Why exactly is AMD's new GPU generation so far uninteresting for you? Is there a serious reason or do several facets play a role?

Why didn't you buy a Radeon RX 7900 XT(X)?

I wanted to, but the model I wanted wasn't available.
The performance leap of the new AMD graphics cards is not big enough for me.
The energy efficiency of the new AMD graphics cards is disappointing for me.
The ray tracing performance is too low for me.
I want to wait for the custom designs to be tested before I buy them.
I think the MSRP of the new AMD graphics cards is overstated.
I would have paid the MSRP for the reference cards, but not the surcharge for the custom designs.
The GeForce RTX 4090 or RTX 4080 seem more interesting to me (meanwhile) or I have already bought an RTX 4000 graphics card.
The new AMD graphics cards are oversized for my requirements and circumstances – I'm waiting for mid-range graphics cards of the new generation.
I don't want to buy a new graphics card at all.
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Cheap RTX 4080 or expensive RX 7900 XTX?

And finally, the editors want to know how you would personally decide if you had a budget of around 1,350 to 1,400 euros and no graphics card in the gaming PC – which manufacturer would you choose? At that cost point, the cheapest custom designs of the GeForce RTX 4080 are currently listed in the price comparison, for example in the form of the Manli GeForce RTX 4080 Gallardo with a spirit level or the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock. On the AMD side, for example, the Aorus Radeon RX 7900 XTX Elite is just under 1,350 euros* and an Asus TUF, Sapphire Pulse or even Sapphire Nitro should also be in the budget – if they should become available, because so far they are only within the limits an option for this theoretical question.

Which manufacturer offers the better offer at a price of around 1,350 euros?

In my opinion, one of the most affordable custom designs of the GeForce RTX 4080 from Nvidia is the best choice at this budget.
With this budget, I would recommend reaching for a custom top model of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX – AMD offers the better offer.
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