AMD is launching its new graphics cards, the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT, tonight. The RX 9070 XT offers slightly superior gaming performance compared to the more expensive RTX 5070 Ti, making it an attractive option for players who have recently been disappointed by high prices for RTX 50 series graphics cards.
(Background Context: In China, there’s a frenzy for the RTX 5090 “8-card setup for training DeepSeek R1,” with bundled cards in Taiwan skyrocketing to 400,000 TWD.)
(Additional Background: The first incident of RTX 5090 melting has occurred; what happened? Scalpers have driven prices up to 250,000 TWD without dampening demand.)
Nvidia’s new generation RTX 50 series graphics cards are currently facing high prices and supply shortages, leading to rampant scalping activities that have frustrated many players. This situation has become even more tense with the release of the new game “Monster Hunter: Wilds,” which has significantly increased the demand for graphics cards.
The RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT boast an impressive price-to-performance ratio. According to GeekBay, the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are among the few graphics cards currently available that offer a “normal price-performance ratio.” The RX 9070 XT can outperform the more expensive RTX 5070 Ti by 3.8% to 0.2% in gaming performance, while its suggested retail price is nearly half that of the market price for the 5070 Ti.
In the recently popular “Monster Hunter: Wilds,” the RX 9070 XT can achieve frame rates of 62 to 104 frames per second at 4K ultra-high settings without ray tracing and frame generation, outperforming the RTX 5070 Ti, which delivers 50 to 89 frames per second. When frame generation is enabled, the performance of the RX 9070 XT surpasses the RTX 5070 Ti. While the overall ray tracing performance is still slightly behind that of the RTX 5070 Ti, the RX 9070 XT compensates for this shortcoming with better rasterization performance and efficiency.
The dire situation faced by Nvidia scalpers and the appealing pricing of AMD cards have sparked widespread discussion. With the severe shortage of the 5070 Ti, the RX 9070 XT, priced at under 20,000 TWD, stands out as particularly attractive, especially since scalper prices in Taiwan hover around 40,000 TWD.
Online discussions regarding the reviews are buzzing, with many praising AMD’s offerings as “really appealing,” and expressing desires to “tearfully buy an AMD card.” Some criticize Nvidia, saying, “This time, Nvidia’s pricing is too outrageous,” and “It’s not that we favor AMD, but Nvidia’s current offerings are just too bad,” with sentiments like “Nvidia has long forgotten about gamers; it only cares about your money.”
However, it should be noted that due to currency exchange rates and manufacturer policies, only a small number of graphics cards are sold at the original price of 19,900 TWD. Some brands of the 9070 series are priced significantly higher than overseas prices, prompting dissatisfaction among many users who criticize, “Asus TUF is priced at 1:48 in USD to TWD,” and “Previously, it was acceptable if prices were a bit higher, but now it feels like we’re being taught a lesson for supporting unscrupulous vendors.”
