Custom Radeon RX 7900 series rumored to launch 1 to 2 weeks after AMD reference design

Initial launch of AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPUs to be limited to reference models only

Custom Radeon RX 7900 cards rumored to launch 1 to 2 weeks later. 

According to the BoardChannels news, the launch of Radeon RX 7900 series on December 13th could initially be limited to ‘public models’. This obviously refers to the MBA (Made by AMD) reference design that is to be offered by all major board partners.

It is said that custom models are to appear 1 to 2 weeks later, without stating any reason. At the time of writing, no board partner has even shared the full specs of their cards, not to mention the fact that only two manufacturers have showcased their cards thus far (ASUS and PowerColor).

AMD Radeon RX 7900 launch rumors, Source: BoardChannels

AMD Radeon launch being limited to reference models is not uncommon, though. This way AMD can ensure that at least for a limited time there will be no overcharge on their cards, simply because they are all the same. On the other hand, custom models may appear at any moment, making it harder to purchase the most desired card.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series graphics cards are expected to be available from AMD.com beginning December 13, 2022, and from leading board partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, Sapphire, Vastarmor, XFX and Yeston beginning mid-December. The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has an SEP of $999 USD, while the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has an SEP of $899 USD.

— AMD

Back in September, AMD confirmed to be working with several board partners for the Radeon 7900 launch. At least 10 brands are to have their RX 7900 designs eventually. According to the same quote, those cards are to be available starting from mid-December.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 Specifications
VideoCardz.com	Radeon RX 7900 XTX	Radeon RX 7900 XT	Radeon RX 6950XT	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 4080
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Architecture	RDNA3 (TSMC N5)	RDNA3 (TSMC N5)	RDNA2 (TSMC N7)	Ada (TSMC 4N)	Ada (TSMC 4N)
GPU	Navi 31 XTX	Navi 31 XT	Navi 21 KXTX	AD102-300	AD103-300
GPU Clusters	96 CUs	84 CUs	80 CUs	128 SMs	76 SMs
FP32 Cores	12288/6144SP	10752/5376SP	5120SP	16384	9728
Base Clock	1.9 GHz	1.5 GHz	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Game Clock	2.3 GHz	2.0 GHz	2.0 GHz	–	–
Boost Clock	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Memory	24GB G6	20GB G6	16GB G6	24GB G6X	16GB G6X
Memory Bus	384-bit	320-bit	256-bit	384-bit	256-bit
Memory Speed	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	18 Gbps	21 Gbps	22.4 Gbps
Large Cache	96 MB	80 MB	128 MB	72 MB	64 MB
Bandwidth	960 GB/s	800 GB/s	576 GB/s	1008 GB/s	717 GB/s
Board Power	355W	300W	335W	450W	320W
Power Connectors	2 × 8-pin	2 × 8-pin	2 × 8-pin	1 × 16-pin	1 × 16-pin
PCIe Interface	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16	Gen4 x16
MSRP	$999	$899	$1,099	$1,599	$1,199
Launch Date	December 13th, 2022	December 13th, 2022	May 10th, 2022	October 12th, 2022	November 16th, 2022

Source: Board Channels (registration required), Wccftech