Nvidia and AMD Prepare for March GPU Launch Showdown

Nvidia delays RTX 5070 to align with AMD's Radeon RX 9070 series release, intensifying mid-range GPU competition.

• Nvidia has confirmed the RTX 5070 Ti will launch on February 20 for $749, while the RTX 5070's release has been pushed to March 5, likely to compete directly with AMD's upcoming GPUs.
• AMD will unveil its Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs, part of the RDNA 4 architecture, on February 28, with retail availability expected in early March.
• AMD's RX 9070 XT is rumored to be priced at $599, undercutting Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti by $150, and features 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM and a 3.1 GHz boost clock.
• Both Nvidia and AMD face ongoing supply chain challenges, with Nvidia's RTX 50 series GPUs experiencing limited availability since launch.
• Speculation about a potential 32GB variant of AMD's RX 9070 XT has been dismissed by AMD, though the company has not ruled out future high-VRAM models for specific workloads.

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