AMD will begin sales of 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 the high prices of the RTX 50 series graphics cards.
(Previous context: In China, the RTX 5090 “8-card DeepSeek R1 training package” has skyrocketed to 400,000 TWD due to frantic buying.)
(Background information: The first incident of melting with the Nvidia RTX 5090 has occurred; what happened? Scalpers have driven prices to a staggering 250,000 TWD, failing to dampen purchasing enthusiasm.)
Nvidia’s new generation of RTX 50 series graphics cards is currently facing high prices and supply shortages, with rampant scalping activities causing frustration among many players. This situation has been exacerbated by the recent release of the new game “Monster Hunter Wilderness,” leading to a surge in demand for graphics cards.
However, the upcoming RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT from AMD may bring a glimmer of hope to players. According to GeekBay, the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are among the rare graphics cards on the market that offer “normal value for money.” The RX 9070 XT even manages to 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 Wilderness,” the RX 9070 XT can run at 62 to 104 frames per second at 4K ultra-high quality without ray tracing and frame generation, outperforming the RTX 5070 Ti, which achieves only 50 to 89 frames per second. When frame generation is turned on, the performance of the RX 9070 XT completely surpasses that of the RTX 5070 Ti. Although the overall ray tracing performance still slightly lags behind the RTX 5070 Ti, the RX 9070 XT compensates for these shortcomings with better rasterization performance and architecture under RDNA4.
The plight of Nvidia scalpers and the kindness of AMD cards have sparked heated discussions. With a severe shortage of the 5070 Ti, the online price in Taiwan around 40,000 TWD is being rapidly snapped up, making the RX 9070 XT, priced at under 20,000 TWD, seem particularly generous.
Online reviews have been mixed, with many praising AMD cards, saying things like “This card is really great,” “I also want to buy an AMD card with tears,” and “Su Mama has defeated I Huang; now it’s Old Huang’s turn.” However, there are also many criticisms directed at Nvidia, stating “This time Old Huang’s behavior is too greedy,” “It’s not that I favor AMD, but this time Old Huang has produced something too awful,” and “Old Huang has long forgotten about gamers; he only cares about your money.”
It’s worth noting that due to Taiwan’s exchange rate and manufacturer policies, only a small portion of graphics cards are sold at the original price of 19,900 TWD. Some brands’ prices for the 9070 series are significantly higher than their overseas prices, leading many netizens to express dissatisfaction, criticizing that “ASUS TUF is directly priced at a dollar to TWD ratio of 1:48,” and “In the past, we said it was okay to be a bit more expensive; now it feels like we’re just training ourselves to support unscrupulous merchants, selling at a markup while still not getting enough.”
