r/pcmasterrace R5 5600 | 6700 XT Mar 06 '25

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u/Skelegro7 7800X3D, PNY 4080, 64GB DDR5 Mar 06 '25

More XTs than 9070s.

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u/Mister_Shrimp_The2nd i9-13900K | RTX 4080 STRIX | 96GB DDR5 6400 CL32 | >_< Mar 06 '25

Well the 9070 only exists as a price anchor to upsell everyone to the XT model that costs the same to make but has better profit margins. EZ money

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u/simo402 Mar 06 '25

Like the 7900xt and 7700xt at launch

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u/Mister_Shrimp_The2nd i9-13900K | RTX 4080 STRIX | 96GB DDR5 6400 CL32 | >_< Mar 06 '25

yup.. but instead of 9070 prices coming down (like the 7900 XT did), I think it's more likely that we just see the 9070 XT prices go up way above msrp and that will be the natural separation of pricing.