The next few months will completely redefine every ranking of the best graphics cards.
AMD’s upcoming flagship, which will presumably be the RX 8800 XT, is going to be so important not just for AMD but also for the entire graphics card market.
AMD is likely to be behind not just the RTX 5090 but also the RTX 5080. But most leaks point to a GPU that’s going to hit the sweet spot between high-end and budget.
AMD itself has said as much, despite comments from CEO Dr. Lisa Su who said that RDNA 4 will deliver “a strong increase in gaming performance”.
The RDNA 3 generation of GPUs was a bit all over the place in terms of value. But the RDNA 4 generation might see a shift in the previous dynamic and offer gamers a similar situation to Intel’s B580.
According to recent rumors, the RX 8800 XT may offer a performance comparable to Nvidia’s RTX 4080 and, reportedly, better ray tracing performance than the RX 7900 XTX.
Value is an incredibly important part of the potential success of AMD’s RX 8800 XT and RX 8600/XT in the lineup.
AMD’s change of pace for RDNA 4 gives hope that the resulting price war might be great for both sides of the fence.
With more competition, we might even see Nvidia adjust its pricing, if only just a little bit.
Both AMD and Nvidia will announce their new graphics cards in January 2025.