Rumored RDNA 4 pre-order date is January 23, with GPUs likely to go on sale maybe a week later – when the RTX 5080 arrives

Hot new GPUs are making CES 2025 a particularly noteworthy event. Nvidia announced its RTX 50 series Blackwell GPUs, and AMD unleashed its Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT. The timing sets up another exciting showdown between the graphics giants and introduces a new twist: Intel has made another attempt to enter the game (at least in the midrange market),

Using new AMD RDNA 4 architecture, the 9070 XT and 9070 will compete with Nvidia's mid-range graphics cards, with RX 9060 to follow soon.