Saturday, February 17th 2024
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Reference Model Pops Up in UK
The AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB reference model has reached UK shores, albeit very briefly and with a very low stock count—e-tailer AWD-IT Gaming PC (ADMI Ltd.) was the first shop in the region to offer XFX's Navi 31 XL partner card. Team Red's formerly Chinese market-exclusive Radeon RDNA 3 GPU has made its way West—as of late last year—but retail presence in Europe is less than inspiring. Circumstances could change—recent rumblings indicate that more custom options are incoming—GIGABYTE is readying a Gaming OC variant, possibly paving the way for a wider release through mainstream channels. PowerColor's Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 GRE OC model has also been spotted on European price comparison engines.
UK buyers were treated to an initial batch of a dozen (or fewer) XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Reference graphics card, at £659.99 (~$832) including VAT and free delivery. AWD-IT's listing is inactive at the time of writing, but the SKU remains as a searchable asset on their web store. It appears that curious UK hardware enthusiasts have snapped up the first round of Golden Rabbit Edition (GRE) curiosities, although the price point was nowhere near as attractive when lined up against past offerings within EU mainlands. For example, Italy's PSK Mega Store had reference stock priced at €542.66 (~$585) a piece, with a digital copy of AVATAR: Frontiers of Pandora bundled in. The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB SPEEDSTER MERC 310 model is currently discounted—£699.99 via Ebuyer UK—representing a very tempting higher-specced custom design prospect (going for only £40 more than the RX 7900 GRE) .
Ancient Gameplays, a PC tech YouTuber residing in Portugal, decided to acquire a "bulk" boxed Sapphire PULSE RX 7900 GRE model:
His January 2024 buying experience illustrates the sporadic nature of AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE retail distribution in Europe—he was fortunate enough to have an avenue within reasonable distance (Spain). Geographically disadvantaged buyers are limited to a small selection of retail outlets (in Denmark, Poland, Italy etc.). Interested parties can even take the extreme step of importing from China, if extra charges are not-too concerning. TPU is hopeful that these dispersal issues get resolved in the near future.
Sources:
AWD-IT UK, HotUKDeals
UK buyers were treated to an initial batch of a dozen (or fewer) XFX Radeon RX 7900 GRE Reference graphics card, at £659.99 (~$832) including VAT and free delivery. AWD-IT's listing is inactive at the time of writing, but the SKU remains as a searchable asset on their web store. It appears that curious UK hardware enthusiasts have snapped up the first round of Golden Rabbit Edition (GRE) curiosities, although the price point was nowhere near as attractive when lined up against past offerings within EU mainlands. For example, Italy's PSK Mega Store had reference stock priced at €542.66 (~$585) a piece, with a digital copy of AVATAR: Frontiers of Pandora bundled in. The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB SPEEDSTER MERC 310 model is currently discounted—£699.99 via Ebuyer UK—representing a very tempting higher-specced custom design prospect (going for only £40 more than the RX 7900 GRE) .
His January 2024 buying experience illustrates the sporadic nature of AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE retail distribution in Europe—he was fortunate enough to have an avenue within reasonable distance (Spain). Geographically disadvantaged buyers are limited to a small selection of retail outlets (in Denmark, Poland, Italy etc.). Interested parties can even take the extreme step of importing from China, if extra charges are not-too concerning. TPU is hopeful that these dispersal issues get resolved in the near future.
18 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Reference Model Pops Up in UK
Check out an earlier article for some history.
Don't you read the news ? :D:D:D
We've got the Asrock Radeon RX 7900 GRE Steel Legend 16G OC selled on (and by) Amazon here in FR for +/- 640 €
i guess the mcm design is the reason.
This was the very first rumor about the GRE. Intended for Chinese market. Not US or EU.There are monolithic variants as well; it's also blocked. Has simply todo with either warranty or slower versions undermining faster models by adding a tweak like that.
Come on man... This is called Price Segmentation.
The GRE a more or less a crippled 7900 XT being priced where the 7900 XT Should have been all along @ the $650.00 range.
Both AMD and Ngreedia are guilty of Price Segmentation of their video cards.
But the worst part seems to be, that this cr*p despite how good it looks on paper, being discarded even by the primary market it was designed for. Otherwise, how this happened, that there are "excess" stocks, that seems to enter EU market? There's no way, that in the market this big, the mere AMD production capabilities would fulfill the needs of every potential buyer.
What is even worse than this though, is that the overall GPU situation is so dire outside US/NA, that gulible and desperatepeople even in EU, will gladly gobble even such shabby cut down SKU as this, with the false expectation of getting a "better" product for less...
Good job AMD and Nvidia.
That's about what I would have fairly expected to pay for the 7800XT if it had been a moderate improvement on the 6800XT, like this is.
That seems pretty reasonable, considering the market today.
Let's see how much the manufacturers overclock them, and how much they charge.
We'll know in a week.
This card is so slow that it barely manages to keep the performance on par with the aging RX 6800 XT. :rolleyes:
RX 6800 XT was launched in 2020 for SEP of 650$ - this year it will be four-year-old.
RX 7900 GRE will be launched in 2024 for SEP of 550$ :kookoo:
256-bit memory interface and slow memory will badly influence its performance and capabilities.
www.techspot.com/review/2721-amd-radeon-7900-gre/Garbage Radeon Edition.