Thursday, March 13th 2025
AMD's Reference Radeon RX 9070 XT "Made by AMD" Pictured in China
AMD is not releasing any "Made by AMD" (MBA) reference designs of its latest Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs based on the RDNA 4 IP. However, leakers in China managed to get ahold of what appears to be an MBA Radeon RX 9070 XT design, assumingly being used as a prototype. While there are custom designs by AMD's AIB partners, AMD itself hasn't released the reference design to the public. The latest leak from Chinese forums confirms that this GPU actually exists beyond the standard press renders/mockups, meaning that someone can get their hands on it. The seller is offering a brand-new reference edition of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT with a warranty for one year, with the second year requiring self-paid repairs. They specify no disassembly and no damage to the unit.
The standard price is set at 5000 RMB, with a preference for local pickup. For buyers outside the city, shipping via SF Express is available with insurance, requiring a payment of at least 5800 RMB. The physical card matches the previously leaked render with its three-fan design, though with a notable color difference. Instead of the expected gray finish, the actual unit features a complete black design. Currently sealed in an antistatic bag, the card appears unused. The asking price of approximately $800 initially seems high but aligns with current market rates for custom versions. The listing has already disappeared, suggesting someone has already snagged this rare prototype. With serial codes visible, AMD can potentially trace the person who put it up for sales, so its not a good outlook for anyone that wanted to sell it.
Sources:
Uniko's Hardware, via VIdeoCardz
The standard price is set at 5000 RMB, with a preference for local pickup. For buyers outside the city, shipping via SF Express is available with insurance, requiring a payment of at least 5800 RMB. The physical card matches the previously leaked render with its three-fan design, though with a notable color difference. Instead of the expected gray finish, the actual unit features a complete black design. Currently sealed in an antistatic bag, the card appears unused. The asking price of approximately $800 initially seems high but aligns with current market rates for custom versions. The listing has already disappeared, suggesting someone has already snagged this rare prototype. With serial codes visible, AMD can potentially trace the person who put it up for sales, so its not a good outlook for anyone that wanted to sell it.
14 Comments on AMD's Reference Radeon RX 9070 XT "Made by AMD" Pictured in China
It's a black version not the original but still looks great and 5800 RMB ain't really that bad.
AMD makes special variant of their processor for China as well for much cheaper.
We're left imagining most of what could be seen trough the tinted anti-static bag which is not much.
As far as we know this could be some ancient AMD card with the appropriate sticker slapped on top and then sold as "exclusive".
If the card was real and the seller had some business sense he (or she) should have contacted Gamers Nexus as im pretty sure they would have paid way more than $800 for one of a kind prototype to do a teardown and thermal test on it like they did with the 4090 Ti/Titan prototype cooler (the GPU there was regular 4090).
Steve has not signed an NDA to test MBA design card. Thus he can not be punished for buying one.
Once something is in a public domain these rules no longer apply.
Now, is AMD likely to care or prosecute? No. Are they likely to s**t on the AIB for letting AMD's property walk out the door? Absolutely. That means it's in the AIB's best interest to prosecute the thief and recover the card.
And the 4090 Ti is not relevant because it was literally found in the bin and GN would've done extremely thorough due diligence to ensure nobody was unhappy with them poking that card. This card is very obviously stolen property and there is no world in which GN will touch that.