AMDs secret weapon against Nvidia seems to be stock way more RX 9070 GPUs
are rumored to be hitting shelves than RTX 5000 models

Date:
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:48:21 +0000

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AMD is seriously outgunning Nvidia, restocking way more RX 9070 GPUs compared to RTX 5000 models, a fresh rumor insists.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Nvidia is getting some RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 stock to retail However, a source at a major retailer claims AMD is pushing way more supply through, by a
factor of 2x to 4x The RTX 5090 is notable in not being mentioned, despite recent rumors that the Blackwell flagship GPU was due for a spike in supply

Nvidias RTX 5000 GPUs are at least seeing some stock come through, but the quantity is easily outgunned by AMDs supply of RX 9070 graphics cards, were hearing via the grapevine.

This is Moores Law is Dead, who has a new YouTube video out that discusses, among other topics, the supply levels of these new GPUs.

The source the YouTuber spoke to is from a major online retailer, claiming that the outlet has got some RTX 5080, as well as RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070
GPU stock in during the past week so thats a glimmer of something positive for the situation with Nvidias inventory, with some regular resupplying now underway.

However, AMD is apparently shipping a quantity of RDNA 4 graphics cards thats at least double the amount of weekly Blackwell GPU shipments combined (in total) and up to four times as much in some cases (varying week by week).

Obviously take this with plenty of caution, but it seems that Team Red is maintaining a consistent and sizeable lead over Nvidia in the GPU restocking race. Analysis: A glimmer of hope for Nvidia, but its difficult to feel positive about Blackwell stock

At least there is more resupplying activity going on with Nvidia now, or so
it seems, but if AMD really is quadrupling the amount of stock Team Green can muster in some weeks with RX 9070 models arriving in fourfold quantities compared to the total of RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 shipments thats an eye-opening gulf.

Obviously, this is just chatter from a single retailer, which is a very limited view of the overall picture. But what weve seen of late more broadly is that AMDs RDNA 4 GPUs are coming back into stock from time to time ( were monitoring that closely ), whereas Nvidias Blackwell models still appear to
be vanishingly thin on the shelves. So, itd be no surprise if AMD was
shipping a lot more GPUs something Team Red has already promised it would do , I might add . (A major UK retailer backs this up, too, as Overclockers says of RX 9070 XT restocking that large shipments are expected in the next 1-2 weeks, which sounds promising).

Of course, while RX 9070 models do seem to be arriving in more or less daily restocks, these graphics cards are disappearing very swiftly too, and AMDs supply is still not meeting demand from gamers. But then, there appears to be a great deal of demand for RDNA 4, which is hardly surprising given all the negativity around Nvidia of late, and the glowing reviews that the RX 9070 XT has secured .

The upshot of all this could well be that AMD really starts to pull back GPU market share, and weve already seen hints that this is exactly whats
happening already, even at this early stage. If that continues, well, lets
say Nvidia has every reason to be worried, by the looks of how this is
playing out.

Finally, whats also notable here is that Nvidias RTX 5090 isnt even mentioned in the leak from that major retailer, so the online store isnt getting any fresh stock of the Blackwell flagship. Its a niche GPU anyway, granted, but there were rumors that a spike in supply was due for the RTX 5090 come the
end of March and with not much of the month left, nothings doing
(literally).

Is an uptick in RTX 5090, and other Blackwell stock, from Nvidia just around the corner? Well, maybe, but its difficult to feel very positive about that idea although at least some inventory is now coming through, even if its apparently underwhelming in comparison to what AMD has rolling off the RDNA 4 production lines. You might also like... AMD warns its RX 9070 GPUs are strictly UEFI-only but don't panic, here's why this probably doesnt affect you Nvidia retiring PhysX for its RTX 5000 GPUs has made some gamers furious
- but I don't think it's a complete dealbreaker I've reviewed three generations of 3D V-cache processors, and the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is the best there is



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/amds-secret-weapon-against-nvidia-seem s-to-be-stock-way-more-rx-9070-gpus-are-rumored-to-be-hitting-shelves-than-rtx -5000-models


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