• There will not be any Radeon RX 9000 sequence GPUs from MSI
• It is at the moment unclear why, however could possibly be all the way down to MSI’s profitable Nvidia partnership
• AMD has supposedly prioritized distribution for Asus, XFX, and PowerColor

AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 sequence GPU lineup has one other twist to its story, this time relating to its board companions – and it might have a possible affect on Crew Purple’s battle towards its fierce rival Nvidia.

As reported by our associates at Tom’s {Hardware}, MSI will not be releasing any companion Radeon RX 9000 sequence graphics playing cards, with AMD reportedly prioritizing Asus, XFX, and PowerColor board companions for distribution (as highlighted by Wccftech). This comes as one thing of a shock, since MSI has manufactured third-party playing cards for earlier Radeon GPU generations: the Radeon RX 5000, 6000, and 7000 sequence have all acquired help from the Taiwanese firm, however the 9000 sequence shall be skipped totally.

It is unclear whether or not MSI’s omission from releasing Radeon RX 9000 sequence GPUs stems from AMD’s option to prioritize different board companions, or if it was a call on MSI’s half made earlier than studying about Crew Purple’s distribution plans. It would not be far-fetched to recommend that MSI’s profitable ongoing partnership with Nvidia (notably when it comes to gross sales) could be the motive right here – and maybe, MSI has secretly struck an exclusivity take care of Crew Inexperienced.

It is also price noting that AMD will not have any reference playing cards for RDNA 4 GPUs: shoppers shall be left counting on board companions like Asus and XFX to provide the products. Now, that is not precisely excellent news for players, since Asus has carried out value hikes on new GPUs from each AMD and Nvidia, so the notable exclusion of MSI this technology might put Crew Purple at a drawback towards Nvidia.

Nvidia might have the higher hand once more…

Once more, since AMD will not have any reference playing cards for its new lineup, I am prepared to imagine that Nvidia has a bonus on this area. Whereas there are nonetheless no RTX 5000 sequence Founders Version GPUs at the moment accessible for buy, Crew Inexperienced has the likes of MSI and quite a few different board companions at the moment promoting Blackwell GPUs.

I really feel that this places Crew Purple on the again foot – particularly as a result of players solely have a technique of buying the RDNA 4 GPUs, and that is through third-party retailers. Except you get fortunate and discover a retailer that implements a shopping for queue scheme, you will possible find yourself paying above MSRP.

In the meantime, Crew Inexperienced has resumed its ‘Verified Precedence Entry’ scheme, which supplies US consumers a particular likelihood to acquire an RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 GPU straight from Nvidia on a primary come, first served foundation. Now, this is not precisely excellent, because it’s region-based and there are specific stipulations across the scheme (you could have made an Nvidia account on or earlier than January 30), but it surely’s at the least an possibility that permits shoppers to maintain tabs on Founders Version and AIB playing cards.

I will not downplay Asus, XFX, and PowerColor in the case of releasing RDNA 4 GPUs – all three are well-established AIB companions for AMD – however I am hoping that MSI’s dropout would not have an excessive amount of of an affect, as a result of the GPU market wants full of life competitors proper now greater than ever.

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