• A brand new rumor hints at AMD doubtlessly engaged on a 32GB RDNA 4 GPU
• If true, it could launch someday in 2025
• A 32GB gaming GPU would probably compete with Nvidia’s RTX 5090

It appears Nvidia has taken the GPU market by storm but once more with its powerhouse RTX 5000 sequence GPUs, whereas AMD focuses on its midrange RDNA 4 GPUs launching in March – however a brand new rumor suggests AMD can also be engaged on a GPU that received’t be a midrange card, however may as a substitute compete in opposition to Group Inexperienced’s flagship GPU.

In response to Zhangzhonghao, who’s dependable for AMD leaks up to now on Chiphell (reported by NotebookCheck), AMD could possibly be engaged on an RDNA 4 GPU that makes use of 32GB of VRAM, slated for launch someday in 2025. It is unclear whether or not this will likely be a gaming GPU or one devoted to workstation desktop PCs, but it surely’s very promising to say the least.

Nvidia’s RTX 5090 boasts 32GB of VRAM and is the perfect GPU you should buy (regardless of present inflated costs and restricted availability). Whereas VRAM is not the be-all and end-all, loads of video games are VRAM hungry (particularly when performed at excessive resolutions like 4K), and it suggests this GPU will likely be aimed on the high-end of the market, slightly than the extra reasonably priced GPUs we’ve come to count on from AMD.

We have already seen glimpses of what Group Purple’s Radeon RX 9070 XT has to supply with early 4K native efficiency leads to Name of Obligation Black Ops 6, which means that upcoming card will likely be a midrange GPU. Rumors of a 32GB GPU, then, are fairly thrilling for players who’ve been hoping AMD would as soon as extra launch highly effective high-end GPUs to tackle Nvidia…

Please inform me that is true…

The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080’s costs are presently inflated at nearly each retailer resulting from a mix of scalpers and restricted availability, so you possibly can most likely overlook about shopping for both of them for now (until you are keen to throw the complete contents of your pockets at them). I totally count on the identical to occur to the RTX 5070 Ti ($749 / £729 / AU$1,509) and the RTX 5070 ($549 / £529 / AU$1,109) launching later in February.

With this in thoughts, I am banking on AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 sequence launch in March to offer some crucial competitors within the GPU market. If the brand new RDNA 4 GPUs find yourself being reasonably priced choices whereas nonetheless providing a excessive stage of efficiency in video games, it may give Nvidia a purpose to look over its shoulder for as soon as and provides players extra choices.

Nvidia has dominated the GPU marketplace for years, not solely by offering excessive performing GPUs, but additionally with industry-leading upscaling applied sciences like DLSS. We’re nonetheless ready to see FSR 4’s full unveiling (which is AMD’s DLSS equal) – and whereas I’m impressed by what I’ve seen from Group Inexperienced’s DLSS 4, just a few early glimpses of AMD’s FSR 4 has me excited for what this implies for picture stability in video games, together with the prospect of upper body charges.

Higher but, if this recent rumor of a 32GB RDNA 4 gaming GPU is reliable, will probably be exhausting for PC players to disregard Group Purple’s efforts on this event. It’s plain that many favor Nvidia’s GPUs due to the excessive efficiency ranges when activating ray tracing and DLSS, however maybe issues may swing in AMD’s favor this time round…

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