With about three weeks to go before its official launch, Radeon RX9070XTGPU has begun shipping to retailers in various regions. Since the lockdown is expected to be lifted on March 6, which was confirmed in a recent leak, people should wait a little longer before purchasing the GPU at the official MSRP.
However, "scalpers" hope to seize every opportunity to make early sales profits by selling GPUs on the black market. One such case appeared on Reddit, where a Slovak user was selling a customized Radeon RX9070XTGPU. This is the Gigabyte Gaming OC version, and the user is asking for a price of 1,600 euros or $1,679, which is much higher than the official guide price of this GPU.
This appears to be twice the price of this graphics card, as in previous leaks we've seen the RX9070XT premium version range from $699 to $849. While the Reddit post has been deleted, the GPU unboxing video on the X still exists.
Judging from the design of the box, the recently leaked rumors about the power requirements of the PSU are true. This one requires an 850W power supply, while the other requires 900W. However, the TDP of the GPU itself cannot reach or exceed 400W. According to some reports, the working power of the public version of the GPU can reach 260W, and the working power of the advanced OC design can reach 330W.
Gigabyte RX9070XTGamingOC is an overclocked graphics card with a three-fan design and three 8-pin power connectors. It is a 2.5-slot graphics card, 29cm long and 12cm wide. The AMD Radeon RX 9070XT, which is said to compete with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, will be unveiled on February 28, with retail availability a week later. Around the same time, NVIDIA will launch the RTX 5070, but the 5070Ti is only 5 days away from retail availability.