AMD still has plans for its Radeon RX 7000 series, according to a new rumour. Rather than refresh the lineup though, the company is allegedly working on new budget graphics cards. However, instead of deploying an entirely new RDNA 3 GPU for these models, a familiar die will return to the fold once again.
Given these new Radeon SKUs target the low-end of the market, they won’t be the best graphics cards in terms of performance. Providing AMD prices them well, though, they could still deliver decent value to budget builders. Unfortunately, early signs suggest this isn’t likely.
Leaker Komachi_Ensaka shared two posts on X, containing alleged details about AMD’s new graphics cards. More specifically, they claim Radeon RX 7400 and RX 7300 models are in the works, powered by Navi 33 GPUs.
AMD currently powers Radeon RX 7600 and RX 7600 XT with Navi 33 XL and XT GPUs, respectively. Both of these graphics cards already feature the full 2,048 stream processors available with this die. As such, RX 7400 and 7300 will almost certainly feature trimmed versions.
While AMD could cut down on stream processors, it may also curb memory bandwidth and capacity. The latter route would greatly inhibit the value of these graphics cards, as last generation’s Radeon RX 6500 XT and RX 6400 demonstrated.
Curiously, these may not be the only graphics cards AMD is preparing to launch. EEC filings made earlier this year contain references to other unannounced models. Like RX 7400 and 7300, they will likely feature trimmed down versions of existing GPUs.
It’s difficult to mount much excitement for any of these graphics cards, particularly when RDNA 4 is presumably on the horizon. Should AMD be interested in bolstering its Radeon RX 7000 series with new models, a 7X50 refresh with RDNA 3.5 GPUs would’ve been the more daring approach. Sadly, it seems that the most we’ll get out of that refined architecture is Strix Point Halo at best.
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