David Bridges
AMD and NVIDIA could possibly be on a collision course for CES. AMD CEO Lisa Su has confirmed for the primary time that the corporate is ready to launch its next-gen PC GPUs early subsequent yr.
“In gaming graphics, income declined year-over-year as we put together for a transition to our next-gen Radeon GPUs based mostly on our RDNA 4 structure,” Su instructed buyers on AMD’s third-quarter earnings name. “Along with a robust improve in gaming efficiency, RDNA 4 delivers considerably greater ray-tracing efficiency and provides new AI capabilities. We’re on monitor to launch the primary RDNA 4 GPUs in early 2025.”
The timing very a lot means that AMD will reveal these RDNA 4-based graphics playing cards at CES in early January. It is uncommon for the corporate to unveil desktop GPUs on the commerce present (laptop computer playing cards are typically the order of the day for AMD at that occasion). Nonetheless, it is broadly anticipated that NVIDIA will use its CES keynote to debut its next-gen 50-series GeForce RTX GPUs. We would get slightly extra readability on that entrance when NVIDIA proclaims its personal Q3 earnings outcomes on November 19.
As PCWorld notes, AMD’s first RDNA 4 GPUs are anticipated to ship mid-range efficiency at an equal value level in a bid to extend its market share. AMD’s gaming enterprise (which incorporates the corporate’s GPU division) noticed a 69 % year-over-year drop in income to $462 million in Q3.
Daniel Mercer
