The coming season could be a busy one for graphics cards releases. According to a release schedule that 3DCenter.org shared with information derived from various sources, enthusiasts can expect to see the release of at least five new graphics cards this spring, including three new GeForce RTX 40 Series models and two new AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series models. The latter would include the Radeon RX 7600 and its higher-performing XT counterpart, both of which are way overdue, if AMD critics are to be believed.
Tentative GPU Release Schedule (Spring 2023)
Product | Segment | Pricing | Launch | Reviews | Release |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Xeon W-2400/3400 series | workstation processors | $359-5889 | February 15 | February 22nd | March April |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D & 7950X3D | gaming processors | $599-699 | January 5th | possibly Feb 27 | February 28th |
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | gaming processor | $449 | January 5th | early April | April 6th |
nVidia GeForce RTX 4070 | midrange graphics card | ? | possibly GTC (21.3.) | ? | allegedly April |
nVidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | mainstream graphics card | ? | ? | ? | possibly Q2 |
nVidia GeForce RTX 4060 | mainstream graphics card | ? | ? | ? | possibly Q2 |
AMD Radeon RX 7600 & 7600 XT | Mainstream graphics cards | ? | ? | ? | possibly Q2 |
From a 3DCenter.org post (machine translation):
After the first few weeks of the year, with the exception of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, which was right at the beginning of the year and was actually postponed from 2022, no new hardware launches brought with it, a lot will happen again this spring & spring in this regard. The CPU projects from AMD & Intel will start, followed by the further expansion of the RX7000 and RTX40 series by AMD & nVidia.
The reason for the time lag after the release fireworks at the end of 2022 is certainly both coincidental and (on the part of the graphics chip developers) the previously required inventory cleanup of old goods, which stretched the release of the new graphics cards apart. At the same time, the effect of the Chinese New Year festival must always be taken into account, when many of the required suppliers do not work at all for two weeks and it is therefore difficult to build up the necessary inventories for a global market launch.