AMD actually confirmed Radeon RX 8800 and 8600 — RX 8800 XT will compete with NVIDIA RTX 4080

In the update of the ROCm library, AMD has mentioned Radeon RX 8800 and RX 8600 GPUs for the first time. The former, according to rumors, is very productive.

It is expected that at the beginning of next year, AMD will officially present the new generation Radeon RX 8000 video cards. Previously, AMD did not confirm the name of the series, but it seems that this has now happened. However, this is not an official announcement, but just a mention in the code, so things might still change.

The GFX12 (RDNA4) family will have at least two GPUs: Navi 48 (GFX1201) and Navi 44 (GFX1200). There is now additional confirmation regarding the chips they are associated with. Available information indirectly confirms that the Radeon RX 8900 is missing from the series. Previously, AMD canceled plans for powerful Navi 4X video cards that would compete with NVIDIA’s top models.

Also, two reliable sources from Chiphell forums reported on the performance of the Radeon RX 8800 XT. Informant Zhangzhonghao states that the model based on Navi 48 will offer the same ray tracing performance as the RTX 4080.

This performance level is reportedly measured in Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, where the card also demonstrates 45% higher ray tracing performance than the 7900 XTX, the flagship model of the current RDNA 3 series. The source, wjm47196, notes that the target was always the 7900 XT level, but does not specify whether it refers to ray tracing.

Radeon RX 8800 XT will consume 25% less energy than RX 7900 XTX — approximately 270 watts. For comparison, RX 7900XTX and RTX 4080 consume 360 watts and 305 watts, respectively.

It is reported that the anticipated Radeon RX 8800 XT cards will enter mass production in mid-December — this means that the launch is likely planned for mid to late January, as mass production usually takes a month.

The VideoCardz website also confirmed the relevance of its compiled table of Radeon RX 8000 video cards known from sources and rumors. Their official announcement is expected at CES 2025.

Source: VideoCardz