It seems that AMD is gearing up to launch its next-generation gaming graphics card sooner than anticipated by the media. According to sources on ChipHell, mass production of the Radeon RX 8800 XT is set to commence later this month. This new card will be AMD's fastest offering in the next-generation lineup, targeting the performance segment and succeeding the current RX 7800 XT. AMD has decided not to release an enthusiast-segment product in this generation, focusing instead on key market segments with high sales potential. The RX 8800 XT will be powered by AMD's upcoming RDNA 4 graphics architecture.
Exciting claims have surfaced regarding the RX 8800 XT. It is said that the card will compete with the current GeForce RTX 4080 or RTX 4080 SUPER in terms of ray tracing performance, potentially delivering a significant 45% increase in RT performance compared to the current flagship RX 7900 XTX. Additionally, the GPU's power and thermal efficiency are expected to improve due to a newer foundry process, resulting in a 25% lower board power consumption than the RX 7900 XTX. Unlike the "Navi 31" and "Navi 32" chips in the RX 7900 series and RX 7800 XT, respectively, the "Navi 48" chip powering the RX 8800 XT is anticipated to be a monolithic chip manufactured on a new process node. Speculations suggest that this new process node could be TSMC N4P, which AMD is utilizing for various products including its "Zen 5" chiplets and "Strix Point" mobile processors.
