AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 XT is finally getting close to the price gamers actually wanted.
During Amazon’s Memorial Day Sale, the Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT OC has dropped to US$629 with free shipping. That is still above AMD’s official US$599 MSRP, but compared to the nonsense pricing we’ve seen across high-end GPUs this year, this one is much easier to swallow.
For Malaysian readers, that US$629 works out to roughly RM2,950 before any import fees, tax, shipping quirks, or local warranty concerns. The US$599 MSRP is around RM2,800, so this deal is genuinely close to the card’s intended price. Of course, Amazon US pricing does not always translate cleanly to Malaysia, but it gives us a useful signal: RX 9070 XT pricing may finally be cooling down.
Why the RX 9070 XT matters
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is not just another “good enough” AMD card. IGN rated it 10/10, making it the only GPU released in 2025 to receive that score from the site so far.
The big reason is value. According to IGN’s testing, the RX 9070 XT comes surprisingly close to Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, a card that is now sitting around US$1,000 — roughly RM4,700 before local costs. In some games, AMD’s card even beats the RTX 5070 Ti, and in certain benchmarks the gap is apparently very noticeable.
That is the kind of thing PC builders in Malaysia should pay attention to, especially if you are planning a full rig upgrade for 1440p high refresh gaming or 4K gaming. Nvidia still has strong advantages in areas like DLSS ecosystem support and creator workloads, but if your main concern is raw gaming performance per ringgit, AMD is looking very spicy here.
A serious 4K gaming option
IGN also says this is the cheapest current AMD or Nvidia card it would comfortably recommend for playing the newest demanding games at 4K 60fps or higher.
That matters because 4K gaming has always been the expensive tier. Once you add a decent CPU, DDR5 RAM, a good PSU, and a high-refresh monitor, Malaysian PC builds can quickly fly past the RM6,000 to RM8,000 range. A GPU that can handle modern games at 4K without forcing buyers into near-RTX 5070 Ti pricing is a big deal.
The RX 9070 XT also gets close to the older RX 7900 XTX in performance, while offering better ray tracing and upscaling than AMD’s previous generation. That does not mean AMD has magically solved every weakness against Nvidia, but it does mean the gap is not as painful as before.
Should Malaysians buy from Amazon?
Careful sikit. The price is attractive, but importing a GPU is not always straightforward. Warranty support may be more complicated, delivery times can vary, and final landed cost may change depending on fees. If local shops in Malaysia start adjusting RX 9070 XT prices downward, that might be the cleaner option.
Still, this Amazon price is a strong sign that the RX 9070 XT is moving in the right direction. If you’ve been waiting for a high-end GPU that doesn’t feel like daylight robbery, this is one card worth tracking closely.
Source: IGN