OCUK has 1000 of Sapphire RX 9070 XT Pulse
Just one MSRP model at one retailer.
We didn’t publish a launch post for the GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card today due to its unavailability and the clear difficulty in purchasing these cards at the MSRP. However, tomorrow’s AMD launch appears to be shaping up quite differently.
OverclockersUK, one of the largest retailers in the UK, has confirmed today that they have over 1,000 Radeon RX 9070 XT cards in stock. The thing is, this is just one model from one brand, not the entire SKU stock. The retailer also confirms that there are several hundred Gigabyte and ASUS cards waiting as well, but there’s no mention of numbers or whether those are RX 9070 XT or non-XT models.
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Yesterday, Sapphire published a photo of the giant cube of Radeon RX 9070 XT Pulse cards. The picture is actually from OCUK, and they confirmed that the ‘cube is solid’ and there are cards inside.
Sapphire RX 9070 XT PULSE
As Sapphire jumped the gun with our content (TUT TUT), I might as well share with you guys the Borg Cube Overclockers UK marketing department spent hours building out of Sapphire 9070 XT Pulse Cards and yes the cube is solid, the centre is even more 9070 XT Pulse cards and we have over 1000 in stock just of this model, even better OcUK will hit £569 Inc. VAT on this incredible beast of a card with hundreds to go round at MSRP.
— Andrew Gibson, OCUK
OCUK is not known for low pricing; however, they confirm that they intend to sell these cards at £569 with VAT. This is very close to what one should expect to be the MSRP ($599 ≈ £464; £464 + 20% = £557), which is great news for those considering buying these cards.
Worth noting is that the current pricing listed by the retailer is not final. We often receive tips that OCUK lists higher prices before launch to scare off scalpers and bots. The price should change tomorrow before launch.
Reading through posts on various forums, gamers asking retailers directly about stock are informed that this launch should have both physical and online availability. There are threads on Reddit with users confirming that they already have these cards, but keep in mind that AMD has not yet published any driver; there should be a 25.3.1 driver tomorrow.
Source: OCUK, Adrian Thompson