The Radeon RX 9070 GRE, AMD’s revision of last year’s RX 9070, is only now arriving on our doorsteps because GPU prices are a complete mess. Unlike Nvidia, which boosted the VRAM of its RTX 5070 in response to the ongoing RAM pricing apocalypse, AMD is instead offering a downgrade from its other midrange gaming-ready GPUs at a slightly reduced (though still inflated) price.

Compared to Nvidia , AMD has managed to keep its desktop-grade graphics card prices relatively stable. But its GPUs are still more expensive than they were in 2025, largely due to the memory pricing apocalypse . Gamers looking to upgrade their PC’s graphics performance are stuck between buying a less capable GPU or paying exorbitant rates for something that can handle higher resolutions.

The $550 Radeon RX 9070 GRE is supposed to offer a middle ground between the extremes of price and performance. But first, some background.…