AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 7 5800XT launch pushed back by some retailers

AMD Ryzen 5000XT Series delayed as well?

The Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 7 5800XT are now scheduled to appear later, according to one retailer.

At Computex, AMD announced four Ryzen 9000 SKUs and two Ryzen 5000XT models for the last-gen socket. Originally, both series were meant to launch on July 31st, but the Zen5-based SKUs were pushed back by one or two weeks, depending on the model.

AMD has never confirmed pricing for either Ryzen 9000 or Ryzen 5000XT models, which were scheduled to launch this month. Only a handful of retailers have listed the latter, and among them, there seems to be contradictory information about the launch date. As it stands now, the Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 7 5800XT listed by B&H Photo Video may appear later than expected.

The Ryzen 7 5800XT is now listed with preorders starting on August 8th, while the 5900XT is set to launch on August 15th. This means that our Zen schedule needs to be updated as follows:

AMD Ryzen 5000XT/9000 updated launch date:

  • Ryzen 5 9600X : July 31st ➡️ August 8th
  • Ryzen 7 9700X : July 31st ➡️ August 8th
  • Ryzen 7 5800XT : July 31st ➡️ August 8th ❔
  • Ryzen 9 9900X: July 31st ➡️ August 15th
  • Ryzen 9 9950X: July 31st ➡️ August 15th
  • Ryzen 9 5900XT: July 31st ➡️ August 15th ❔

Ryzen 5000XT Series, Source: B&HPhotoVideo

As mentioned before, AMD still needs to update everyone on pricing. Neither the Zen4 nor Zen5 parts have received official MSRP before launch, which is uncommon for AMD despite four embargoes already lifted already.

As a reminder, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT is said to feature 16 cores and up to 3.3/4.8 GHz CPU base and boost clocks. In other words, it would have four more cores than the 5900X, but the base clock would be 400 MHz slower. The 5800XT is said to feature 8 cores and clocks of 3.8/4.8 GHz, which would be 100 MHz higher than the 5800X.

AMD RYZEN 5000 SERIES
VideoCardz.comLaunch YearSiliconCores/ThreadsBase/Boost ClockTDPiGPU
Ryzen 9 5950X2020
Vermeer
16C/32T
3.4/4.9 GHz
105W
Ryzen 9 5900XT🆕 2024
Vermeer
16C/32T
3.3/4.8 GHz
105W
Ryzen 9 5900X2020
Vermeer
12C/24T
3.7/4.8 GHz
105W
Ryzen 9 59002021
Vermeer
12C/24T
3.0/4.7 GHz
65W
Ryzen 7 5800XT🆕 2024
Vermeer
8C/16T
3.8/4.8 GHz
105W
Ryzen 7 5800X3D2022
Vermeer X3D
8C/16T
3.4/4.5 GHz
105W
Ryzen 7 5800X2020
Vermeer
8C/16T
3.8/4.7 GHz
105W
Ryzen 7 5700X3D2024
Vermeer X3D
8C/16T
3.0/4.1 GHz
105W
Ryzen 7 5700G2021
Cezanne
8C/16T
3.7/4.6 GHz
65W
8CU Vega
Ryzen 7 5700X2022
Vermeer
8C/16T
3.4/4.6 GHz
65W
Ryzen 7 57002023
Cezanne
8C/16T
3.7/4.6 GHz
65W
Ryzen 5 5600X3D2023
Vermeer X3D
6C/12T
3.3/4.4 GHz
105W
Ryzen 5 5600GT2024
Cezanne
6C/12T
3.6/4.6 GHz
65W
7CU Vega
Ryzen 5 5600G2021
Cezanne
6C/12T
3.9/4.4 GHz
65W
7CU Vega
Ryzen 5 5600X2020
Vermeer
6C/12T
3.7/4.6 GHz
65W
Ryzen 5 56002022
Vermeer
6C/12T
3.5/4.4 GHz
65W
Ryzen 5 5500GT2024
Cezanne
6C/12T
3.6/4.4 GHz
65W
6CU Vega
Ryzen 5 55002022
Cezanne
6C/12T
3.6/4.2 GHz
65W
Ryzen 3 5300G2021
Cezanne
4C/8T
4.0/4.2 GHz
65W
6CU Vega

Source: B&HPhotoVideo via MEGAsizeGPU