References to AMD’s next-gen graphics cards have been Linux patches  (the GFX1200 and GFX1201)and there was a recent YouTube leakage.

The GFX11 is the RDNA 3 range, so GFX12 is the next generation of RDNA 4, which is likely to be RX 8000 models (assuming AMD continues with its graphics card naming scheme in a logical progression).

The rumours are that these GPUs might be Navi 44 and Navi 48 flavours which would put them in the “cheap and cheerful” end of the market. In current-gen AMD GPUs, Navi 33 is the lowest tier chip and it’s used in the RX 7600, so in theory these next-gen models would sit below that level.

Most of the leaks connected to RDNA 4 seem to stop at mid-range graphics cards and there might not even be a Navi 41. The Navi 43 and 44 chips have been talked about as spearheading the RX 8000 family (which is reflected in this latest leakage).

But what should be worrying Nvidia is that these mid-range RDNA 4 offerings are expected to be pretty powerful, and could offer performance to outgun the current RX 7900 XT.

It should be able to do that at a much cheaper price – less than $500.

The release date for RDNA 4 is theorized as later in 2024, and AMD could sneak in ahead of Nvidia’s RTX 5000 graphics cards, as the Blackwell GPUs might slide to early 2025.