AMD RX 9070 XT (Sapphire Pulse)
AMD RX 9070 XT (Sapphire Pulse)
AMD's newly launched RX 9070 XT and 9070 might be outselling all of Nvidia's RTX 50-series graphics cards combined—at least according to a new survey conducted by ComputerBase (via VideoCardz), which found that close to 60% of the 4,200 readers surveyed reported buying a new RX 9000 graphics card. In comparison, only 25% purchased an RTX 50 series card, and a further nearly 20% bought an older GPU. This further cements the notion that AMD is running away with this generation of graphics cards, and even if Nvidia can get its GPUs back in stock, it may not sell as many as it expected.
Nvidia's RTX 50-series launch has been shambolic, and AMD's RX 9000 debut went much better. It's still facing pricing problems, and the whole industry feels out of whack with what gamers want and can actually afford. But it's safe to say that AMD is far more popular among gamers in early 2025 than its green-team counterpart. That seems to be reflected in new sales data reporting, as Computerbase's users overwhelmingly prefer AMD's new cards.
The survey doesn't highlight reasons for purchase, so it seems almost certain that the RTX-50 numbers would be higher if the cards were actually in stock and users could buy them. But it's also clear that the appetite for new graphics cards is there, with the majority of those putting money down on new cards choosing AMD's RX 9070 XT and 9070.
Graphics card sales chart.
https://x.com/3DCenter\_org/status/1899732939686256846 Credit: 3DCenter
ComputerBase's survey goes beyond this initial data and highlights a potentially bigger issue for the industry as a whole. When asked whether respondents had bought a new GPU in 2025, only a few percent said RTX 50, while less than 10% said the RX 9000 series. Over 23% of respondents said they were actively trying to buy a new graphics card but hadn't been able to yet. A further 19% said they had been planning to buy one but had lost interest.
ComputerBase isn't the only group surveying GPU buyers to learn their interests and habits. GamersNexus also surveyed more than 140,000 of its viewers/readers and found that twice as many people had tried to buy a new graphics card but couldn't as those who actually bought one.
These results will all likely change in the coming weeks and months as new, more affordable graphics cards are released, and production for the new cards ramps up across the board. But it's a telling indictment of the times when many thousands of people who want to buy graphics cards can't.