AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT launch partner list omits key GPU player

Throughout Gamescom 2023, the curtain was lastly pulled again on the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT, with each graphics cards set to launch imminently. As anticipated, AIBs like Gigabyte and ASUS can be releasing their very own customized coolers for the AMD GPUs, however MSI, nevertheless, is conspicuously absent from the roster.

It’s not the primary time MSI has declined to take part in AMD GPU launches. Whereas it provided its personal Ventus mannequin of the AMD Radeon RX 7600, MSI didn’t develop an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT straight off the bat, as a substitute ready just a few months to launch its personal iteration. The explanation for MSI’s antipathy in the direction of AMD graphics playing cards isn’t clear, however there’s little doubt it appears keener on Nvidia’s GeForce pixel pushers.

Fortunately for AMD, different add in board companions have seen match to spend money on the Navi 32 GPUs from the off, albeit with seemingly dampened enthusiasm. Asus, for instance, has revealed three customized fashions throughout each the RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT, 4 fewer than it created for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070.

In fact, MSI being absent from the record of launch companions for the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT release date doesn’t imply the Taiwanese firm received’t finally get in on the motion.