AMD denies reports of Ryzen 5000XT launch delay — chips on schedule for release tomorrow

Despite contradicting rumors, AMD has confirmed that its upcoming Ryzen 5000XT processors, which rival the best CPUs, will launch tomorrow, July 31. The chipmaker has told Tom’s Hardware that the Ryzen 9 5900XT and the Ryzen 7 5800XT will launch tomorrow as scheduled.

“There has been no change to the sales embargo of the 5000” an AMD representative affirmed to Tom’s Hardware.

Rumors have been swirling that AMD’s Ryzen 5000XT was delayed due to B&H Photo Video’s updated listing for Zen 3 chips. The retailer had moved the pre-order launch dates of the Ryzen 9 5900XT and the Ryzen 7 5800XT to August 15 and August 8, 15 days after AMD’s launch date. However, AMD has confirmed that this isn’t the case.

B&H Photo’s delayed pre-order times led people to think that AMD would delay the launch of its Ryzen 5000XT processors, just like what happened to the Ryzen 9000 chips due to quality issues. A branding typo reportedly forced AMD to recall all Ryzen 9000 chips and rectify the problem through a screening process.

There could be a few reasons why B&H Photo Video’s pre-order times suddenly changed. For instance, the Ryzen 9 5900XT and the Ryzen 7 5800XT could be placeholders, which we see all the time from foreign retailers whose pricing and dates don’t always match the official information. Or perhaps the person revising the retailer listing mistakenly used the exact launch date as the Ryzen 9000 series.

As a quick recap, the Ryzen 7 5800XT is an almost identical twin to the Ryzen 7 5800X, featuring eight Zen 3 cores, 32MB of L3 cache, and a 105W TDP. AMD’s only change to the Ryzen 7 5800XT is the 100MHz improvement in the boost clock, going from 4.7 GHz to 4.8 GHz.

The Ryzen 9 5900XT, on the other hand, should provide a significant upgrade over the current Ryzen 9 5900X. Weirdly, AMD chose that model name since the Ryzen 9 5900XT is closer to the Ryzen 9 5950X than the Ryzen 9 5900X. The Ryzen 9 5900XT wields the same 16 Zen 3 cores as the former in addition to the 64MB L3 cache and 105W TDP. The Ryzen 9 5900XT has a 100 MHz lower base and boost clock than the Ryzen 9 5950X.

AMD has kept the pricing under wraps for the Ryzen 9 5900XT and the Ryzen 7 5800XT. However, we’ll know tomorrow how much the new refreshed chips cost. Don’t forget to double back for our review of the two processors and two new 5000XT SKUs.