To be sure, the Radeon RX 5700 series cards are not going to be Turing killers. So how does AMD’s first example of RDNA stack up? For AMD and for consumers it’s much needed progress. At the same time, however, it’s also the first part in a longer-term plan for AMD, with AMD continuing to further iterate on their design over the coming years. RDNA is an incredibly important architecture for AMD, and it sets the stage for a lot of things to come. So let’s dig in.įor those of you who are reading this rare Sunday launch article with a cup of coffee (or are an AnandTech editor who’s been drinking it all night long), perhaps it’s best to cut to the chase and then build out from there. But one way or another, this is easily going to be the most important and eventful video card launch of 2019. Especially in the case of today’s launch of the Radeon RX 5700 series cards, and their RDNA architecture Navi GPUs, there’s a lot to unpack. New architectures give vendors a chance to turn the playing field on its metaphorical head, defying some expectations, setting new ones, and redefining what is possible with a video card. Easily the most exciting kind of video card launch, the dawn of a new GPU architecture is a rare event that’s not to be missed.