AMD is cutting desktop graphics card supply to China by 20% to 50% across Q4. Board partners face shrinking monthly allocations that will keep gaming inventory tight through January. The supply crunch coincides with reports that AMD will not reveal its next generation RDNA 5 cards until Computex 2027.
Supply channel outlet ChannelGate reports that AMD has initiated steep cuts to gaming silicon deliveries for the Chinese market. Monthly allocations to official add in board partners continue to fall, creating shortages on par with competing Nvidia inventory. The report states that AMD lacks sufficient gaming chips to fulfill partner orders, leaving distributors with constrained stock that will persist through January.
The regional supply squeeze highlights broader scheduling shifts across the Radeon roadmap. Hardware leaker Kepler L2 states that AMD is unlikely to introduce its next generation RDNA 5 graphics architecture before Computex 2027. This prolonged gap leaves card manufacturers reliant on existing product tiers while foundry capacity prioritizes other segments.
Source: ithome
