How to set up restock alerts for AMD Radeon HD 7900 XT/XTX

Feb 2, 2023 Vaishnavi and Ishani

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Get restock alerts for AMD Radeon HD 7900 XT/XTX

Upgrading a PC with a new GPU can be a great way to boost its performance and unlock the full potential of games and other graphics-intensive applications. GPUs are popular because they are designed for the efficient processing of large amounts of data, making them useful for tasks such as gaming, professional graphics rendering, machine learning, and scientific simulations. Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are designed specifically for rendering graphics and generating complex images. GPUs have a large number of small cores, each of which can work on a different part of the problem imultaneously. This makes GPUs more efficient at performing simple calculations in parallel than CPUs, which are designed to execute a few complex instructions in sequence.

So what does the GPU market look like? Why do GPUs stock out so fast?

It’s not uncommon to see multiple Reddit threads mentioning “GPU restock alert” or “GPU drop on BestBuy, EBay etc”. There are whole Twitter handles dedicated to aggregating GPU drop announcements. It’s crazy how fast they sell out. With the huge demand for gaming PCs and cryptocurrency mining, this is a given. Both of those industries have taken off, which has caused a huge increase in demand for powerful GPUs. It’s tough to keep them in stock. This has been exacerbated by scalpers taking advantage of the situation and reselling GPUs for a higher price. It’s a real pain for anyone trying to upgrade their system.

A trail of GPU stock outs that plagued 2022

The Nvidia RTX 3080 and 3090 sold incredibly well in 2022. The GPUs were in high demand due to their performance and cost-effectiveness, making them difficult to find in stock. The new Nvidia RTX 4090 stocks lasted for only a few hours after its release day. Additionally, AMD Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT were also in high demand as they were more affordable than the Nvidia GPUs.

AMD released its latest GPUs, the AMD Radeon hd 7900 series on December 13, 2022. AMD’s Design Reference versions of the RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX were launched for direct sale on their website, but unfortunately, the stock didn’t last long. The 7900 XTX was the first to sell out, followed by the 7900 XT a few hours later. Even though there was sufficient supply, the high demand quickly lead to the evaporation of the GPU stock.

Let’s talk a bit more about AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX

AMD’s Radeon XTX GPU is packed with technologies designed to maximize performance and efficiency. RDNA 3 architecture provides exceptional performance and power efficiency, while Infinity Cache+ and Smart Memory Access are designed to boost memory and game performance. FidelityFX Super Resolution is also included, offering ultra-realistic visuals and an immersive gaming experience.

The 7900 XTX which starts at $999 went on sale and it was a frenzy. It retailed on multiple sites and when attempts were made to purchase, buyers were greeted with errors and were denied a chance to reach the checkout process. AMD’s online store put buyers lined up in a digital queue for several minutes only to be disappointed by the “Sold Out” sign on the product page. However, not everyone came up empty-handed; a few lucky and well-informed buyers managed to snag the Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs from AMD.

Recent reviews and chatter on social media platforms reveal that the AMD’s RX 7900 XTX is about 9% faster than the Nvidia’s RTX 4080 on average when it comes to 4K gaming using traditional rasterization techniques. However, it is about 17% slower than Nvidia’s RTX 4090. Despite this, these numbers are not too shabby, given the price differences between these GPUs.

GPU	MSRP
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX	$999
RX 7900 XT	$899
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080	$1,199

As you can see the AMD Radeon 7000 series undercuts the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 by $200.

How to get GPU restock updates? - Sources, Tips, and more

Those who have information about upcoming restocks may post updates on social media like Twitter and Reddit to alert others. These updates may be based on information from retailers or manufacturers’, observations of shipping, or other activity that suggests a restock is imminent. Some social media accounts you can keep a close watch on for updates on restocks include -

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/ - Is a community-run AMD Reddit to discuss the company’s products and technologies. You’ll find talk about Ryzen and Radeon. The community has over 1.5 Million members and varied discussions. In short, this is the subreddit for all things AMD. To help narrow things down, we’ll leave a link to the 7900 XT / XTX thread here.

Turn on notifications for the below Twitter handles -

https://twitter.com/LeBlarstOfTimes and https://twitter.com/SnailMonitor - who will post Amazon, BestBuy, and NewEgg for information on GPU restocks for GPUs, including the AMD 7900 series.
https://twitter.com/amdradeon/ - This Twitter handle will be useful to stay in the latest know-how of AMD Radeon™ RX Graphics Cards. Although restock updates are not rampant here, you will find useful information about purchasing the 7900 series with its followership of 788.1K users.
https://twitter.com/StockTrackerr/ - Is another useful handle that has informer tweets to help you secure in high-demand products like PS5, GPUs, Xbox Series, etc.

How to Monitor AMD Radeon HD 7900 XT/XTX restock Updates using Distill

Tip: You can use Distill to monitor the social forums for updates on aggregated posts on restock updates. All you need to do is navigate to the relevant AMD Reddit thread/Tweets and replies section of the above handles and follow along these steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the Reddit thread/ Twitter

Step 2: Click on the Distill browser extension (Top right corner of your browser)

Step 3: Select “monitor parts of a page”

Step 4: Now with a mouseclick, you can select the first post in the thread/ feed. It will be highlighted with a black rectangle.

Step 5: Next, you will be directed to an options screen where you can configure your monitor. Here, choose the device as your current browser and schedule checks at 5-minute intervals.

Step 6: Click on “Add actions” and choose your mode for alerts among email, local pop-up notifications, and more. (A subscription will give access to additional alert channels like- SMS, Discord and Mobile app notifications)

Step 7: Click “Add Conditions” and set up a logical check as “added text” has “7900 XT available”

Step 8: Save your monitor.

Now Distill will track your social media feed every 5 minutes and alert you when there are any posts/ tweets that have the words “7900 XT available” on the newest post. You can also change the condition text to suit your tracking requirements.

Timely GPU restock alerts - Success stories as told by users and what worked for them.

In a recent Reddit post, a user shared their experience using Distill to monitor the availability of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and XTX graphics cards. The user wrote that they wanted to purchase GPU release day stock. After discovering Distill.io, the user could set up alerts for when the GPUs became available and successfully bagged one without much effort. In the post, the user illustrates Distill’s ability to track availability in real-time and for the timely alerts that helped them stay informed about restocks. Overall, the Reddit post highlights the usefulness of tools like Distill.io for helping users stay on top of restocks and secure hard-to-find products.

Instead of rewriting a whole bunch of steps and instructions on how to set up your own GPU restock tracker, we’ll point you to the very handy Reddit post penned by our users. It's short and detailed and has everything to help you.

Alternatively, you can also follow along our Nvidia RTX GPU restock alert guide to set up distill to track any GPU you are interested in.

Where to buy AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT / XTX?

The Radeon RX 7900 XT graphics card is available from a variety of manufacturers, including PowerColor, ASRock, Sapphire, and XFX. At Newegg, these variants are currently being sold for prices ranging from $899 to $999. It’s worth noting that the AMD reference designs of the Radeon RX 7900 XT are only available through official channels. The mainstream AIBs (Add-in Board partners) have also released their SKUs.

Vetted sources like Techradar point to listed retailers like

(i) Amazon

(ii) Bestbuy

(iii) Microcentre

(iv) Newegg

The official AMD site is the best place to buy AMD GPU, but currently, they are all sold out. When the RX 7900 XT & XTX become available, you should find them here.

Set up Distill alerts for AMD GPU restock updates with step by step instructions:

Step 1: Download and Install Distill Browser extension.

Install Distill Chrome extension

Step 2: Navigate to the AMD Graphics Cards section in the AMD website and click on the Distill icon at the top right of your browser. The AMD Graphics section can vary according to the country of purchase.

Step 3: Click on the “Monitor Full Page” option.

Track availability of sold out GPUs and get alerts of restocks

Step 4: You will be directed to the options page where you can configure the GPU tracker. Choose your browser as the device (This will help you run local checks as long as the browser is open). Choosing a local device will help you run faster checks

Optional: Set a name for the monitor; this will help you identify the multiple website monitors in the Distill watchlist

Step 5: Under schedule checks, set an interval for Distill to check the product website. In this case, distill will check the AMD website every 30 seconds for any new updates.

Configure restock of GPU Notifications

Step 6: Under the conditions tab, you can customize alerts to notify you in case any GPU with the name “RX 7900” is added to the product website. Select “Added has” and “has” from the drop-down options.

Step 7: Key in “RX 7900” to get a notification when AMD Radeon RX 7900 series products are available on the AMD website.

Step 8: Click on the “Save” option. You can now see the website monitor on your Distill watchlist.

Configure conditions for the alert

You may set up web monitors in a similar way for several other websites, such as Best Buy and Newegg, and can simultaneously follow the availability of AMD Radeon RX 7900 series products on a number of websites.

Setup multiple monitors

Additionally, subscription plans to Distill will gain you access to mobile app notifications to stay alerted of the AMD 7900’s restock on the go. You can make use of the iOS app and the android app.

If you have any queries on how to set up a restock tracker on websites or to monitor the social forums for availability updates, please feel free to reach out to us on the Distill community forum.

To make it easier to monitor, we have created a monitor and exported it as JSON. It can be imported into Distill’s Watchlist as documented in - How to export and import monitors in Distill?

Just copy the JSON onto the clipboard and follow along this video to import the GPU tracker.

JSON for BestBuy

{
	"client": {
		"local": 1
	},
	"data": [{
		"name": "Bestbuy tracker - GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card GV-R79XTX-24GC",
		"uri": "https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyte-radeon-rx-7900xtx-24gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-graphics-card/6528730.p?skuId=6528730&intl=nosplash",
		"config": "{\"selections\":[{\"frames\":[{\"index\":0,\"excludes\":[],\"includes\":[{\"type\":\"css\",\"expr\":\".add-to-cart-button\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"text\",\"type\":\"builtin\"}]}]}],\"dynamic\":true,\"delay\":2}],\"ignoreEmptyText\":true,\"includeStyle\":false,\"dataAttr\":\"text\"}",
		"tags": ["GPU restocks"],
		"content_type": 2,
		"state": 40,
		"schedule": "{\"type\":\"INTERVAL\",\"params\":{\"interval\":299}}",
		"ts": "2023-01-06T11:32:39.200Z",
		"datasource_id": null
	}]
}

JSON for NewEgg

{
	"client": {
		"local": 1
	},
	"data": [{
		"name": "7900 XTX TRACKER: GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card GV-R79XTX-24GC-B - Best Buy",
		"uri": "https://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyte-radeon-rx-7900xtx-24gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-graphics-card/6528730.p?skuId=6528730",
		"config": "{\"selections\":[{\"frames\":[{\"index\":0,\"excludes\":[],\"includes\":[{\"type\":\"xpath\",\"expr\":\"(//body[contains(@class,'size-l')]/div//div[@class='container-v3']/div[contains(@class,'row')]//div[@class='row']//div//div//div//strong)[3]\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"text\",\"type\":\"builtin\"}]}]}],\"dynamic\":true,\"delay\":2}],\"ignoreEmptyText\":true,\"includeStyle\":false,\"dataAttr\":\"text\"}",
		"tags": ["GPU restocks"],
		"content_type": 2,
		"state": 40,
		"schedule": "{\"type\":\"INTERVAL\",\"params\":{\"interval\":284}}",
		"ts": "2022-12-28T09:50:30.270Z",
		"datasource_id": null
	}]
}

JSON for AMD store

{
	"client": {
		"local": 1
	},
	"data": [{
		"name": "Shop | AMD",
		"uri": "https://www.amd.com/en/shop/in/Graphics%20Cards",
		"config": "{\"selections\":[{\"frames\":[{\"index\":0,\"excludes\":[],\"includes\":[{\"type\":\"xpath\",\"expr\":\"//body[contains(@class,'shopMenuLoaded')]//main[@role='main']\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"text\",\"type\":\"builtin\"}]}]}],\"dynamic\":true,\"delay\":2}],\"ignoreEmptyText\":true,\"includeStyle\":false,\"dataAttr\":\"text\"}",
		"tags": ["GPU restocks"],
		"content_type": 2,
		"state": 40,
		"schedule": "{\"type\":\"INTERVAL\",\"params\":{\"interval\":299}}",
		"ts": "2023-01-06T10:02:50.678Z",
		"datasource_id": null,
		"rule": "{\"type\":2,\"op\":1,\"rules\":[{\"type\":1,\"contentType\":2,\"rule\":{\"type\":2,\"params\":{\"input\":\"7900\"}}}],\"numberFormat\":\"1,.\"}"
	}]
}

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