AMD quietly releases a new graphics card with only 8GB of VRAM

Over the weekend, AMD launched a new GPU, and while it would usually be a big celebration and event for a new graphics card, the motto with this one is seemingly hush-hush.

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The new graphics card is a Radeon RX 7400, which is a generation of graphics card that launched three years ago. Yes, AMD has added a new graphics card to its previous generation that runs the previous generation RDNA3 architecture. The RX 7400 is aimed at gamers on a budget as it features 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM and will be humbly priced somewhere between $150 and $250.

AMD hasn't officially revealed the price for the new GPU, but given that the RX 7400 is effectively replacing the RX 6400 released in 2022, it will be a budget graphics card priced below the $200 mark. The price estimation of sub-$200 is reinforced even further when the RX 7600 is currently priced between $260 and $360, depending on the 8GB or 16GB VRAM models.

Furthermore, AMD's own website states the new graphics card is "designed for advanced gaming and streaming experiences at 1080p." The word "advanced" is quite a far cry in today's climate of graphics cards, as most modern, graphically impressive games are calling for at least 16GB of VRAM in a graphics card.

So much so, 16GB is now considered the standard VRAM for any gaming-related GPU, with 8GB being exclusively for gamers on an ultra-low budget and who are aware they won't be able to run the latest games.