AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
7700XT proves that price usually outweighs all else. See also - why the 3050 sold so well. I would imagine that most of those 3050s went to kids who wanted to play Fortnite with their friends. And thus mum did not want to spend 1p more than she had to.
As for cutting down etc? I'm no silicon engineer but I would say yes. Then again I am not disagreeing with you that it is not worth buying yet... But then I am a 52 year old man with no kids and no dependents. So I would never screw myself to save that 50 quid. However, it doesn't mean I think in a linear fashion. Like I keep saying, price is king. Not sense, or value, or anything else.
Each chip on the wafer costs exactly the same. Each board costs the same. Each piece of memory and power components... ETC ETC ad nauseum but you can see where I am going. The coolers cost the same, etc etc etc. Packaging....
Do AMD want you to buy the 9070? it doesn't look like it. However, that saving will tempt many people. Remember, not every one spends their days watching tech videos and etc. Only a small fraction of users do that.
Yeah, I supposed you're right.