AMD prototype Radeon AI Pro R9700 found by 'a friend,' posted to Reddit — a real-life reference design model of AMD's artistic render

A Redditor shared images of a mysterious AMD Radeon GPU prototype found by their friend, resembling the AMD Radeon AI Pro R9700 reference design. The card is marked as an engineering sample not for sale and is optimized for workstations and AI tasks. Suggestions on what to do with the GPU range from using it for its graphical performance to selling it for a gaming GPU. While the card may not attract professional users due to its prototype status, it could be valuable on the second-hand market for its 32GB VRAM. This find is reminiscent of past instances where tech enthusiasts rescued rare prototypes from disposal.