AMD has today released the AMD Radeon RX 6600, a new RDNA 2 GPU that has a focus on 1080p as well as high refresh rates. From the press release AMD said the Radeon RX 6600 cards are expected to be available today starting at $329 USD from the likes of ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE, XFX and various retailers.
“The latest generation of games deliver massive leaps in life-like visuals that are driving more graphics performance to meet the demand for the best possible 1080p gaming experiences,” said Scott Herkelman, corporate vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit at AMD. “To meet this demand, we’ve designed the Radeon RX 6600 to make these new breathtaking experiences available to more PC gamers, providing the performance of an enthusiast-class powerhouse in a midrange solution.”
Here's the specs along with a comparison to the XT model
|
Model |
Compute Units |
GDDR6 |
Game Clock4 (MHz) |
Boost Clock5 (MHz) |
Memory Interface |
Infinity Cache |
TBP |
|
AMD Radeon RX 6600 |
28 |
8 GB |
2,044 |
Up to 2,491 |
128-bit |
32 MB |
132W |
|
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
32 |
8 GB |
2,359 |
Up to 2,589 |
128-bit |
32 MB |
160W |
On the NVIDIA side, it seems the closest competition is the GeForce RTX 3060. While we don't get any cards from AMD to test with, they did provide these images below to compare. From what Phoronix tested, it appears to stack up pretty well against NVIDIA.
If you plan to get one to use with Linux, you should look at Mesa 21.2 at a minimum.
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Guess I will still be stuck with my GTX 1070... Gotta love those pixel art games
Same here but my games are not pixelated at all
Last edited by Bogomips on 14 October 2021 at 7:01 am UTC
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Anyone remember the old days of gaming?
Comments Before:
Oh wow! That GPU is awesome! I've gotta upgrade my GPU to this new one! Look how awesome it is! (etc etc)
Comments Now:
Meh, another GPU that will be almost impossible to buy due to scalpers and miners, no point even trying to get it now. Besides, my GPU still works well enough! (etc etc)
...
Oh how things have changed over the years!
Comments Before:
Oh wow! That GPU is awesome! I've gotta upgrade my GPU to this new one! Look how awesome it is! (etc etc)
Comments Now:
Meh, another GPU that will be almost impossible to buy due to scalpers and miners, no point even trying to get it now. Besides, my GPU still works well enough! (etc etc)
...
Oh how things have changed over the years!
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You're not cynical, you're realistic. All of this trouble with GPUs is behind me constantly pushing back any kind of remote idea of getting an upgraded system. I'm starting to wonder when it will impact the games - they'll realise nobody has the kind of system that can run what they want and will have to adjust requirements accordingly. Or just push it out on a streaming service and leave desktop systems out of it entirely.
I’m in the same boat. Been looking to upgrade for a few years now, but the way they’ve been almost constantly announcing and releasing new cards, only to have them either not be available anywhere, costing a fortune, or only available from scalpers, I’ve decided to wait, again and again.
I’m not buying a card at these price, and when you’ve waited long enough for the price to come down to almost reasonable levels, a new card is announced. So I’m still here with my RX480.
And then there the shoddy QC and skimping on component quality by the manufacturers, since the five cards they produce will be torn out of the shelves by scalpers anyway.
Last edited by Appelsin on 14 October 2021 at 8:38 am UTC
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Only way I could get a semi decent card was one that had been returned and repaired from RMA, was half it's original price but still felt expensive -_-
Tough times.
Tough times.
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Same here... stuck on a GTX 970 for the foreseeable future. You know what though, it's still good enough for the games I play. Just finished Metro Exodus, no problem whatsoever, looked fabulous on lower settings. Valheim is pushing it hot but still decent frame rates and very smooth.
I wanted to do a full system upgrade a year ago but who knows when that'll be (reasonably) possible.
I wanted to do a full system upgrade a year ago but who knows when that'll be (reasonably) possible.
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1080p... Wow...
I play 4k with an RX580 eGPU @ a 2012 T430 thinkpad laptop connected with express card. (PCIe 2 1x).
I want a list of the games that are "playable" at 1080p with this card, so I know which games I will buy in 10 years.
I play 4k with an RX580 eGPU @ a 2012 T430 thinkpad laptop connected with express card. (PCIe 2 1x).
I want a list of the games that are "playable" at 1080p with this card, so I know which games I will buy in 10 years.
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I guess I have to wait more. I needed a replacement for my geforce 660, but I guess nobody wants my money. I only buy if it had a reasonable price, but this is insane. Moreover nvidia had decided to cut the driver support (but hopefully it had a longterm support branch) for my card, without replacement on the price range that I get that (200-300€).
Next time I'll buy amd/ati, intel, or whatever has good opensource suport, even if it's not the best. I have no integrated gpu on my ryzen.
Next time I'll buy amd/ati, intel, or whatever has good opensource suport, even if it's not the best. I have no integrated gpu on my ryzen.
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Ludological Oct 14, 2021
I have an R9 270x which I've been looking to replace for years due to problems with Vulkan support in Linux. Doesn't look like I'll be buying anything soon.
Around five years ago, I bought an RX480 for my partner's PC. Between available products and the horrific GPU pricing these days, I'll never see that price to performance ever again.
I was holding out hope that RDNA2 APUs would bridge the low-end gap, but I doubt AMD will get anywhere close if it risks eating in to their "low-end" GPU market.
Around five years ago, I bought an RX480 for my partner's PC. Between available products and the horrific GPU pricing these days, I'll never see that price to performance ever again.
I was holding out hope that RDNA2 APUs would bridge the low-end gap, but I doubt AMD will get anywhere close if it risks eating in to their "low-end" GPU market.
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I have an R9 270x which I've been looking to replace for years due to problems with Vulkan support in Linux. Doesn't look like I'll be buying anything soon.
That's one of those cards that has some support for Vulkan if you set a kernel parameter, right? I have a card from that generation. It was my card before the current one. I was expecting to replace my current card with the RDNA2 generation, but then this happened.
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Mohandevir Oct 14, 2021
In fact, I just want to swap my noisy GTX 1660 Super because my son want's it and it runs a lot quieter on Windows than on Linux. The problem is not the price, it's the availability. On Newegg.ca, 500$CAN is like 356$US (approx.) which is not far from MSRP.
Edit: Can't even find a scalper posting yet. It just feels like these have not been shipped yet, at all.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 14 October 2021 at 2:07 pm UTC
Edit: Can't even find a scalper posting yet. It just feels like these have not been shipped yet, at all.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 14 October 2021 at 2:07 pm UTC
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In fact, I just want to swap my noisy GTX 1660 Super because my son want's it and it runs a lot quieter on Windows than on Linux. The problem is not the price, it's the availability. On Newegg.ca, 500$CAN is like 356$US (approx.) which is not far from MSRP.
Edit: Can't even find a scalper posting yet. It just feels like these have not been shipped yet, at all.
One catch with higher prices now is that you can also sell a used card on Ebay to compensate a bit. That works especially well for AMD cards like Vega and RDNA1 ones which can sell for almost double their original prices.
Last edited by Shmerl on 14 October 2021 at 6:06 pm UTC
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I was going to make more sarcastic posts about the irony of companies releasing new SKUs for graphics cards no one's able to buy... but it looks like you all did my job for me - well done, internet 
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This card would be good for me. I am one of those 144Hz, 100+ FPS gamers if it's a shooter or action game. That means I often play on lowest settings sadly. It would be nice to crank the graphics up to max in BF5! I only get around 60 FPS on low in that game right now.
Since I have a PS5, spending $600 on a computer video card isn't as high of a priority anymore. I just wasn't able to get my hands on one many months ago, but I was able to get a PS5, so that's where the money went.
At this point, I feel like GPU's won't be obtainable for like 2 more years. *sigh*
Anyone have any tips for buying graphics cards? Are there manufacturers that sell direct and limit 1 per person and have bot protection and stuff like that? That's how I was able to get the PS5 (from Sony store).
Since I have a PS5, spending $600 on a computer video card isn't as high of a priority anymore. I just wasn't able to get my hands on one many months ago, but I was able to get a PS5, so that's where the money went.
At this point, I feel like GPU's won't be obtainable for like 2 more years. *sigh*
Anyone have any tips for buying graphics cards? Are there manufacturers that sell direct and limit 1 per person and have bot protection and stuff like that? That's how I was able to get the PS5 (from Sony store).
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Anyone have any tips for buying graphics cards? Are there manufacturers that sell direct and limit 1 per person and have bot protection and stuff like that? That's how I was able to get the PS5 (from Sony store).
Lately cards appear in stores in waves, like a monthly drops or so. And they aren't sold out immediately like before but eventually they do after may be a day. So just pay attention to that.
Last edited by Shmerl on 17 October 2021 at 12:42 am UTC
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