RX 6600 and 6600XT

[Sound_Card]

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rade...rcolor-website

[Sasquach]

Nice...i hope it costs a more reasonable 800 dollars vs the 1000+ for the upper ones......

[Sound_Card]

Nice...i hope it costs a more reasonable 800 dollars vs the 1000+ for the upper ones......

$399 for the XT which I think is bogus. A good chance to hit a home run is to sell for $360 XT and $320 non XT.

[Seyiji]

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[Sasquach]

$399 for the XT which I think is bogus. A good chance to hit a home run is to sell for $360 XT and $320 non XT.

Looks like its gonna be $379...right in the middle between your bogus and home run predictions.
I guess that means its...fine?

so in your scenario a 6600 non XT might be 350ish?

[pax]

Way too much. 240-280$ max

[Sasquach]

Way too much. 240-280$ max

I wish its cheaper....it just seems like its always MSRP higher than it should....then theres the current situation of markup on top of that.....ugh.

I remember you can get a good card for 300 bucks not too long ago but the same tier of card nowadays....is like double that.....

I feel like if i can get one of these at its MSRP price before the markups take over...i should just pull the trigger and do it.
Its still likely going to be higher than i'd want to pay for it but it might still be another year or so for prices to drop back down to normal levels.

[pax]

I just dont see low end gamers paying 550-600$ CAD MSRP with tax for a low end gpu. If they gather dust on shelves you might not have to wait a year.

[Nagorak]

With how the AIBs are pricing and this being a non-reference launch we'll be lucky if they go for less than $500.

[Trunks0]

With how the AIBs are pricing and this being a non-reference launch we'll be lucky if they go for less than $500.

Watch LTT video. Only so much that can be done about it as allot of this is outside of their control.

[Mangler]

The price on these things does not make any sense, they're slower than the gpu in an ps5/xbxbxbxbxsxsxs, but they cost as much if not more than a nextgen console.

[Trunks0]

The price on these things does not make any sense, they're slower than the gpu in an ps5/xbxbxbxbxsxsxs, but they cost as much if not more than a nextgen console.

Watch the LLT video. This is what happens when almost every element of what goes into a card has gone nutters. There is nothing anyone can do about this till the cost of component parts, metals etc go back down.

Non-issue for consoles. They bought and negotiated pricing for those components ages ago before any of this happened.

[KAC]

Looks like another crappy release.
Not sure who this card is for either.

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[Trunks0]

If I can get one at a decent price it's as good a match for me as the 3060 was that I was previously considering(if not better, as AMD has less driver overhead issues than nVidia, an problem for me till I upgrade). It's just not an exciting card.

[Nagorak]

In normal times it would be a meh card, but these are far from normal times. If it actually sells at MSRP in volume it will be a huge seller.

People are strangely hung up on reference MSRP comparisons when the reality is AIB cards are selling for hundreds over reference, and that's if you are one of the few who manages to buy one at retail since scalped prices are even worse.

[badsykes]

Looks like another crappy release.
Not sure who this card is for either.

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To summarize, the Radeon RX 6600 XT series continues to be a fun gaming card series that is purely focused on rasterized shading; at Full HD and even WQHD resolutions, the 32MB L3 cache works its magic.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_page...review,29.html

[Nunz]

I don't know why AMD released this. You could have bought a 5700XT over a year ago for the same price..

[badsykes]

I don't know why AMD released this. You could have bought a 5700XT over a year ago for the same price..

5700xt was replaced by 6700xt
5600xt was replaced by 6600xt

[Riptide]

In normal times it would be a meh card, but these are far from normal times. If it actually sells at MSRP in volume it will be a huge seller.

Agree. Hard to believe we're well into August now and reference cards at msrp are still extremely difficult to obtain. These companies were telling us back in January that stock levels would be better in April.

I guess you can find 6800 cards in stock all over the place now and that's an improvement? The problem is, they're all 1200+ bucks lol. Maybe that has come down a bit, they used to be closer to 1600.

[Sasquach]

I don't know why AMD released this. You could have bought a 5700XT over a year ago for the same price..

That applies to everything each generation....

besides this doesnt replace the 5700, it replaces the 5600....the naming structure clearly indicates this.

just checked a local computer store....yup these things cost the same as a high end card from a couple years ago (500+ CAD) when it should be the mid-range pricing (250-300+ CAD).....

[Nunz]

5700xt was replaced by 6700xt
5600xt was replaced by 6600xt

Who cares about the naming structure. The 6600XT cost the same as the 5700XT did..

[Trunks0]

The 5700XT comparisons are because its really close to it's MSRP and performance levels. Only it has RTing.

The price is exactly where it should be based on well the world as it is right now. It's also actually cheaper than a 3060 here in Canada

[badsykes]

Who cares about the naming structure. The 6600XT cost the same as the 5700XT did..

You should ask AMD why is the same cost for 6600xt. 5600xt for example replaced Vega56 with same perforamnce but lower price msrp 280$.Vega 56 was msrp at 399 $

[Trunks0]

Technically... the 6600XT is cheaper than the 5700XT on MSRP alone. It's just close to it. $379 vs $399. If I had to take a random stab, I would say AMD would have liked this to be cheaper, but it's just not possible with the market the way it is. Same goes for the 3060 and 3060Ti, they both should be allot cheaper than they are.

I think we where all hoping for was AMD to pull a classic move and really undercut the competition on price. But the margins are just not there to pull it off. If this released @ $300 or really just under $350 it would have been more exciting.

[Sasquach]

Who cares about the naming structure. The 6600XT cost the same as the 5700XT did..

The naming structure is important because that is where the cards sit on the heirarchy. This thing should be replacing a 5600 and priced like a 5600 woudl have been at its launch. having it perform identical to 5700 is just typical generational progress.

Plus the 5700 came out during normal times, years before a health pandemic took over the world and completely fubared global supplies of...well..everything affecting prices. contruction material costs have skyrocketed as well if you must know.

unfortunately until things get back to normal, we currently have to deal with these stupidly inflated prices. So unless you can wait it out and more likely end up waiting for newer card generations, this is what we have to deal with.

[Mangler]

HWUnboxed wasn't very impressed by this biostar card.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ibHJC1nyw

[nutcrackr]

This card is much cheaper than the competition in Australia

6600xt is $700
3060 is $1000-1100

30% cheaper for about same performance is pretty good. But it shows how stupid some of the prices are though. Normal times both would be about 500-600.

[Nunz]

Damn, people justifying the price on this is crazy

[Trunks0]

Damn, people justifying the price on this is crazy

There is just no other way to look it. It blows, but everything blows right now for GPU pricing. It's just the reality of what can be done right now.

Especially the actual pricing you can get retail. It just sux, this will be the worst price/performance ratio I have ever purchased a GPU at.

[Nunz]

I mean, at least you can justify the high-end price since it's the fastest on the market. Paying $379 for a card performance you could have had over a year ago for $399? Doesn't make sense.

[Trunks0]

I mean, at least you can justify the high-end price since it's the fastest on the market. Paying $379 for a card performance you could have had over a year ago for $399? Doesn't make sense.

Sure... except the price performance ratio gets even worse the higher you go. But your right.

I'm in a tough spot and kinda damned if I do and damned if I don't. Plus my little Fury is only letting me use 60Hz over HDMi to my 144Hz monitor. So **** it, bought a 6600XT for $519 CAD.

[Seyiji]

Sure... except the price performance ratio gets even worse the higher you go. But your right.

I'm in a tough spot and kinda damned if I do and damned if I don't. Plus my little Fury is only letting me use 60Hz over HDMi to my 144Hz monitor. So **** it, bought a 6600XT for $519 CAD.

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Noice congrats gai ^_^

Post some benches when you can if you're so inclined :3

Also dont forget to update your system specs :D

[acroig]

Noice congrats gai ^_^

Post some benches when you can if you're so inclined :3

Also dont forget to update your system specs :D

Seconded, congrats and enjoy.

[pax]

Is that card faster than the Fury?

Me I need 2x the perf to justify a large expense so would need the 6800xt over my vega 64.

[Trunks0]

Thanks guys

Is that card faster than the Fury?

Me I need 2x the perf to justify a large expense so would need the 6800xt over my vega 64.

Well the only thing I have tried yet is Apex. Without changing settings, I went from 69fps avg to 133 at 3480x1080 according to the Radeon software. So very happy thus far

[pax]

Wow yea decent uplift. I might get the 7600xt if thats all that is offered at the 500$ price point now

[Trunks0]

If the DP ports on my Fury where not broken and I could use proper 10-bit colour and the full 144Hz... I might have tried to hold out. But it was just so sad not being able to use monitor's capabilities.


Anything you guys want me to test with my little ancient CPU?

The Riftbreaker Demo

DXR on, FSR to Ultra Quality
Framerate (higher is better)Avg [fps]Low 1%Low 0.1%
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99.66 72.48 27.58

Sections (lower is better)Avg [ms]
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CPU time 6.44
GPU time 10.03

Config

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Display Resolution3840x1080:32
Full Screen1
Vertical Synchronization0
render_systemdx12
Ray traced shadowsOn
Ray traced shadow qualityUltra
Ray traced ambient occlusionOn
Anti-aliasingTXAA
Dynamic Vegetation2


DXR on, FSR to off
Framerate (higher is better)Avg [fps]Low 1%Low 0.1%
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75.10 64.01 59.52

Sections (lower is better)Avg [ms]
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CPU time 6.31
GPU time 13.32

Config

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Display Resolution3840x1080:32
Full Screen1
Resolution scaling100%
Vertical Synchronization0
render_systemdx12
Ray traced shadowsOn
Ray traced shadow qualityUltra
Ray traced ambient occlusionOn
Anti-aliasingTXAA
Dynamic Vegetation2
FidelityFX Variable ShadingOn
FidelityFX SharpeningOff

[badsykes]

Congrats on your new purchase.If you still won't upgrade the cpu i think you've done a wise choice going AMD because of the nvidia driver overhead.

[Trunks0]

Congrats on your new purchase.If you still won't upgrade the cpu i think you've done a wise choice going AMD because of the nvidia driver overhead.

Yup! Rocking a really old Haswell based Intel system. Managed to sang a cheap 4770k earlier this year as it's last ditch upgrade to just hold out on it as a general platform. Likely next year I'll upgrade to a Ryzen platform.

[Jasef]

Trunks0 plz send me your Fury. 390 died a couple of weeks ago and I am currently using my old 7970 non-ghz edition