AMD announces the RX 6600 XT GPU design for 1080p gaming at $379
AMD has just added a new GPU to its 6000-series lineup of graphics. That graphics card is the 6600XT design explicitly for 1080p gaming. According to reports, AMD has boosted its supply chain. But I wouldn't get my hopes up high. We've seen graphics cards like this sale for double the price. Anyway, let's go in-depth on AMD's latest reveal.
As stated in the previous paragraphs, the RX 6600 XT is designed for 1080p gaming. It sports 32MB of AMD Infinity Cache and 8GB of GDDR6 memory. In addition, the graphics card features AMD Smart Access Memory, FidelityFX, Radeon Anti-lag, and Radeon Boost alongside DirectX 12 Ultimate. These features will enable gaming at 1080p 125FPS across various gaming titles. According to AMD, in quotes; "This pushes the boundaries of mainstreaming gaming by enabling incredible, high refresh-rate 1080p performance and breakthrough visual fidelity."
In addition, it has 32 compute units, 2,048 stream processors, confirmed by AMD; gaming clocks are 2.359MHz, with128-bit wide memory bus, and 256GB/s of memory bandwidth, and a 160W TDP. AMD recommends users pair this graphics card with a 500W power supply unit.
In addition, it has 32 compute units, 2,048 stream processors, as confirmed by AMD; gaming clock speed is 2.359MHz, with128-bit wide memory bus and 256GB/s of memory bandwidth a 160W TDP. AMD recommends users pair this graphics card with a 500W power supply unit.
The focal point of interest with the RX 6600XT GPU is the price, coming in at $379. The competitive target clearly is NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060, which has a $329 start price. In comparison, how it performs remains to be seen. The official launch date will be August 11th.
