Wednesday, February 2nd 2022
AMD Radeon RX 6x50 XT Series Possibly in June-July, RX 6500 in May
AMD's final refresh of the RDNA2 graphics architecture, the Radeon RX 6x50 series, could debut in June or July 2022, according to Greymon55, a reliable source with GPU leaks. The final refresh of RDNA2 could see AMD use faster 18 Gbps GDDR6 memory across the board, and eke out higher engine clocks on existing silicon IP. At this point it's not known if these new chips will be built on the same 7 nm process, or are an optical shrink to 6 nm (TSMC N6). Such a shrink to a node that offers 18% higher transistor density, would have significant payoffs with clock-speed headroom. AMD's RDNA3-based 5 nm GPUs could debut only toward the end of the year.
In related news, AMD is preparing to launch another entry-level SKU within the RX 6000 series; the Radeon RX 6500 (non-XT). Based on the same 6 nm Navi 24 silicon as the RX 6500 XT, this SKU could have a core-configuration that's in-between the RX 6500 XT and the RX 6400, in featuring 768 stream processors across 12 compute units; and 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, which is similar to the RX 6400, but with higher engine clocks. The RX 6500 is targeting a $150 (MSRP) price-point.
Sources:
Greymon55 (Twitter), VideoCardz
In related news, AMD is preparing to launch another entry-level SKU within the RX 6000 series; the Radeon RX 6500 (non-XT). Based on the same 6 nm Navi 24 silicon as the RX 6500 XT, this SKU could have a core-configuration that's in-between the RX 6500 XT and the RX 6400, in featuring 768 stream processors across 12 compute units; and 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, which is similar to the RX 6400, but with higher engine clocks. The RX 6500 is targeting a $150 (MSRP) price-point.
41 Comments on AMD Radeon RX 6x50 XT Series Possibly in June-July, RX 6500 in May
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How about better anti-bot measures?
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Prebinnes chips for 6900 they called 6900 xtx.
GT 730 GDDR5 - $70
1030 2GB GDDR5 - $120
1050 Ti 4GB - $250
1650 GDDR5 & GDDR 6 - $280-$300
The 6500 XT matches the (unavailable) 1650 Super, and the 6400 would likely match the 1650 GDDR5.
Since there is no GT 1630, 2030, or 3030, then a selection of GPUs below the 6500XT to kill off the terrible 1030 would make a lot of sense.They are literally selling for close to RRP in dozens of countries, it's working great for the actual goal of selling GPUs to gamers.I mean.... The 6400 is 3/4 of a 6500 with lower clock speeds, and the 6500 is the same thing as the 6400 but with clock speeds like the 6500 XT.
It isn't that hard to imagine tbf - the 6400 is 53W, the 6500 XT 106W, and the 6500 hopefully 75W.
Like, the 6400 will probably be overclockable to a 6500, and the 6500 should get slightly better cooling and be a bit more expensive but the main thing here is that with the 6500 XT at $230, then the 6500 will be cheaper than that and the 6400 a bit cheaper still. And, like, depending on overclocking, then the 6400 might be a better buy than the 6500.
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3473/~/eol-windows-driver-support-for-legacy-products
I'll just wait for next gen, see if it has DP v2, updated media engine, etc., etc. or anything else. For the $$ these cost may as well wait for the next gen.