Monday, April 4th 2022
AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT Pictured, Launching on May 10
AMD's Radeon RX product stack refresh for Spring-Summer, is reportedly set to launch on May 10, 2022. Here's the first picture of what a reference-design RX 6950 XT flagship, RX 6750 XT, and the mid-range RX 6650 XT, could look like. These reference board designs are essentially identical to the original RX 6000 made-by-AMD (MBA) reference designs, but ditch the two-tone silver+black color-scheme for an all-black scheme with some diamond-cut edges around the fan vents, and some piano-black accents.
At this point it is not known if this refresh sees the Navi 20-series ASICs optically-shrunk to the TSMC N6 (6 nm) silicon fabrication node, or if it's the existing 7 nm ASICs with their total graphics power (TGP) values dialed up to make room for increased engine clocks, and faster 18 Gbps-rated GDDR6 memory chips. It's interesting to see the RX 6750 XT now come with a triple-fan cooler that resembles the RX 6800 (non-XT) cooler in design, if not color. We're not sure if the RX 6650 XT reference design will ever make it to the real-world, or if it's just a concept, and the SKU is an AIB-exclusive (custom-designs only).
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At this point it is not known if this refresh sees the Navi 20-series ASICs optically-shrunk to the TSMC N6 (6 nm) silicon fabrication node, or if it's the existing 7 nm ASICs with their total graphics power (TGP) values dialed up to make room for increased engine clocks, and faster 18 Gbps-rated GDDR6 memory chips. It's interesting to see the RX 6750 XT now come with a triple-fan cooler that resembles the RX 6800 (non-XT) cooler in design, if not color. We're not sure if the RX 6650 XT reference design will ever make it to the real-world, or if it's just a concept, and the SKU is an AIB-exclusive (custom-designs only).
40 Comments on AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT Pictured, Launching on May 10
My next that I've already pre-committed to is the C2 42", then maybe roll the dice trying for a next gen GPU at launch again.
Let's suppose that 6750XT is matching 3070 at QHD, it will need +8.5% performance vs 6700XT and 6650XT gets the same +8.5% boost , then I guess something like below in pricing will make sense:
Perf........Model.......SRP
205.0-----3070.........$499.00
205.1-----6750XT.....$499.00
189.0-----6700XT.....$449.00 (-$30)
182.0-----3060.........$399.00
160.6-----6650XT.....$379.00
148.0-----6600XT.....$349.00 (-$30)
139.0-----3060.........$329.00
125.0-----6600.........$299.00 (-$30)
100.0-----3050.........$249.00
tpucdn.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3050-xc-black/images/relative-performance_2560-1440.png
If they drop at $299 the 6600 at least will give them more freedom to sell below MSRP the GPU that no one seems to want (6500XT) although I don't think they will lower the MSRP officially. The pricing of 6500XT is so bad that when we had 30%-60% scalping for all the VGAs, 6500XT was selling below MSRP...
www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-selling-at-35-below-msrp-in-germany
In any case, I find such a late cycle refresh pointless. I am skeptical that we will see any tangible gain in performance. And since AMD is not making any changes to improve the CU count, they can only rely on faster memory speed and GPU clockspeed to boost performance, generally at the expense of power consumption.
So, more like this:
69xx: Flagship ("upper high end", marginally faster than the high end)
68xx: High end (2160p >60fps, 1440p high refresh rate)
67xx: Upper midrange/lower high end (2160p60-ish, not quite as high at 1440p)
66xx: Lower midrange - Midrange (1440p >60fps, 1080p high refresh rate)
65xx: Naming-wise low end, performance-wise entry level, price-wise just absurd. (~1080p60)
Now, the range of acceptable/usable GPU performance has broadened massively in later years as higher resolutions and refresh rates have proliferated, and we're seeing far more SKUs than before thanks to that, and especially when mixed with the pricing nonsense going on this all tends to confuse these rough divisions. But your divisions still don't make sense. The 6650 XT is decidedly not going to be a lower midrange SKU, nor is the rest of the 66xx series low-end (or in the same tier as the 6500 XT). Heck, the base 6600 is pretty much a 1080p120fps GPU (delivering above 60fps at 1440p), with the XT being noticeably faster. Calling that low-end or entry level is nonsensical. If that's the case, where would you position a 1080p60 GPU?That's definitely true - higher end cards are marketed for the highest resolutions they can reasonably handle - but high refresh rate is becoming an increasing focus, with 1440p144 or 1440p240 starting to show up in high end GPU comparisons. Those 6800 XT marketing slides @looniam posted demonstrate this. As there is a wider range of monitors, resoluitions and refresh rates, the framing of products also adapts to this, where even just a few years ago high refresh rate was a tiny niche it's now relatively mainstream - 1080p~144 displays are the new entry level for gaming, after all. GPU makers don't care whether you're buying their flagship for 2160p144 or 1440p240 use as long as you're buying it, after all.
Chances are good that the new models are just bins and die-harvests.
6950XT will be full Navi21 with higher clocks due to binning, probably astronomical price and power draw.
6750XT will likely be die harvests of Navi21 that couldn't be made into working RX6800 cards
6650XT will liekly be die harvests of Navi22 that couldn't be made into working 6700XT
I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that full-silicon was 80CU for Navi21, 40CU for Navi22, and 32CU for Navi23, so I don't think there are extra CUs in the silicon to be enabled for the 6900XT, 6700XT, or 6600XT.
But, you do you ;) Nobody saying your use case doesnt exist but the relevance is questionableHeh if you need justification, its probably a buyers remorse in the making... in my humble experience
AMD makes a mistake once again. I guess its target is the title "fastest graphics card on the planet". I bet it will be missed.
Moore's "law" is dead.I think we are currently not in the mid-cycle period. We are much closer to the new RDNA v.3 generation.
So, more like belated stop-gaps.
At least by my own measure, I am well enough versed on the tech that I'm into and have criteria for what I want from a product often before it even exists. Once a product comes out that ticks all the right boxes that I set, I already know there won't be buyers remorse.