With the value of graphics playing cards beginning to normalize, AMD has determined to refresh its desktop GPU lineup with the brand new Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT.
Whereas all three new graphics playing cards have comparable specs as their predecessors (together with the identical quantity of GDDR6 vRAM and variety of compute items), AMD has tweaked their sport clocks and reminiscence speeds to ship a small bump in efficiency. The result’s that when mixed with new drivers within the newest model of AMD Software (which can also be popping out in the present day), the corporate says its new GPUs ought to present between 5 and 13 p.c larger framerates in comparison with earlier fashions. Moreover, when paired with a late-model Ryzen CPU, AMD claims its new Radeon playing cards can use Smart Access Memory to spice up efficiency by as much as 14 p.c in video games resembling Forza 5 Horizon.
With instructed pricing of $1,099 and $549, the RX 6950 XT and RX 6750 XT are meant to be direct replacements for the outgoing RX 6900 XT and RX 6700 XT. That mentioned, whereas the 2 new playing cards might be out there direct from AMD, clients might even see larger costs from third-party retailers as the availability of GPUs continues to fluctuate. In the meantime, the $399 RX 6650 XT will solely be out there from AMD’s board companions (e.g. Gigabyte, MSI, XFX, and many others.) and can exist alongside different entry-level Radeon GPUs just like the RX 6600 XT.
The RX 6950 XT is designed for 4K gaming and is predicted to compete with NVIDIA’s RTX 3090, It encompasses a complete board energy of 335 watts, 16GB of vRAM, 80 compute items and a sport clock of two,100 MHz. In the meantime, the RX 6750 XT is meant to assist 1440p gaming whereas going up towards the RTX 3070, with specs together with a TBP of 250 watts, 12GB of vRAM, 40 compute items and a sport clock of two,495 MHz. And for entry-level or budget-conscious folks, the RX 6650 XT is focused at 1080p gaming and appears to tackle the RTX 3060 with TBP of 180 watts, 8GB of vRAM, 32 compute items and a sport clock of two,410 MHz.
Lastly, rounding out AMD’s newest updates is expanded assist for AMD Privateness View throughout a variety of techniques and a brand new UI slider that provides extra management over picture sharpness when utilizing AMD Tremendous Decision 1.1. And whereas it will not be out there till someday later this summer time, the corporate can also be asserting that Deathloop would be the first sport to assist FidelityFX Tremendous Decision 2.0 by way of a public beta patch slated to go dwell on Might twelfth.
The brand new RX 6000 collection playing cards ought to be out there in the present day from each AMD and AMD’s board companions.
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