AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT launch

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Qazzy03

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#289094 12-Aug-2021 07:30

I woke up this morning and checked on how much the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT was launching for.

Was actually surprised the base models near the USD MSRP price point after convertion, GST and shipping/mark up.

PB Tech has the Sapphire Pulse (reference model) at $639 NZD and going up.

Playtech and Might Ape had nothing at time of searching.

Computer lounge had a XFX Speedster Quik 3 fan model at $699 NZD which came with a manafacture 3 year warranty.

So i ordered that this morning.

I know the 6600 XT is not great value and reviews have been 'meh' - Gamers Nexus.

However i am still running a 2GB 960 GTX and the performance at 1080p low, all settings at low/off is struggling hard.

So impluse buy for me because GPU prices, shortages and Eth mining have made 2021 a roller coaster.

I wanted to get a RTX 3060 or 3060 TI for DLSS but prices were above what i wanted to spend on a mid range GPU.

Anyway if anyone else like me was waiting for a GPU upgrade in the $600-$700 band this could be something to look into.

Link to a ton of reviews https://videocardz.com/114792/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-review-roundup

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#2758975 12-Aug-2021 11:21

Ars said pretty much avoid...

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/amd-rx-6600xt-review-a-sad-trombone-noise-of-a-379-2021-gpu/

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#2759022 12-Aug-2021 13:04

Congrats, seems like a great graphics card for the price in 2021.

RTX 2070 levels of performance for the most part, and the price isn't 250% MSRP/RRP.

sibrit

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#2778456 14-Sep-2021 20:37

If you paid < $800 for a 6600 XT, you got a good deal. PBTech now sell the Sapphire Gaming OC version for $819. Much like the housing market here, GPU prices don't usually reflect the actual worth of the card, just what someone is willing to pay for it.

Performance wise, I hear it's good for 1080, but usually sites say to get the 3060 Ti instead. Sure... If you're in the USA. I don't know if the extra grunt is worth spending another $200 here. You're certainly not getting 25% better FPS.

I was fortunate to pick up an RX 580 before COVID-19 happened, as a replacement for my venerable RX 480. Turns out I can run both in a dual card configuration, which let me hit a reasonable 8300 on 3DMark Time Bandit.

But can I justify spending $800 on a new 6600 XT to hit that magic 10k GPU score? Not at the moment, although playing Icarus at 20~30 FPS on medium is kinda horrible. :(

Qazzy03

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#2778790 15-Sep-2021 14:41

I have been pretty happy with 6600xt.

I checked today CL and see it has gone from $699 to $819 because 'reasons'.

I only have dual 1080p monitors and the main is only rated for 75hz, i really need to upgrade it.

But the card has handled everything i have tossed at it so far.

I managed to finish FF15 finally as the frame rate was now playable.

It stayed at a rock solid 120fps most of the game and used up to 6.5gb of memory.

Definetly a big jump from what i had, but i wouldnt pay current price for it tbh.