Why is there so much hate for the 6500xt? What were most reviewers (and many people on different forums) expecting in a market where prices for parts, substrates, raw materials rose and where a crypto mining boom caused a shortage of GPUs? AMD put together a card that allows for a MSRP of 200$ that miners won't touch with a ten foot pole.
Do I miss the hardware encoders? Sure. Do I want more than 4GB of RAM? I do and so do miners. Is the MSRP too high compared to previous series? Of course, but unfortunately times changed. For me it is the best new card that's available for 260€ (cheapest 3050 is 480€). I don't want a used card that's 3-5 years old, that might be a little faster and has no warrenty. Who wouldn't wish for a different market? But that's the world we live in and I don't want to wait years for the mining delusion to stop nor pay more than 300€ for a new 4GB gpu. In this market it's the gpu to go for, if you build a new machine and don't want or can't spent more than 300€. And the prices for the 6500xt will drop down more and more, because it's so unattractive for miners. It already affects prices for used hardware. Not everyone thinks like the big reviewers who actually have no need for a basic card like this. I am about to build a new pc with a 5800x and I am in need of a gpu. Show me a better new card than the 6500xt for the same price or below and I'd be happy to buy it.
Does AMD make enormous profits from the 6500xt or does NVIDIA by a highly overpriced 3050? No, stores make high profits in this market, distorted by the miners. If people want to get angry, get angry about miners, who waste an extreme amount of energy and material for money games. (btw this is not a call for another crypto discussion leading nowhere, please don't start)