Review RX 6600XT Reviews Thread

[Stuka87]

Rather than burry these in some 1000 page thread, may as well make them easy to find.

The performance is better than I expected. Fair bit faster than a 5700XT, but at a lot lower power consumption. Ray Tracing is poor, but that should not be a surprise. I do find it sad that TPU had to change their `Performance per Dollar` chart to include the obscene street prices 🙁

ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT STRIX OC Review

The ASUS Radeon RX 6600 XT STRIX OC is a custom design variant with a triple-slot, dual-fan cooler. The card achieves excellent performance in Full HD, giving you 60 FPS or higher in every single game we tested. Temperatures are very low, and overclocking potential is good, too.

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AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Review: The Memory Compromise

Navi 23 only has 8GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit interface

www.tomshardware.com

 

[jpiniero]

Well, strictly comparing with MSRP, the 6600 XT is terrible value.

But you can't really because of mining. If the 5700 XT was still available new it's MSRP wouldn't be $399 right now.

And $379 is even fantasy. The real MSRP is $550-600.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Well, strictly comparing with MSRP, the 6600 XT is terrible value.

Which is as realistic as a D&D discussion i.e. pure fantasy. What does a 5700xt sell for at the moment? That's the reality.

 

[Timorous]

Well, strictly comparing with MSRP, the 6600 XT is terrible value.

Sure but nothing is MSRP. Even old cards are selling above MSRP and with how weak 6xxx series cards are at mining it is possible to sell a 5700XT and buy a 6700XT with change to spare.

So yes if you are not replacing something it does suck but if upgrading it is not as bad as it looks at first glance.

 

[blckgrffn]

Which is as realistic as a D&D discussion i.e. pure fantasy. What does a 5700xt sell for at the moment? That's the reality.

Oh, pick me, I know!

$800+!

 

[tamz_msc]

But you can't really because of mining. If the 5700 XT was still available new it wouldn't be $399 right now.

Which is as realistic as a D&D discussion i.e. pure fantasy. What does a 5700xt sell for at the moment? That's the reality.

NVIDIA didn't increase the MSRP of the 3060/Ti compared with the MSRP of 2060/Super. AMD slapped $100 more on the 6600 XT compared with the 5600 XT.

Admit it, AMD got greedy considering the current market scenario.

 

[AtenRa]

Lets first see actual pricing and availability and then we can talk.

 

[AtenRa]

NVIDIA didn't increase the MSRP of the 3060/Ti compared with the MSRP of 2060/Super. AMD slapped $100 more on the 6600 XT compared with the 5600 XT.

Admit it, AMD got greedy considering the current market scenario.

yes, they know they will sell all 6600xt they produce even at 600$ MSRP. When the demand is so much higher vs the availability you always increase the price.
Good for them, extremely bad for us the consumers.

 

[Timorous]

NVIDIA didn't increase the MSRP of the 3060/Ti compared with the MSRP of 2060/Super. AMD slapped $100 more on the 6600 XT compared with the 5600 XT.

Admit it, AMD got greedy considering the current market scenario.

AMD wanted to give the scalpers less profit like NV did with 3070Ti and 3080Ti pricing.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

NVIDIA didn't increase the MSRP of the 3060/Ti compared with the MSRP of 2060/Super. AMD slapped $100 more on the 6600 XT compared with the 5600 XT.

Admit it, AMD got greedy considering the current market scenario.

Admit what? They ALL are greedy. Don't try to white knight Nvidia, it is not a good look.

 

[tamz_msc]

Admit what? They ALL are greedy. Don't try to white knight Nvidia, it is not a good look.

That doesn't excuse the fact that there are different degrees of greediness.

AMD wanted to give the scalpers less profit like NV did with 3070Ti and 3080Ti pricing.

And ironically AMD prices in Germany are trending upwards while NVIDIA is trending downwards.

 

[Mopetar]

Kudos to AMD for giving us 5700XT performance two years down the line for $20 lesser MSRP. GN Steve said it right, mid-range is dead.

It's not really just the mid-range. If you know of a market segment that doesn't have massively inflated prices let me know. I, uh, have a friend who might be interested.

 

[tamz_msc]

It's not really just the mid-range. If you know of a market segment that doesn't have massively inflated prices let me know. I, uh, have a friend who might be interested.

So that excuses AMD for increasing the MSRP in a price-sensitive market segment by 35%?

 

[blckgrffn]

So that excuses AMD for increasing the MSRP in a price-sensitive market segment by 35%?

They are a publicly traded company. They have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to generate profit. Under pricing their goods (that they are supplied constrained on anyway) is contrary to them meeting that responsibility.

Frankly, I'd rather AMD have the revenue than the scalpers because at least MAYBE it goes back into R&D for more sweet competitive parts in the future.

Or maybe stock buybacks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But when prices on "real" GPUs are like $650 (easily) and up well... I want to know where @DAPUNISHER got his 3060 at near MSRP. I sign up for ALL the shuffles and have only won the option to buy a overpriced 6800XT paired with a board I didn't want. Hindsight says I should have bought it anyway.

 

[tamz_msc]

They are a publicly traded company. They have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to generate profit. Under pricing their goods (that they are supplied constrained on anyway) is contrary to them meeting that responsibility.

So are NVIDIA. Man, people like to come up with weird excuses.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

But when prices on "real" GPUs are like $650 (easily) and up well... I want to know where @DAPUNISHER got his 3060 at near MSRP. I sign up for ALL the shuffles and have only won the option to buy a overpriced 6800XT paired with a board I didn't want. Hindsight says I should have bought it anyway.

I won the shuffle. But don't be too bummed, it is the Asus dual OC, not exactly a primo model.

 

[jpiniero]

So that excuses AMD for increasing the MSRP in a price-sensitive market segment by 35%?

Retailers/Scalpers would have just gotten the money instead. May as well.

 

[Mopetar]

So that excuses AMD for increasing the MSRP in a price-sensitive market segment by 35%?

What does it matter what AMD sets the MSRP at when you won't find any cards for it?

Suppose AMD had set the MSRP for this card at $200. Wow, such great value in this day and age. Unbelievable value! How could you not rush out to buy one of these amazing $200 cards?

If you want meaningless numbers to help you feel better, by all means indulge yourself, but this isn't at $380 card any more than it's a $200 card. It's a ~$600 card and that's the only number that matters.

 

[Abwx]

What were his settings for Doom Eternal at 1080p? Steve produced a repeatable and massive 20 percent loss. Click the vid, starts at right spot.

Computerbase also tested Doom at PCI 4 vs 3, and they relate nothing of the sort, 0% difference for average and 2% for the 0.2% min framerates.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT im Test: PCIe 3.0 vs. PCIe 4.0, Preis und Fazit

Radeon RX 6600 XT im Test: PCIe 3.0 vs. PCIe 4.0, Preis und Fazit / PCIe 4.0 oder 3.0 macht bei x8 einen Unterschied

www.computerbase.de

Their FPS range is 150-190 at 1080p, so they either used higher settings or a more demanding scene, that should put more pressure bandwith wise, CPU is the same, a 5950X.

 

[blckgrffn]

So are NVIDIA. Man, people like to come up with weird excuses.

Wut? Yeah. Exactly. Nvidia has been pushing GPU prices up for what, the last three generations or so? Normalized the $400-$700 price point easily.

They both want to make a bunch of money. Actually, they need to or there are consequences.

Can't wait to see what low MSRP's come in 2022.

 

[tamz_msc]

What does it matter what AMD sets the MSRP at when you won't find any cards for it?

There is a thing called perception. AMD got greedy this time around, while NVIDIA didn't. People remember these things.

 

[blckgrffn]

There is a thing called perception. AMD got greedy this time around, while NVIDIA didn't. People remember these things.

Really? Are you watching a different channel of GPU releases? Didn't the MSRP of several NVidia GPUs go up since they were launched?

Sure enough, EVGA and Zotac have raised prices on the Nvidia RTX 3080 and beyond

This might matter once you finally find one

www.theverge.com

I mean it's cool to drop a batch of cards that sells out in 10 seconds with a "low" MSRP and then quietly increase prices after the reviews are out. Reeks of a good will building campaign.

 

[tamz_msc]

Wut? Yeah. Exactly. Nvidia has been pushing GPU prices up for what, the last three generations or so? Normalized the $400-$700 price point easily.

They both want to make a bunch of money. Actually, they need to or there are consequences.

Can't wait to see what low MSRP's come in 2022.

Yeah sure, AMD absolutely needs to make $100 more revenue on a mid-range GPU for record profits, quarter after quarter.

 

[Abwx]

There is a thing called perception. AMD got greedy this time around, while NVIDIA didn't. People remember these things.

Those ones have a short, low capacity, memory..
What i remember is the 7970 sold at ultra competitive price, and it happened that it was a total mistake financiarly speaking, i dont think that AMD will ever repeat such a blunder.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Here is how I feel about the whole MSRP thing -

 

[tamz_msc]

Those ones have a short, low capacity, memory..
What i remember is the 7970 sold at ultra competitive price, and it happened that it was a total mistake financiarly speaking, i dont think that AMD will ever repeat such a blunder.

Was Polaris a financial mistake too?

 

[tamz_msc]

Really? Are you watching a different channel of GPU releases? Didn't the MSRP of several NVidia GPUs go up since they were launched?

Sure enough, EVGA and Zotac have raised prices on the Nvidia RTX 3080 and beyond

This might matter once you finally find one

www.theverge.com

I mean it's cool to drop a batch of cards that sells out in 10 seconds with a "low" MSRP and then quietly increase prices after the reviews are out. Reeks of a good will building campaign.

That was on AIBs who used this market to increase their razor-thin margins. Sure they said it was because of silicon shortage but we all know that it was an excuse.

For all I care AMD can keep increasing prices to fulfill their obligation to shareholders, but customers aren't having any of that. The end result is that even with scalper prices AMD is creeping up to become more expensive than NVIDIA, despite having lower MSRP, in Germany for example, and certainly in my country.