AMD is set to refresh RX 6000 graphics cards, so the rumor mill has been claiming for some time now, and the latest speculation has again put forward the idea that the flagship GPU will get revamped as the RX 6950 XT, but there will not be an RX 6850 XT.
That’s according to well-known YouTube leaker Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID), but the difference with this rumor is that unlike Coreteks, another leaker who recently claimed there would only be an RX 6950 XT as a new GPU from Team Red, MLID believes that there will be other models too; just not a 6850 XT.
I can now confirm that #AMD does NOT plan to release an «RX 6850 XT». Also:1) 6950 XT is on track!2) 6750 XT & 6650 XT are CURRENTLY planned for Q2I briefly talk about it on Broken Silicon tomorrow, and I actually suggested most of this last week:https://t.co/GPPkxcov8tFebruary 15, 2022
So, the theory tweeted is that there will be a 6950 XT, and that could be backed up with a 6750 XT and 6650 XT.
MLID further notes that the 6950 XT is ‘on track’ for AMD’s apparent intended release schedule, which we’ve heard might be April, so in just a couple of months, and the lesser refreshes are currently planned for some point in Q2, with the currently in caps suggesting that this is uncertain and might perhaps slide.
In fact, in the previous video (from last week) where he outlines AMD’s possible reasoning for skipping a 6850 XT – basically that it doesn’t make sense in terms of good use of Big Navi chips, and that a 6750 XT could be juiced up to get close to the 6800 performance bracket anyway – MLID doesn’t sound sure on exactly which models will be refreshed (and suggests AMD hasn’t quite decided yet, either).
In short, his speculation runs that there will be a flagship revamp, plus
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