AMD Discontinues Radeon RX 6600 “RDNA 2” Series: Include RX 6600, RX 6600 XT, RX 6650 XT GPUs
AMD's Radeon RX 6600 "RDNA 2" series seems to have reached the EOL stage as several GPUs such as the RX 6600, RX 6600 XT, & RX 6650 XT have been reportedly discontinued.
AMD's Mainstream Radeon RX 6600 "RDNA 2" Series Discontinued, Last Stocks of RX 6600, RX 6600 XT, & the RX 6650 XT Still Remain on Retail Shelves
One of the most affordable graphics cards in the budget segment is reportedly coming to an end. According to Board Channels the AMD Radeon RX 6600 series may soon be discontinued. The RX 6600 series will slowly be replaced by the RX 6750 GRE series with the 10 GB model serving as the new mainstream king while the RX 7600 series will take up the rest of the spots.
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As for the RX 6600 series, AMD isn't planning to extend its lifespan, at least in China. Since the entire Radeon RX 6600 series is being mentioned here, we can expect AMD to end production & supply of all three chips within the family which include the Radeon RX 6600, Radeon RX 6600 XT & the Radeon RX 6650 XT. All of these cards are based on the Navi 23 GPU silicon but come with different configurations.
On the other hand, AMD is also doubling down on the RX 6750 GRE(Golden Rabbit Edition) for the Chinese market. The GRE editions typically launch exclusively to the Chinese GPU market but some of them do become available worldwide, just like one of the best graphics cards, the Radeon RX 7900 GRE. The RX 6750 GRE should be somewhat slower than the RX 6750 XT since it will feature 10 GB VRAM instead of 12 GB. It's said that the RX 6750 GRE shall become the mainstream model and will have the largest volume in the market among the RX 6000 GPUs.
On the lower-end side, AMD will continue production of its RX 6500 XT GPU at least until the end of 2024. It's unclear whether the RX 6500 XT will continue selling next year or not but according to one of the recent leaks, if AMD
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