AMD launches refreshed Radeon graphics cards with more performance, higher prices
Although the Radeon RX 6000 Series launched back in fall of 2020, AMD is not done yet with releasing new models for its current generation of graphics cards. The company announced a refresh today for the existing lineup based on the RDNA 2 architecture. The new models from AMD include the Radeon 6950 XT, 6750 XT, and the 6650 XT. These models all offer slightly more gaming performance than the standard versions, but unsurprisingly cost more.
Gaming performance increases vary per model and per game, but you can generally expect small performance gains. This refresh is nothing that invalidates the previous lineup. These new models are differentiated from the existing options by higher clock speeds, improved Infinity Cache, and faster GDDR6 memory. Other than that, these are the same GPU chips. Whether or not these improved models are worth it will just depend on the performance targets you want to hit. And, of course, the size of your wallet.
The Radeon 6950 XT starts at $1,099 USD, offering a slight performance increase that gives it the edge over Nvidia’s RTX 3090. The 6750 XT starts at $549 USD and AMD claims that it beats the Nvidia RTX 3070 in a decent number of games now versus the original 6700 XT. Finally, the 6650 XT starts at $399 USD and AMD markets it as a premium high-refresh 1080p card capable of beating Nvidia’s RTX 3060 in most cases.
Even with the benchmarks provided by AMD, the gaming performance improvements for these cards are modest at best for the additional costs when strictly looking at MSRP. The added $100 USD for the 6950 XT might be worth it for those interested in having the best gaming hardware possible. The 6750 XT is best pick of the bunch for the performance uplift you get, but the $70 USD
Read more on pcinvasion.com
