AMD Radeon RX 6X50 graphics cards may replace existing lineup
One thing gamers always want is more performance. So it comes as no surprise to learn AMD may have one last trick up its sleeve for the current generation of Radeon cards. According to recent rumors from WCCFTech and a leak from VideoCardz regarding the 6550 XT, the AMD Radeon 6X50 Series refresh may outright replace the existing lineup.
We know some basic info from previous leaks, and it appears the refresh will be mild in terms of revisions, and the only replacements coming are the 6650 XT, 6750 XT, and 6950 XT models. The main alleged upgrade to note is faster GDDR6 memory, but it’s also likely we’ll see faster GPU clock speeds for all models, something that’s noted in the 6650 XT leak.
Based on the leaked info for the Powercolor 6550 XT Hellhound, the refreshed model will feature about a 4.4% game clock boost and 3.7% boost clock increase along with VRAM that’s about 9.5% faster. This should result in an overall performance increase of about 3-5% based on this information for the 6650 XT.
We don’t know if the GPUs will be the same for the refreshed variants or if AMD has the manufacturing yields to pull a little more performance out of the refreshed models. For comparison, Nvidia released the RTX 3080 12GB version that featured more memory but also 3% more CUDA cores and a higher TDP for slightly better overall performance.
Pictured is he standard Powercolor 6600 XT Hellhound, which could be replaced soon. (Image credit: Powercolor).
Nvidia’s partners initially decided to launch the refreshed RTX 3080 12GB version at significantly higher prices than the standard RTX 3080. This was due to favorable market conditions that made it easier for companies to sell the graphics cards for more than usual. However, supply and
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