What the—This MSI RX 6900 XT GPU is on sale for close to MSRP

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When the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT(opens in new tab) first came out, I wrote in our review that it didn't quite justify its high cost versus the RTX 3080 10GB and RX 6800 XT. However, what I didn't know at the time was that this GPU would go for far, far more than its $999 MSRP for most of its lifetime. Even being spotted on sale for more than double that price.

Now we're starting to see that sort of inflated GPU pricing ease, and to such an extent that this RX 6900 XT isn't majorly overpriced for what it is. In fact, for a third-party cooler like this, it's basically at MSRP.

The MSI Gaming X Trio Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB is currently on sale at Newegg for $1,020(opens in new tab), including a $50 rebate. Even if you forget to cash in the rebate, you can still grab it for $1,070, which isn't a bad price. That's hardly much over this graphics card's $999 MSRP for the reference AMD-designed cooler, and definitely a good get for a third-party cooler as capable as MSI's Gaming X Trio.

MSI Gaming X Trio RX 6900 XT | 16GB GDDR6 | Boost clock 2,340MHz | 5,120 Stream Processors | $1,299.99$1,019.99 at Newegg (save $280 with $50 rebate)(opens in new tab)The RX 6900 XT is a mighty card for 4K gaming, but it'll also deliver extremely high frame rates at 1440p and 1080p, paired with a decent CPU. This model is MSI's prolific Gaming X Trio cooler, so should keep this card's components cool. While not quite at AMD's $999 MSRP, for a third-party model such as this it might as well be.

I use an RX 6900 XT day-to-day, and I have to say it's one of those graphics cards that's so powerful you don't really have to concern yourself with a game's settings menu—other than to set everything to max, that is. The RX 6900 XT breezes through most games,