A GPU you might be able to buy… But shouldn’t. - AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

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GPUs are impossible to buy, but AMD, Nvidia, and soon Intel are all releasing new cards. The Radeon RX 6500 XT is the first new card of 2022, on TSMC’s 6nm process. But is it TOO affordable?

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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:04 Cut all the specs!
2:05 So what is this thing?
2:45 Gaming performance
4:22 A problem appears: Bandwidth
5:39 Productivity
6:38 This is supposed to be an upgrade card
7:27 Thermals & Power
8:35 Conclusion

[ozaninan]

Good thinking at AMDs end, bankrupting scalpers by launching inferior cards that no one except the scalpers will buy

[dtemp]

Boggles the mind that they made a budget GPU that runs like crap on PCIe3, which is what you’d expect for many budget systems. All they had to do is make the slot use 8 lanes.

[untakenusername]

Seeing the RX 6500 XT being compared to the RX 580 restores my confidence in my pc

[Architex]

Today I learned that my GPU is so old that its original MSRP needs to be adjusted for inflation in order to accurately compare against current prices.

[jakeiswayblack]

I got a good feeling that these are mostly going to be put into pre-built gaming PC's

[Neanderthal]

I'm already playing vintage games, thanks to Covid, Miners, Scalpers, Nvidia and AMD. They turned me back into PC gaming- stone age. I just need something better than Intel HD graphics.

[TheKennyWorld]

I am so happy that I bought a pc 2/3 years ago. This market is atrocious, I really hope it gets better before I am forced to upgrade.

[RubyRoks]

Honestly, this card doesn't make sense purely and simply because it uses too much power. Like yall said, if they could have made a single slot x16 link version that didn't need external power, this would have been an incredible card for people repurposing office PCs like the GTX 1050 was

[armyman]

I bought one. And it is an upgrade from my 1050 non TI. This card has it's place in the market. Just not with people trying to achieve 80fps in 8k.

[trombonemain]

I remember getting the 6600XT and thinking “well, it’s not great, but at least I have RDNA2!” and...wow, I’m VERY glad I have a 6600XT right now.

[ItsJustElenore]

A GPU of this class would've been a <150 dollar card a couple years ago. Shit's way too expensive.

[Majextic]

I'm so thankful to have finally gotten my own card (2060 super) via buying a prebuilt. Rest of the parts ended up being put to use as a media server. It's rough seeing just how bad these new cards are and still seeing them sell out immediately because there's just not enough cards.

[digitalrainstorm]

It feels like this card was really designed for the "entry level" budget gaming systems at places like bestbuy. Where by association with their higher end counterparts they sell these lower end systems to people who don't really know the difference and assume performance scales in a linear fashion. It also explains the two display outs and lack media engine as those features seem to be an easier way of differentiating from higher end "streaming ready" prebuilt desktops.

[ruslanetss]

The thing is, the RX580 on the used market now costs around $400.
I wonder how much this one is gonna cost.

Edit: For all of you who write in the comments that I'm wrong, here's the fresh yesterday's video from Hardware Unboxed comparing GPU prices.

[wandameadows]

This video really failed to an accurate review on the RX 6500 XT. This card is the best budget gaming card today & if people took time to understand its design they would realize its a perfect card for 1080p & does pretty good on 2K.

[GoodGamer]

Maybe this should've been the RX 6400... 4 GB of VRAM, 4 PCIe lanes, only as performant as a card released over 4 years ago, and will probably actually cost $400.

[mikefollett]

Anthony is a gem, love seeing him lead a lot of recent videos.

[ronchum]

I'm really curious how this would compare to their most recent line of APUs

[mattiocremapping]

Jesus, the 5 year old gpu meaning from 2017 gave me massive whiplash. When someone says five years old i still think back to 2013.

[TheRealdraudE]

This video actually educated me more on how graphics cards work then the actual topic of the video, very cool!