New AMD Radeon RX 6000 GPU could relieve the great graphics card stock shortage

New AMD Radeon RX 6000 GPU could relieve the keen graphics carte stock shortage

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AMD but appear on Twitter that it'due south unveiling the next Radeon RX 6000 graphics card on March iii, potentially bringing in the mid-range RX 6700 XT GPU.

If you've been struggling to find where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, or find yourself unable to grab the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 when it releases afterward today, so it appears you won't have to expect long for an alternative.

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AMD's tweet includes an paradigm of the upcoming GPU, which looks highly similar to previous render leaks of the rumored AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT. Since nosotros've already had the loftier-end Radeon RX 6900 XT, Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radon RX 6800, a more affordable mid-ranger would be the adjacent logical footstep.

Indeed, AMD was rumored to take cut the Radeon RX 6700 XT from its CES presentation terminal month. YouTuber Moore's Constabulary is Dead suggested this was to requite itself a little more than time to tweak the menu so it tin ameliorate compete with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series.

On March 3rd, the journey continues for #RDNA2. Join u.s.a. at 11AM US Eastern as we reveal the latest addition to the @AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics family. https://t.co/5CFvT9D2SR pic.twitter.com/tUpUwRfpgkFebruary 24, 2021

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We've too heard whispers that the RX 6700 XT will characteristic 12GB of GDDR6 memory, the same equally what the RTX 3060 is packing, and is slated for a full release on March 18.

As for what nosotros know for sure, AMD said this new Radeon RX 6000 card is based on its RDNA 2 architecture and the Navi 22 processor. Like the Navi 21 GPU that powers the higher-finish Radeon RX 6000 cards, this is built with an efficient 7-nanometer manufacturing process and provides support for ray tracing in games.

Its closest Nvidia rival appears to be the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, and then we'd expect pricing to come close to the GeForce card's $399. The MSRP might, anyway: ongoing supply shortages, compounded by a bot-assisted reseller marketplace and demand from digital currency miners, currently has graphics card stock levels and pricing completely out of whack.

Hopefully, the add-on of another new card will spread out demand to the extent that it might be easier to purchase ane. If this is the Radeon RX 6700 XT, though, an affordable toll might too brand information technology more vulnerable to mass-purchasing by less scrupulous parties. We'll take to wait and run across.

At to the lowest degree we won't have to wait long to see more of this menu, though. AMD's reveal issue kicks off at 11 a.m. ET on March iii, less than a week abroad.

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James is currently Hardware Editor at Rock Paper Shotgun, but earlier that was Audio Editor at Tom's Guide, where he covered headphones, speakers, soundbars and annihilation else that intentionally makes noise. A PC enthusiast, he also wrote computing and gaming news for TG, usually relating to how hard it is to notice graphics bill of fare stock.