AMD wants HOW MUCH for 1080p Gaming?? - Radeon RX 6600 XT Review
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Check out the Essential Electronics toolkit at: ifixit.com It’s been tough to find a GPU in 2021, but AMD’s hoping to improve supply with the RX 6600 XT. But as a midrange 1080p card, is it priced too high to compete? Discuss on the forum: **LINK TO DISCUSSION THREAD** ►GET MERCH: lttstore.com ►SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com ►LTX EXPO: ltxexpo.com AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- ►Affiliates, Sponsors & Referrals: lmg.gg ►Check out our podcast gear: kit.co ►Private Internet Access VPN: lmg.gg ►Our Official Charging Partner Anker: lmg.gg ►Secretlabs Gaming Chairs: lmg.gg ►MK Keyboards: lmg.gg ►Nerd or Die Stream Overlays: lmg.gg ►Official Game Store: nexus.gg ►Amazon Prime: lmg.gg ►Audible Free Trial: lmg.gg ►Our Gear on Amazon: geni.us FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv FOLLOW OUR OTHER CHANNELS --------------------------------------------------- Mac Address: lmg.gg Techquickie: lmg.gg TechLinked: lmg.gg ShortCircuit: lmg.gg LMG Clips: lmg.gg Channel Super Fun: lmg.gg Carpool Critics: lmg.gg MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Title: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro Screen Music Credit: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:52 Why the 6600 XT makes sense... And doesn't 2:55 Gaming benchmarks 3:57 Productivity benchmarks 4:43 Thermals and power 5:31 Some other weird stuff 6:27 The price... 7:35 Conclusion
The Radeon RX 6600 XT review centers on how AMD positioned a midrange 1080p gaming card in a market that was constrained by supply and fluctuating prices. The video begins by noting the unusual strategy of sending factory overclocked cards to reviewers, which means the results need to be interpreted with caution since performance could be boosted beyond what a typical retail card would deliver. Linus explains the card’s core specs, including eight gigabytes of GDDR6, 32 compute units, and RDNA2 features like real-time ray tracing, while highlighting the unusually large AsRock Phantom Gaming D cooler with three fans designed to manage a 160 Watt heat output. The discussion also covers practical aspects such as the back plate and PCIe lane configuration, which surprisingly uses eight lanes rather than the full x16, emphasizing that this layout should not bottleneck performance in typical midrange setups. Power and thermals are evaluated in a controlled test, showing the cooler maintaining temperatures around 60 degrees Celsius and stable boosts around the claimed maximum clock, which underscores the cooler’s effectiveness despite the non stock configuration. The segment also touches on how the MSRP and market perception shape buying decisions, especially given the lack of an AMD branded card and the ongoing supply concerns through 2022 and beyond. In sum, the opening portion frames the RX 6600 XT as a card that makes sense for 1080p gaming with caveats about pricing and availability, setting up the deeper benchmarks and price discussion that follow.
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