So why is this card so hotly anticipated? Put simply, it brings the advancements of AMD’s bleeding-edge Big Navi GPUs like the RX 6900 XT down to an entry-level price point, targeting the high refresh rate 1080p displays that are among the most popular new purchases. The RX 6600 XT is also reasonably future-proof, thanks to HDMI 2.1 support, 8GB of VRAM and RT capabilities. It’s also slightly cheaper than Nvidia’s competing RTX 3060 Ti, which admittedly does perform better in many games but remains hard to find.
What is it? This entry-level graphics card for 1080p gaming replaces the RX 5600 XT When is it coming out? August 11th, 2PM BST (9AM EST) How much is it? Prices begin at £329/$379
Though AMD’s partners will have no doubt prepared thousands of cards for sale, and the GPU’s small die size means that more cards can be made from the same amount of silicon, we still expect demand to be huge and consequently these graphics cards should sell out fast. Note that some stores listed below haven’t put their RX 6600 XT categories live yet, so if a link doesn’t work then you may be a bit early - or they may be a bit late! Try another retailer or search for the RX 6600 XT 8GB in the retailer’s search bar as an alternative. The RX 6600 XT’s closest AMD competitors are the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti, which remain hard to find on the retail market. The RX 6600 XT is normally between the RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti in terms of performance, normally coming closer to the 3060 than the Ti. It also performs best at 1080p, falling away at higher resolutions, particularly 4K. The card, like other Big Navi models, can run games with RT but performance is generally behind Nvidia’s first-generation RTX cards.
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