Leaked information revealed yesterday shows that the AMD Radeon RX 6000 Refresh graphics cards which include the gaming performance and price positioning of all three variants that is the RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and the RX 6650 XT are faster than the RTX offering.
WCCFTECH yesterday revealed a detailed spec sheet showcasing the performance and capabilities of the refreshed Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT & RX 6650 XT gaming performance including the results at various resolutions for each tier plus the pricing of each graphics card.
However, it should be noted that the leaked results are based on AMD’s official data which has been presented to the media and may vary from independent testing. Also, the testing was done on an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D (X570 motherboard) with SAM & Resizable-BAR enabled coupled with AMD Driver Version (22.10-220411n) and NVIDIA Driver Version (512.15).
To sum things up, we are going to give you some highlights about the graphics card performance and a bit of a background on each Radeon card in short.
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is considered the flagship offering on the Navi 21 GPU sporting the same chip as the XTXH variants. It is also a little cheaper at $1099 compared to its competitors such as the RTX 3090 which retails at $1499 US while the RTX 3090 Ti retails at $1999 US.
The RX 6950 XT graphics card also offers a performance improvement of 11% which is the same performance level as the RTX 3090 TI, with a 4% performance boost over the RX 6900 XT. It should be noted that AMD didn’t focus much on ray tracing since Nvidia has a bigger advantage in that area. To sum things up:
- RX 6950 XT vs RX 6900 XTÂ = 4% Faster
- RX 6950 XT vs RTX 3090Â = 11% Faster
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
At the cost of $549, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT is focusing on 1440p gaming performance competing with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card which has an MSRP of $499 US. The RX 6750 XT allows for 12 GB memory (compared to 8 GB on the RTX 3070) and is slightly more power-efficient at running games.
However, the pricing point is quite a lot given the fact the RX 6700 XT which is at $479 US should’ve been set to $429-$449 US. So asking an extra $70 US over that makes no sense at all says Hassan Mujtaba from wccftech.
The 6750 XT is offering a 7% performance boost over the RX 6700 XT and just about 2% over the RTX 3070, which doesn’t justify the cost upgrade given the fact that when AMD introduced its RX 6700 XT at the time, it showed how it beats the RTX 3070 8 GB graphics card yet the RX 6700 XT is not only slower but is also able to offer similar performance as the boosted 6750 XT which is a 7-8%. To sum things up:
- RX 6750 XT vs RX 6700 XT = 7% Faster
- RX 6750 XT vs RTX 3070 = 2% Faster
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Considered the mainstream graphics card at $399 US, the RX 6650 XT is a rival to the RTX 3060, but the pricing isn’t that great either since it costs $20 US more than the 6600 XT but comes on par with the RTX 3060 Ti. While the former competitor card ships with more VRAM, the RX 6650 XT offers higher performance giving a 2% performance boost over the RX 6600 XT.
Even though the performance of the graphics card is said to offer a 20-23% gain over the RTX 3060, bringing it to the same tier as the RTX 3060 Ti, it loses a lot when it comes to 1440p area due to its limited bus interface and the respective bandwidth figures. To make matters worse, the RTX 3060 costs $70 US less at $329 US (MSRP). To sum things up:
RX 6650 XT vs RX 6600 XT = 2% Faster
RX 6650 XT vs RTX 3060 = 23% Faster
Conclusion
According to WCCFTECH, the AMD Radeon RX 6000 refresh graphics cards feel a lot like the “Ryzen 3000XT CPUs which were meant to offer a slight boost but at a higher price.” It also reported that it would have made a lot more sense if the prices were kept the same and AMD offered a “slight price drop on existing variants.”
The AMD Radeon RX 6000 refresh lineup will be available in a range of custom models when they are made official to the public on the 10th of May.
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