AMD introduced the desktop wallet-friendly Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card at CES XNUMX, with an MSRP of $XNUMX (around $XNUMX / AU$XNUMX), though unfortunately this new GPU' affordable' has already been thrown victim to artificial inflation.
As reported by WCCFTech, AMD made multiple statements throughout CES in interviews regarding its determination to keep the cost of the RX 6500 XT low and overflowing inventory, AMD CEO Llana Su told PCWorld. in an interview that "We're positioning the so that, and I know you're always saying, 'Well, yeah, they're just saying that,' but we're actually positioning the launch at $XNUMX. It's kind of affordable." for the general public. Well you know, we're planning to have any number of products out there."
Unfortunately, certain retailers have other ideas about the cost, and CowCotland reports that certain stores in France already offer it for €6500 after tax. A direct conversion of €XNUMX would be €XNUMX, making the RX XNUMX XT XNUMX% above the stated MSRP in US dollars.
The RX 6500 XT is a Navi 6 GPU (6nm) and features XNUMX stream processors, with XNUMX GB of GDDRXNUMX memory (and up to XNUMX GB/s memory bandwidth). The base clock speed is XNUMX MHz with a boost to XNUMX MHz, which would make it a cheap card in terms of performance, so the higher than expected cost is probably going to put you off. Salt. Affordable new GPU.
It's unclear if the GPU will be available at a more affordable cost closer to the MSRP on AMD's official site, but the inflated cost isn't something we've seen before. In recent times, many graphics cards have had unrelated costs outside of the US, especially at third-party retailers, which doesn't make this pill any easier to digest for those living outside of the US.
Analysis: Are the days of "cheap" GPUs over?
Even with the small army of cards that AMD and Nvidia have released this generation, there's been a lot of talk that there are no "truly" cheap GPUs out there on the market today. Along this line of thought, I believe that a sad reality is that what we perceive as a "budget" has evolved with the increase in inflation, and many of our salaries or free income do not extend all the way, but rather more far than before. .
A budget GPU is generally considered a sub-$XNUMX GPU, though it might be time to raise that threshold. Don't get me wrong, I sympathize with the manufacturers when it comes to pricing: there is clearly a shortage of new free graphics cards that passionate builders and computer gamers can truly afford, with people struggling to try and get something truly free on the shelves. (virtual or brick and mortar).
AMD must make good on its promise to have enough 6500 XT stock to go around; If not, you're probably doomed to fall victim to the exact same inflation (and scalping) that plagues other products on the market today, making this suggested price pointless.
That said, Llana Su also predicted that the supply crunch isn't likely to improve much until the second half of XNUMX, so it would be best to maintain a fatalistic mindset for now to avoid fraud.
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