Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse: RTX 3060 is no match in Full HD

Radeons RX 6600 XT are the most powerful graphics cards with the small AMD Navi 23 core. The Navi 22 in the RX 6700 XT is naturally better, but it still humbles the GeForce RTX 3060 with ease. However, in making this bold claim, it should be clarified that this dominance only works perfectly under certain circumstances – at lower resolutions without ray-tracing. This graphics card, in short, begs for high-speed monitor gamers with FHD resolutions.

F1 2020

Test platform benchmark (Australia, Clear/Dry, Cycle); API DirectX 12, graphics setting preset Ultra High; TAA; extra settings Skidmarks blending off*.






   


*on GeForce graphics cards, the Skidmarks blending option is disabled. This option is missing on AMD graphics cards. However, the overall quality of Skidmarks is otherwise set to High on both GeForce and AMD.
Note: The game also supports DLSS 2.0 and FidelityFX for upscaling and sharpening, but due to the relatively low hardware requirements in the native settings, we will not address them in standard tests. However, measurements on request are possible if you ask for it.


Alienware vendor locks Ryzen X3D CPUs, effectively bricking chips

AMD processors have an unfortunate feature: the PSB security technology that makes it possible to lock a CPU so that it cannot be used in any motherboard other than the one that locked it with its key. This typically makes a CPU unable to boot anywhere else and this lock is irreversible. It used to affect just server processors, Threadripper and Ryzen Pro chips, but beware: Dell is apparently locking CPUs in gaming PCs as well. Read more “Alienware vendor locks Ryzen X3D CPUs, effectively bricking chips” »

New Radeon GPUs Likely Won’t Arrive Until Second Half of 2027

We recently reported the new generations of GPUs from Nvidia (GeForce RTX 6000 / Rubin) and AMD (RDNA 5) will not arrive until 2028. There was supposed to be one exception, however—AMD could reportedly release one of the new-generation cards in 2027. The information at the time did not say when exactly in that year this might happen. Now we have clarification, and it seems it will not be anytime soon either—as might have been expected. Read more “New Radeon GPUs Likely Won’t Arrive Until Second Half of 2027” »

AMD Reportedly Raising GPU Prices. Apart From One Radeon card?

Radeon GPUs have been significantly better value than similarly fast Nvidia cards lately. These lower prices (by today’s dismal standards) may not last much longer, however. According to news from China, AMD and AIB makers are now preparing a substantial price increase, despite similar price move happening recently. The reason is the AI mania again, which has massively driven up the cost of memory, as well as manufacturing itself. Read more “AMD Reportedly Raising GPU Prices. Apart From One Radeon card?” »

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