AMD could be taking on the RTX 3080 Ti with a Big Navi refresh
A RX 6000 refresh might be in the cards
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AnAMDRadeon RX 6000 series refresh may be on the way, a little over a year since the original RDNA 2 graphics cards came out in late 2020.
A leak from user Wjm47196 on theChiphell forumssuggests that AMD is planning to release new graphics cards based on Navi 21 and Navi 22 GPUs – the same GPUs that power Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards like theRX 6800 XT– and will allegedly replace the current models.
Most likely, this refresh is in response toNvidia’s ownRTX 3080 Tior to the upcomingRTX 3090 Ti. The former has a higher memory bandwidth due to the faster 384-bit memory bus, netting you 912GB/s of memory bandwidth. The latter, if the rumors strike true, would be the first card for the consumer market with 21Gbps memory.
The new cards might launch in the second quarter but nothing substantial has been confirmed at this time. But because AMD hasn’t announced anything, we’d take this refresh with a grain of salt.
Analysis: AMD needs a refresh
While theNvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Tiis going to be overkill the second it hits the market, AMD already can’t really compete with theRTX 3090. Its most high-end card, the Radeon RX 6900 XT, falls short in most titles, especially when you add ray tracing to the equation.
Because RDNA 3 graphics cards weren’t mentioned atAMD’s CES 2022 keynote, it’s likely that they’re quite a ways out, and with rumorsabout Nvidia Lovelace GPUs ramping up, AMD will probably need something to compete on the high-end. And an AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT or RX 6850 XT might be the stopgap Team Red needs.
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Named by the CTA as a CES 2023 Media Trailblazer, Allisa is a Computing Staff Writer who covers breaking news and rumors in the computing industry, as well as reviews, hands-on previews, featured articles, and the latest deals and trends. In her spare time you can find her chatting it up on her two podcasts, Megaten Marathon and Combo Chain, as well as playing any JRPGs she can get her hands on.
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