Why it matters: Nvidia has nonetheless to denote a desktop RTX 3050 Ti, but information technology looks like AMD could exist the first to announce a new entry-level graphics card. Thanks to some people with eagle eyes and excellent screenshotting abilities, nosotros can at present look Squad Blood-red and its AIB partners to unveil the RX 6600 not-XT, hopefully with a more attractive cost tag and better availability than the RX 6600 XT.

Terminal month, AMD launched the much-awaited Radeon RX 6600 XT, which it called a "1080p beast." Our own Steven Walton put that claim to the test and constitute the new card to be roughly equivalent to an RX 5700 XT in terms of rasterization functioning, with some sprinkles of ray tracing and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate. It currently offers more than value than Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 in terms of cost per frame, fifty-fifty though both cards tin only be establish at gargantuan prices.

Something that could exist a godsend to many gamers is a slightly lower-end version of the RX 6600 XT with a lower price and like or improved availability. According to a listing spotted by Videocardz on a Portuguese retailer's website, information technology looks similar such a card may be on the way.

The model in question appears to be the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6600 (11310-01-20G), which looks similar a dual-fan design that's more than meaty than the Pulse Radeon 6600 XT. It comes equipped with 8 gigabytes of GDDR6 retention, and is based effectually the Navi 23 40 GPU with 28 CUs (1792 Stream Processors). There's no info on clock speeds and ability consumption, but it's safe to assume they'll be around those of the RX 6600 XT, which is able to boost up to 2,589 MHz and has a total board power rating of 160 watts.

Interestingly, the existence and imminent launch of the RX 6600 are confirmed by two other retailers in Netherlands and Romania. The list prices vary between €496.21 ($580.49) and €816.14 ($954.73), although they could be placeholders for the real prices. In terms of MSRP, the RX 6600 is expected to hover around $349, but AMD could choose to surprise with a lower recommended price. Ideally, it should exist lower than Nvidia's $329 MSRP for the RTX 3060.

Granted, MSRP is a term that has lost its meaning at this point, with signs that street prices are headed back to the stratosphere. But with a supposed release date slated for October 13, we won't have to wait much longer to see what this RX 6600 is all well-nigh -- especially if it's fabricated of unobtanium.