AMD's RX 6500 XT is the budget GPU unveiled at CES 2022, which, alongside the RX 6400, will hit stores tomorrow. Some other price for this accessible GPU They have already appeared in Europe, and the news is not good for what is in theory a graphics card equivalent to a GTX 1650 for those who have a very late model and do not want to spend much on a graphics card.
The RX 6500 XT may not start out as the cheap graphics card that AMD promised. Its recommended prices in France are double what AMD suggests as a selling price.
The French sell an entry-level GPU very expensive
French retailers have listed the graphic, and the lowest price seen is 350 euros and prices go up to almost 380 euros for a Gigabyte RX 6500 XT. This is much more expensive even than previous rumor predictions. It is understandable that there is some overpricing, but the price is considerably higher than what AMD suggested.
It was thought that the 6500 XT it would be priced at 300 euros, according to previous leaks from France, and let's remember that Asus in Germany recently confirmed a rumored price of 300 euros for its entry-level model.
It is possible that it is something temporary and little by little the prices end up falling and approaching the approximately 200 euros that AMD asked for. There is a lot of hunger for new GPUs, but it is more for the mid-range and high-end ones like the RTX 3060, generally by gamers who want to improve their equipment to keep up with the latest releases and creative professionals who need a high-end graphics It will make your workload easier. With the RX 6500 XT you go to a lagging market that wants to upgrade without spending a lot of money.
Source: TechRadar
