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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card + 2 Free Games (PCDD)

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AMD has AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card + Dead Island 2 & The Callisto Protocol (PC Digital Download) on sale for $699. Shipping is free.

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Product Details:
  • 16GB 256-Bit GDDR6
  • Compute Units: 80
  • Ray Accelerators: 80
  • Game Frequency: Up to 2100 MHz
  • Infinity Cache: 128 MB

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  • About this Deal:
    • This price slightly lower than a recent FP Deal for a aftermarket option of this card.
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AMD has AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card + Dead Island 2 & The Callisto Protocol (PC Digital Download) on sale for $699. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member PASabre for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Game bundle will automatically be added to cart. More info on Bundle here.
Product Details:
  • 16GB 256-Bit GDDR6
  • Compute Units: 80
  • Ray Accelerators: 80
  • Game Frequency: Up to 2100 MHz
  • Infinity Cache: 128 MB

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This price slightly lower than a recent FP Deal for a aftermarket option of this card.
  • Refer to the forum thread for deal discussion.

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taylor.ostberg
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The 4080 is moderately faster, but the 6950 is pretty damn close (check the benchmarks [tomshardware.com] if you don't believe me). And for literally half the price, the 6950 is definitely the better buy.
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ccs90
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Actually the new raytracing in unreal engine 5 runs as good or a little better on AMD.

To the institutions and corporations, consoles are king. High performance Ray tracing is coming to the new consoles through whatever black magic or encoding changes they need to make. And that means it's coming to AMD because the consoles are 100 percent AMD PC hardware.

In fact it's already here with unreal engine 5, it just needs to be further implemented and almost ever game studio is adopting it.
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Ghostblaze
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So sick of people commenting on ray tracing as if it's something that should determine the purchase of a card. Go look at gaming benchmarks from hardware unboxed, gamers nexxus, jayz2cents or any reputable tech site. RT tanks your FPS and still to this day isn't worth the performance hit especially if you game at 1440p and above.
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Jan 14, 2023 1:56 AM
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SensibleAction6078Jan 14, 2023 1:56 AM
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Quote from redeyes View quoted comment :
1 shop in germany, no one else yet......dont panic
No panic. Just precautions. I have access to other high end gpus, so no big.
Jan 14, 2023 2:43 AM
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taylor.ostbergJan 14, 2023 2:43 AM
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Quote from TravisB7539 View quoted comment :
I'm sorry WHAT?!?

The 4080 is 50% faster than this across the board AND has phenomenal ray tracing.

This card is FINE but not remotely in the league of the 4080.
The 4080 is moderately faster, but the 6950 is pretty damn close (check the benchmarks [tomshardware.com] if you don't believe me). And for literally half the price, the 6950 is definitely the better buy.
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Jan 14, 2023 2:51 AM
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ScarletCable765Jan 14, 2023 2:51 AM
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Paid $750 back in 2017 for my 1080ti. How much faster is the 6950xt compared with the 1080ti? I play at 1440p for now.
Jan 14, 2023 2:51 AM
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PowerfulSweater9869Jan 14, 2023 2:51 AM
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Quote from TravisB7539 View quoted comment :
I'm sorry WHAT?!?

The 4080 is 50% faster than this across the board AND has phenomenal ray tracing.

This card is FINE but not remotely in the league of the 4080.
Maybe he's talking about the 4080 imposter that was reduced and rebranded into the 4070ti?
Jan 14, 2023 3:24 AM
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matusrulesJan 14, 2023 3:24 AM
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Quote from taylor.ostberg View quoted comment :
The 4080 is moderately faster, but the 6950 is pretty damn close (check the benchmarks [tomshardware.com] if you don't believe me). And for literally half the price, the 6950 is definitely the better buy.
it only looks close because the games they are using are probably cpu bottlenecked. If you look at the 4K and 1440p results, the difference becomes apparent
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Jan 14, 2023 3:31 AM
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apterigoJan 14, 2023 3:31 AM
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Quote from vapor916 View quoted comment :
Same price for the OC Formula.
+1000 this. Get the OC Formula if you're considering a 69xx and skip the reference. I have the 6900xt formula and it's been a great card. I also owned a reference 6900xt and sold it to get the formula.
Jan 14, 2023 4:16 AM
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Doctor_DragoJan 14, 2023 4:16 AM
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Jan 14, 2023 4:18 AM
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Doctor_DragoJan 14, 2023 4:18 AM
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This is a solid deal. Don't listen to anyone talking about Ray tracing performance.

Yes it's bad but only some triple A title even support Ray tracing.

This is a top tier card and will perform amazing for years!
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Jan 14, 2023 4:19 AM
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ccs90Jan 14, 2023 4:19 AM
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Quote from Cheapmelonsoda View quoted comment :
I would say no. The ray tracing performance just isn't where it needs to be for $700 and while the rasterization is good, it's not good enough to justify the price IMHO.

The 6800(XT) will give you a similar enough performance profile for ~$500.
Meanwhile uyou can probably find an RTX 3080(TI) which will offer much better ray tracing performance for ~$700 if you are lucky.

If you can find an RTX 4070TI at around the MSRP of $799 you'll get a card with similar rasterization, way better ray tracing, and a better software feature set going forward (DLSS 3, etc)
Similar story with the RX 7900XT at $899 (albeit with better raster and weaker RT than a 4070TI).

Most importantly however, prices seem to be coming down. If you can afford to wait you will be rewarded for your patience.

So yeah. Even if you want to spend this much on a GPU I don't think this is the sweet spot.
Actually the new raytracing in unreal engine 5 runs as good or a little better on AMD.

To the institutions and corporations, consoles are king. High performance Ray tracing is coming to the new consoles through whatever black magic or encoding changes they need to make. And that means it's coming to AMD because the consoles are 100 percent AMD PC hardware.

In fact it's already here with unreal engine 5, it just needs to be further implemented and almost ever game studio is adopting it.
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Jan 14, 2023 4:26 AM
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CaptainCheap0Jan 14, 2023 4:26 AM
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Quote from ScarletCable765 View quoted comment :
Paid $750 back in 2017 for my 1080ti. How much faster is the 6950xt compared with the 1080ti? I play at 1440p for now.
I replaced my 1080ti with a 3070ti and it's a pretty huge upgrade 3440x1440 that being said 6950xt stomps mine so it's hella worth it
Jan 14, 2023 4:28 AM
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ccs90Jan 14, 2023 4:28 AM
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Quote from matusrules View quoted comment :
it only looks close because the games they are using are probably cpu bottlenecked. If you look at the 4K and 1440p results, the difference becomes apparent
That's not true, they are closer in performance at 1080p and the 4070ti does good but loses ground at 2k and even worse at 4k it loses across the board by a little at 4k to both the 3090 and 6900. The 192 bit interface hurts it there.

It's a value proposition of hey, it's a costs less and new and almost as good and about equal to a 3900.
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Jan 14, 2023 4:37 AM
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chumtasticJan 14, 2023 4:37 AM
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I love you AMD. Thanks for dropping prices and bringing on the competition!
Jan 14, 2023 4:55 AM
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cha0ss0ldierJan 14, 2023 4:55 AM
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Quote from ScarletCable765 View quoted comment :
Paid $750 back in 2017 for my 1080ti. How much faster is the 6950xt compared with the 1080ti? I play at 1440p for now.
Like 2-3x faster. 1080ti is comparable to a 3060 in pure raster performance, and the 6950xt absolutely crushes that.
Jan 14, 2023 5:02 AM
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slimdunkin117Jan 14, 2023 5:02 AM
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Quote from ScarletCable765 View quoted comment :
Paid $750 back in 2017 for my 1080ti. How much faster is the 6950xt compared with the 1080ti? I play at 1440p for now.
big difference but the 1080ti is still a decent card..
https://howmanyfps.com/graphics-c...tx-1080-ti

if you're running what you need fine just wait for more price drops. The 1080ti was a beast
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Jan 14, 2023 5:28 AM
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GhostblazeJan 14, 2023 5:28 AM
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So sick of people commenting on ray tracing as if it's something that should determine the purchase of a card. Go look at gaming benchmarks from hardware unboxed, gamers nexxus, jayz2cents or any reputable tech site. RT tanks your FPS and still to this day isn't worth the performance hit especially if you game at 1440p and above.
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