The Radeon RX 6500 XT launch price of USD $199 is a distant reality … scaplers are already pushing the prices up well beyond $299+ So sad 🙁
Taken from PCGamer … The AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT hasn’t exactly had a great start in life. The lack of VRAM coupled with the uninspiring performance made for a card that isn’t very appealing even in these GPU-starved times, earning itself a lowly 47% in our review. We also had our doubts about how long there would be cards available at the launch price of $199.
Sure enough, a week on from the launch, you won’t find any cards sporting that original price tag, although cards are actually still available. There’s stock of the Sapphire Pulse on Amazon for $299, while Newegg has the teeny Powercolor ITX card for $269, among others. Both are a lot more expensive than that launch price, but at least you can grab one if you are desperate.
The fact that there is stock available can be read one of two ways: Either people are heeding the reviews and actively avoiding the worst card of this generation, or AMD really has managed to get a serious amount of stock out there.
Source: PCGamer
