Newegg briefly listed the Radeon RX 6600 XT for $1,100 a few days early

[mongeese]

Facepalm: AMD is planning to release the Radeon RX 6600 XT on Wednesday, but a Chinese seller on Newegg wants -- or wanted -- to give you the option to pay to pick it up a little sooner.

Newegg wasn’t a fan of the move though, and slapped an "out of stock" sticker on the listing after VideoCardz reported on it. But Newegg’s specs tab says that the card was first available on August 5, which means that it was listed for sale for two days.

The card was an MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X (pictured above), a nice factory overclocked model. It was listed for $1,100, which is high even for scalpers. The RTX 3060, which is expected to have comparable performance, is being sold for $800-$950 right now at inflated prices.

Also read: GPU Availability and Pricing Update - Are GPUs Getting Cheaper?

Pricing aside, the listing was otherwise reasonable. The seller, AIO, has 99 ratings and a 71% positive feedback score on Newegg. The listing was also harmless. If anyone had bought the card, the sales embargo would’ve passed by the time it had arrived from China.

	Radeon RX 6800 XT	Radeon RX 6800	Radeon RX 6700 XT	Radeon RX 6600 XT
Price (MSRP)	$650	$580	$480	$380
Release Date	Nov. 2020		Mar. 2021	Aug. 2021
Core Config	4608 / 288 / 128	3840 / 240 / 96	2560 / 160 / 64	2048 / 128 / 64
Core Clock Frequency	2015 / 2250 MHz	1815 / 2105 MHz	2424 / 2581 MHz	2359 / 2589 MHz
Memory	16 GB of GDDR6		12 GB of GDDR6	8 GB of GDDR6
Bus Type / Bandwidth	256-bit / 512 GB/s		192-bit / 384 GB/s	128-bit / 256 GB/s
TGP	300 W	250 W	230 W	160 W

If you want a genuine 6600 XT, you only have to wait until August 11 -- that’s when reviews will go live, too. Rumors even suggest that it will be readily available.

In a surprising role reversal, the Radeon 6600 XT has less memory than Nvidia’s equivalent, the RTX 3060. But 8 GB of GDDR6 is plenty for 1080p gaming, and with 2048 shaders, and game and boost clocks of 2,359 MHz and 2,589 MHz, respectively, the 6600 XT will be a hot commodity.

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[fps4ever]

This is the new normal...ooffda! :-(

 

[Geralt]

1100 for that crap! I paid 2000 for the 6900XT.

 

[LinxESP]

FSR in vkdx it's gonna safe me from that

 

[Dimitriid]

People still have faith in Newegg? It should be clear that they're just a tiny Amazon specializing on tech and nothing more. It's why they still sell those damn "Buy a GPU but only if you also buy an extremely overpriced and useless PSU" deals every day.

 

[umbala]

$1000+ and 300W+ for a video card? This nonsense is getting out of hand. Soon video cards are going to cost more than an entire computer and draw a thousand watts. This stupidity needs to stop.

 

[theruck]

$1000+ and 300W+ for a video card? This nonsense is getting out of hand. Soon video cards are going to cost more than an entire computer and draw a thousand watts. This stupidity needs to stop.

go apple

 

[punctualturn]

1100 for that crap! I paid 2000 for the 6900XT.

Sorry to say this, but I was able to get it for 999 and the buyers remorse is killing me.

 

[Nobina]

go apple

Maybe I'll just pay for the GPU actually...

 

[hahahanoobs]

Any chance of seeing VRAM usage in reviews since it's something that keeps coming up?

 

[pcnthuziast]

The 3060 I paid 540 for through newegg shuffle doesn't seem like such a bad deal anymore.

 

[Puiu]

It's so cheap! Better buy 2.

 

[VaRmeNsI]

1100 for that crap! I paid 2000 for the 6900XT.

You paid 50% more to get inferior RTX performance?

 

[veLa]

Who even buys from that huckster website anyway?

 

[Irata]

Why is this even newsworthy ? A Chinese seller offers a GPU ahead of the official sales date for a horrific price. So ?

 

[texasrattler]

Newegg is nowhere near the same company it was. I don't use it anymore, haven't logged in years. LIkely never will.
Plenty of other sites out there that offer better deals.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Why is this even newsworthy ? A Chinese seller offers a GPU ahead of the official sales date for a horrific price. So ?

Maybe to support "25% discount" banner ad later this week.

 

[deemon]

Would 1500€ for 6900xt be reasonable at this date? I mean like almost a year after launch to pay like +50% MSRP? then again, it would be like wiser than 1200€ for 6800xt or 1100$ for 6600xt LOL ... but it still feels absurd.

 

[amghwk]

I paid about USD $450 converted for my Sapphire Pulse 5700XT.

I don't think I can buy a new graphics again card until the day the cards are being sold at MSRP prices. (Or wait for a used card to become cheaper.)

How times have changed.

 

[paul1122]

"But 8 GB of GDDR6 is plenty for 1080p gaming, and with 2048 shaders, and game and boost clocks of 2,359 MHz and 2,589 MHz, respectively, the 6600 XT will be a hot commodity."

Until Techspot reviews it, lol....

 

[Watzupken]

I am happy with scalpers soaking up the GPUs and getting stuck trying to sell them at crazy prices. Basically with GPU supply improving, the odds are stacked against them.

 

[QuantumPhysics]

Imagine paying more than MSRP on an AMD card?

 

[Jack Deth]

Well, regretted snagging a 5600 xt (instead of a 5700 xt) for $289 as a stopgap until the 6000s arrived.

No regrets now.

 

[Irata]

Well, regretted snagging a 5600 xt (instead of a 5700 xt) for $289 as a stopgap until the 6000s arrived.

No regrets now.

I still regret going for a 5500XT instead of a 5600XT or 5700 last year because „why spend more when I can 2080+ performance for the same price in a little while“….

It‘s not a bad card, but in hindsight going for a faster card would have been a better choice.

 

[pcnthuziast]

I am happy with scalpers soaking up the GPUs and getting stuck trying to sell them at crazy prices. Basically with GPU supply improving, the odds are stacked against them.

Wishful thinking imho. The market has changed and it's simply going to be a significantly more expensive hobby going forward regardless of supply improvement.