Enlarge / Quake II RTX and other games that support ray tracing have finally been confirmed as working on Steam Deck, both at 30 and 60 fps refresh rates. But the fancy-looking option could be better—if Valve steps up to finish the job for its default SteamOS. (credit: Valve / Sam Machkovech) In the weeks […]
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RX 6600 GPU review: Not likely to jolt AMD’s paltry Steam survey numbers
A variety of RX 6600 models as made by various GPU manufacturers, since AMD isn’t making a “reference” model this time around. This is the model Ars received for review purposes from Sapphire. [credit: AMD ] AMD’s latest lower-end graphics card, the RX 6600, is its sixth RDNA 2 offering in the past 12 months—a fact […]
AMD RX 6600XT review: A sad trombone noise of a “$379” 2021 GPU
MSI’s version of the AMD RX 6600XT, which is the one Ars Technica tested for this review. [credit: MSI / AMD ] In a traditional PC hardware cycle, AMD’s new RX 6600XT could have been a welcome stopgap for a budget audience. Over the years, we’ve regularly seen this kind of GPU from both major […]
AMD’s RX 6700XT GPU launches March 18 for $479
Enlarge / The RX 6700XT GPU reaches retailers soon. When will it reach average customers, however? Honestly, who’s to say at this point? AMD’s RDNA 2 push continues on March 18 with a newly announced RX 6700XT graphics card, starting at $479 and featuring just about the exact downscaled options you might expect from a […]