AMD showed off their new budget graphics card during CES, for price conscious consumers.
PC gaming is an incredibly expensive hobby to get into and can easily cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars to build a current generation PC. Luckily, for gamers who might not be able to afford a top-of-the-line graphics card, AMD has you covered with their recently revealed Radeon RTX 7600 XT graphics card. This budget friendly graphics card was first shown off during the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and would be their latest graphics card in its current line-up. The Radeon RTX 7600 XT will cost roughly $330, vastly more affordable than other competitor graphics cards.
Despite the graphics card being the latest from AMD and being aimed at a more budget-minded audience, the graphics is no slouch technology wise. The Radeon RTX 7600 XT was revealed only a few months after rumors surfaced that the then unknown GPU from AMD would have 16GB of VRAM and that the cards would be produced by AMD’s partner Gigabyte. Unlike most rumors that pop up across the internet, these rumors actually bore some fruit and this “budget” graphics card has an impressive amount of video memory that even surpasses the Radeon RX 7600. The graphics card will also feature higher clock speeds, though only slightly more.
If you’re interested in snagging AMD’s new offering, you will be glad to know that the RTX 7600 XT will be launching on 24 January 2024 at a reasonable price of around $330. Currently, with its more affordable price point as well as it’s surprisingly powerful specs, AMD’s latest offering might be their most impressive product to be revealed in 2024 so far.
As impressive as this all sounds, it should be noted that the graphics card is still meant to be a budget product, meaning it will be more in line for those new to PC building rather than those who have experience with the hobby. The RX 7600 XT will still have the same memory bus as it’s non-XT counterpart, meaning despite its extra power, the graphics card may still struggle to render games at 1440p.
