AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT stock shortage could get worse

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT stock shortage could go worse — here's why

(Paradigm credit: AMD)

Nosotros've seen the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT shell the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 on gaming operation, and now it appears the mid-range GPU could also exist a particularly efficient cryptocurrency mining menu.

According to the AMD subreddit, the Radeon RX 6600 XT isn't technically the fastest at earthworks up crypto coins, merely it tin work finer at much lower voltages than other GPUs. If true, this per-watt functioning would probable make information technology fifty-fifty more popular with aspiring miners than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 — though the added need would exist bad news for PC owners who simply want 1 for gaming.

Notice where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
The best gaming PCs right now
Plus: Razer'due south new wireless earbuds offer ANC and RGB lighting — for less than the AirPods Pro

Of form, as one of the more ostensibly "affordable" graphics cards of the current generation, the Radeon RX 6600 XT has already reached a level of demand that's outstretched supply. The same is true of pretty much all AMD and Nvidia GPUs, as manufacturing shortages have meant at that place just aren't enough units — lower-end and 4K-ready alike — to get around.

Even then, if the Radeon RX 6600 XT does offering superlative mining efficiency, that could get in the most in-demand card of all, peculiarly as mining operations require multiple cards running together. Fifty-fifty buying a bunch of Radeon RX 6600 XT at inflated prices might still exist worth it, as the lower running costs (compared to more wattage-hungry cards) could eventually make upwardly the difference.

In that location has been a downturn in mining interest beyond certain parts of the world, with the Chinese government'south crackdown on the exercise even driving a burn down auction of used, ex-mining GPUs, simply more often than not it'southward still assisting enough to make buying a bill of fare for gaming purposes all the more difficult.

Difficult is non impossible, though, and there should withal exist a chance of finding Radeon RX 6600 XT stock; you lot'll just have to rely on luck, and that you happen across a restock in progress before miners, scalpers and their retailer bots can snatch everything upwards.

More than: The all-time gaming headsets you tin purchase

James joined Tom's Guide in 2020, bringing years of feel in consumer tech and product testing. As Sound Editor, James covers headphones, speakers, soundbars and anything else that intentionally makes noise. A PC enthusiast, he too covers the occasional spot of calculating and gaming news, usually relating to how difficult it is to find graphics card stock.