AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT leaked by Brazilian retailer

In case you’ve been holding out for extra inexpensive next-gen graphics playing cards earlier than you improve… properly, you may nonetheless have to attend a very long time. “Inexpensive” is a relative time period, in spite of everything. However newer and cheaper AMD playing cards seem like on the best way, after a retailer in Brazil leaked a brand new Gigabyte mannequin. Say good day to the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT.

On-line store Terabyte confirmed a Gigabyte model of the as-yet-unannounced card, briefly and with no value hooked up, earlier than taking the web page down. Based on VideoCardz.com, this model of the GPU consists of 16 gigabytes of GDDR6 reminiscence, a Navi 44 chip, and a pair of,048 stream processors. That may give it the identical reminiscence because the (presumably) costlier RX 9070, with a much less highly effective processor and solely about 60 p.c of the shaders. A giant query mark within the spec sheet could be the reminiscence bus, with earlier hypothesis pinning it at 128-bit, half the width of the 9070.

We noticed each 8GB and 16GB variations of the 9060 XT again in March, with that extra slender reminiscence bus on the spec sheet, however some retailers have reported that the 8GB model of the cardboard has been scrapped. Contemplating the massive give attention to expanded reminiscence necessities in PC gaming, particularly within the mid-range of graphics playing cards, that is sensible. However we’re additionally seeing loads of PC avid gamers simply priced out of upgrades between rising costs, low provide, and varied financial elements.

Retail listings have a tendency to point an announcement is coming quickly, however with so many variables in play, it’s additionally doable that launches are getting pushed again. We’ll simply have to attend and see.