If there is something that surprises us, it is the inventiveness he has shown to come out of nowhere new models of graphics cards in a totally saturated market. This time, the idea comes from Chinese assemblers who have taken over AMD’s graphics chips to transform them into graphics cards for tower PCs. The last? the RX 6600M desk. But is it worth it? How is it different from the normal version?
The big difference between GPUs for desktop graphics cards and GPUs for laptops is the power consumption they can use. In the first case, they are optimized to be able to reach high speeds during peak hours. Having more efficient refrigeration systems allows them to do this. In contrast, in laptops, higher performance per watt is sought in a limited space in terms of power consumption. However, in recent times, a surprising practice has taken place and it is none other than seeing graphics cards for desktop computers equipped with video memories and chips for laptops. If at the time we were talking about NVIDIA models, now it’s AMD’s turn.
RX 6600M desktop sells out in China
And apparently with international shipments if we pay attention to the image below these lines. Where do these cards come from? Well, the vast majority were in miners, where the greater efficiency due to consumption at certain levels of electrical power was beneficial for said tasks. Plus, if you’ve ever wondered where the laptop RX 6000 went and why NVIDIA continues to dominate the market, then here’s the answer.
We have to assume that the desktop RX 6600M is not based on the same chip as the standard RX 6600 and RX 6600 XT, as it is designed to operate at a TDP of 100W. that it reaches are much smaller. than their desktop counterparts. Let’s not forget that this is a Frankenstein built with a GPU that was not intended to be placed in a tower PC. In any case, what is most striking is the fact that its price is below the recommended price for the RX 6600. So if anything has to be said in its favor, it is that at least they have the detail of calling them RX 6600M and not just RX 6600 and selling them at a price to match their lower performance.
Be careful when buying them, the TDP is treacherous
In laptop graphics, the same card can have many variations depending on the TDP assigned to the graphics card according to the design. This is important because in terms of specifications it is a lottery. A desktop RX 6600M model can have much higher clock speeds than others. In any case, this should be reflected in the price and for the moment the only known specifications are those of a model that has fallen into the hands of a buyer.
As for the specs of the desktop RX 6600M, in general and paying attention to the little bits of information above, in general terms they are:
- RDNA 2 architecture like the rest of the RX 6000 range.
- 28 compute units with 1792 ALUs in FP32 in total.
- 8 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 128-bit bus and 224 GB/s of bandwidth.
- Base clock speed of 2177 MHz.
In any case, we remember, each assembler of these RX 6600M for desktop can vary the specifications by touching the TDP of the card and, therefore, make them different from the others. Would you buy one of these cards knowing they were for a laptop or are they good enough for you?
