ASRock Announces Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Cards
ASRock today announced the new Phantom Gaming and Challenger series graphics cards based on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPUs
Built on the 6 nm manufacturing process and the breakthrough AMD RDNA 2 gaming architecture, the new ASRock graphics cards are designed to make incredible 1080p gaming experiences for popular AAA and e-sports titles accessible to more gamers. They offer high-bandwidth, low-latency AMD Infinity Cache and high-speed 4 GB GDDR6 memory. They also support Microsoft Windows 11 and Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate, AMD Smart Access Memory technology, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution upscaling technology and other advanced features that provide visually stunning, high-refresh rate gaming experiences.
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4 GB OC
The high-end ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4 GB OC graphics card features a dual-fan design for excellent cooling performance, as well as a unique Striped Axial Fan to maximize airflow. The stylish metal backplate strengthens the structure of the graphics card and prevents damage to the board. The cool black and red appearance and the ultimate factory-preset overclocking settings make ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming D 4 GB OC graphics card a great companion for gamers.
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4 GB
The special ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4 GB graphics card is equipped with the unique single-fan Challenger ITX cooler and the large Striped Axial Fan to deliver enhanced airflow. In addition, Super Alloy Graphics Card components provide superior stability for long-term operation. With the compact card size and many useful features, the ASRock AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Challenger ITX 4 GB graphics card is a premium choice for mini PC enthusiasts.
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AV1 decode is supported on all rdna 2 gpu, has amd not implemented driver support yet?
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RX 6500/XT hardware apparently doesn't support it: https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt
AV1 has been working since the first drivers on other RDNA2 GPUs.
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200$ (probably sold as 300$) budget card . Good times

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RX 6500/XT hardware apparently doesn't support it: https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt
AV1 has been working since the first drivers on other RDNA2 GPUs.
Strange , could be a typo beige goby (code name for the navi 24 die ) is listed as vcn3.0 here,
https://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature/#radeonvcnvideocorenexthardware
Maybe the silicon is broken? as of right now technically av1 support would be enabled for it on linux unless I missed something
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It's like a GT 1030, but with an impertinent price tag. Well, at least the 1030 could decode VP9 at its time, whereas the 6500 XT can't decode AV1 more than one year after cards which already could. This is really pathetic by AMD. The 6600 XT was already bad, but they are just out of bounds with the 6500 e-waste.