The protective covers of PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card have a manufacturing problem thermal pads are still in place for an end-user. Whether this is isolated to one unit or batches is unknown. Whoops?  

PowerColor RX 6700 XT graphics card disassembled by "angry kitten" on Reddit revealed protective coverings over secondary components such as memory chips and VRM. Before inserting the card, the user saw a blue protective layer and decided to remove it. Memory chips and MOSFETs that can reach temperatures of above 100°C

In all likelihood, the cooler was installed incorrectly by the assembly facility, rather than by an OEM that builds these coolers. At the end of the production line, these protective covers are to be removed. At this time, there is no indication that more products have had this issue as this is the only report of this incident.

PowerColor RX 6700 XT card with thermal pad covers still on is discovered by the user.