A new AMD graphics card was designed to be less desirable for crypto miners to reduce issues with the GPU shortage and scalpers.
It’s cheap, but does it work? A gamer-oriented new $199 graphics card was designed to be less desirable for cryptominers to reduce issues with scalpers and a lack of supply, but some reviewers are worried it won’t be able to perform at, well, games. Computer hardware giant AMD showcased the new Radeon RX 5500 XT at this year’s CES. In an interview with PC World, Laura Smith, Radeon graphics CVP, sat down at a table full of tech journalists to explain. “We have really optimized this one to be gaming-first at that target market,” Smith said in the interview. “And you can see that with the way that we configured the part.
