A new RDNA 2 GPU in 2023? Although it seems unlikely, it is true. MSI has recently introduced some prebuilt gaming desktops equipped with various AMD processors and graphics cards, and one of them is the previously unreleased Radeon RX 6750 GRE, which stands for “Golden Rabbit Edition”. While it may not rival some of the best GPUs, rumor has it that it will at least beat Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti, despite it being slightly more expensive than the RTX 4060.
Gigabyte has actually outdone MSI with the announcement, introducing its RX 6750 Gray graphics card first. However, while the Gigabyte GPU is scheduled to be released on October 18th, MSI already has a bunch of desktops, although we’re not seeing any DIY cards you can drop into your system. It just comes as part of MSI’s prebuilts, which was first spotted by ITHome and later shared by VideoCardz.
The exact specs of the card are a mystery, but we do know it will have 12GB of VRAM, the same as the RX 6750 XT. MSI said the new GPU will be equivalent in performance to the RTX 4060 Ti, which most likely means the 8GB version. If not, it’s all the same, because the 16GB model has comparable (or worse) performance.
In the case of MSI, the GPU comes in systems where it is paired with some of AMD’s top processors, such as the Ryzen 7 7700X or the Ryzen 5 7500F. The listing claims that the 7700X model comes with 16GB of DDR4 memory, but that doesn’t seem to be true, as the AM5 platform doesn’t support DDR4 at all. It is safe to assume that MSI means DDR5 for both configurations. We’re probably looking at a reduction in the Navi 22 chip here, so the RX 6750 XT will still be more powerful.
It’s hard to assess the GPUs inside the prebuilt based on pricing, but according to prices from a Chinese retailer, both the RX 6750 GRE and the RTX 4060 are very close in price. AMD’s offering is only 2% to 4% more expensive, which is a very reasonable increase if it can offer the performance of the RTX 4060 Ti.
So, what’s the problem? The GRE in RX 6750 GRE stands for “Golden Rabbit Edition”, as the GPU was named to commemorate the Year of the Rabbit in China. You guessed it – it’s a China special. It could prove to be an interesting blast from the past and a solid budget GPU, but we’re unlikely to see it take off in the global market anytime soon.
