A gamer finds an AMD RX 6650 XT for an absurdly low price of 19 euros. He seizes the opportunity and saves over 200 euros with the purchase.
Deals on hardware purchases are not uncommon. Retailers often offer PC components and also gaming PCs at particularly low prices. However, there are also sellers whose business model is based on being able to offer their customers bargains continuously.
A Reddit user was recently able to snag an AMD graphics card from such a bargain discounter at a particularly low price, saving over 200 euros compared to the regular price.
Gamer saves over 200 euros when purchasing an AMD RX 6650 XT
What kind of graphics card is this? User Dredv1 shares on Reddit about one of his craziest finds at a local retailer. He discovered an AMD RX 6650 XT from Gigabyte for the equivalent of 19 euros. Normally, the pixel accelerator officially costs over 200 euros in stores.
The RX 6650 XT with 8 GB of video memory is a solid mid-range graphics card. It was released in 2022 as the successor to the popular RX 6600 XT. It is suitable for games that are displayed in Full HD resolution.
How did such an absurdly low price come about? The gamer found the card at a regional bargain discounter, with a bit of patience, one can also find good offers online. Such retailers source their items through online shops like Amazon, which sell their returns and overstock at a low price.
The business model of bargain discounters also includes daily changes in selling prices. All newly arrived items become cheaper daily, allowing significant savings compared to the regular price of a product, with a bit of luck.
Was the purchase worth it? Dredv1 bought the RX 6650 XT to give his gaming PC a little upgrade. According to him, he had been using an AMD RX 5700 XT, which he was now able to replace.
The increased performance of the upgrade is limited. In direct comparison (via gpu.userbenchmark.com), the RX 6650 XT is only 12% faster than its predecessor. If the gamer had paid the full price, the swap wouldn’t have made sense due to the minimal increase in performance.
The player knew exactly that he had made a good deal with the purchase of the AMD graphics card. But not every user recognizes a good offer as such, even when the savings are directly shown to them: Uninformed user finds gaming PC for 740 euros, could save almost 200 euros – Asks others: “Would this be a good purchase?”
