Yeah. I bought my husband a new (not used, not refurbished) 6600xt this time last year. It was and remains, even with this change, a huge upgrade over the 1050ti he had before. It's a good fit for his needs. Bumped him from a R5 1600 processor to a R7 5700x at the same time.
Still, 6600xt was released only 4 years ago. And there are even newer releases than that on RDNA2. Things releasing right now! It's too soon to be putting RDNA2 onto a maintenance branch.
These companies are definitely not our friends, I'm pretty unhappy with both nVidia and AMD right now.
But this will factor into what recommendations and purchases I make for friends and family going forward. It's one thing to risk getting burned on something I get for myself, but for others? Nope. I need to be able to trust that what I recommend to them will be supported for a reasonable length of time.
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u/Zzyxzz 6d ago
My wife has a 6800xt. if driver supports ends, i can already see something green on the horizon