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Here's What AMD's RX 6000-Series Graphics Cards Will Look Like

You can get a better look at the graphics card in the hit game Fortnite, where AMD has created a giant virtual model of the GPU. The company will reveal more during an Oct. 28 event.

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We won’t have to wait for leaked images of AMD’s next-generation graphics cards. On Monday, the company went ahead and unveiled an official design for its RX 6000-series gaming GPUs.

On Twitter, AMD posted an image of a three-fanned card, which will utilize a “brand new cooler design.” The product also comes with two 8-pin connectors—slightly more than the 8-pin, 6-pin configuration found in last year’s RX 5700 XT, which currently retails for $399.

The company didn’t say much else, like where the card exactly fits in the RX 6000-series. But you can get a better look at the graphics card in the hit game Fortnite, where AMD has created a giant virtual model of the GPU.

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Already, Fortnite players have been posting pictures of the design. And based on the images, the card will feature three HDMI ports and a USB-C port, which was later confirmed by an AMD executive. This may suggest the card will support a USB-C over DisplayPort connection, or possibly even Thunderbolt 4.

The company plans on revealing more on Oct. 28 during a special event devoted to RDNA2, the architecture that’ll power the new GPUs. AMD has been indicating all year the upcoming graphics cards will address high-end PC gaming. But the products will face some serious competition from Nvidia, which recently announced its own next-generation graphics cards, the RTX 3000-series. 

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The first RTX card, the 3080, goes on sale this Thursday for $699. Then in October, Nvidia plans on selling the RTX 3070 for $499. Both cards promise to offer a significant performance increase, so we’ll have to wait and see if AMD can respond in kind.

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I've been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I'm currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country's technology sector.

Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I'm now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

The Best Tech I've Had:

  • My first video game console: a Nintendo Famicom
  • I loved my Sega Saturn despite PlayStation's popularity.
  • The iPod Video I received as a gift in college
  • Xbox 360 FTW
  • The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.
  • The PC desktop I built in 2013, which still works to this day.

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