It could be argued that the current PC gaming market is being flooded with GPUs a-plenty at the moment, and its two biggest rivals, AMD and Nvidia, are once again battling it out for supremacy. With the latter having just launched its midrange RTX 3060 graphics card, it seems the former is priming itself to launch an equally-midrange GPU soon.
In a recent post to Twitter, AMD announced it will be unveiling the latest addition to its Radeon RX 6000 range, which could be the Nvidia alternative many have been waiting for. The tweet states that the official announcement will be made on March 3rd at 11AM EST (8AM PT or 4PM GMT). Not much else can be gleamed from the tweet other than a link to the company's official page which showcases previous unveilings.
One thing that can be certain is AMD will be continuing its RDNA 2 technology. RDNA 2 is the same architecture that's used for the PS55 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, which arguably makes it an important part of gaming hardware. Whatever the announcement will be, it's almost a certainty that the new RX 6000 card will feature this technology as well.
At the moment, there seems to be a lot of choice available for the PC hardware enthusiast, which means it's potentially a good time to be a gamer who's either building a new system or upgrading their current one. Or rather, it would be a good time if anyone could get hold of any of it. With both Nvidia and AMD supplies in short supply, any new GPU announcements are likely to be marred by the question of whether or not they will be available on release. Even though stock is expected to make a comeback sometime this year, there's still no definite idea when customers will be able to get hold of them.
Given that much of the shortages are attested to crypto miners and eBay bots buying up the hardware, gamers and regular PC users are left kicking their heels while manufacturers struggle to meet the high demand. AMD announced its RX 6800 XT cards at the end of last year, so it's clear they are still a looking to match Nvidia in terms of output. Their announcement on March 3rd could herald in a new exciting range of GPUs, and a potential midrange one could be just what many gamers need, so long as people have a way to purchase one.