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Posted by Jonas Bee

- March 07, 2025, 19:33:06

Interesting description, I just cannot find any trace of the Radeon RX 6300 as if it never came out, you sure you aren't using a 6400 (which is available in single slot & half-height format)?

Posted by RobertJasiek

- March 07, 2025, 15:38:24

Interesting description of your use case, thanks!

Posted by RevAngel

- March 07, 2025, 15:31:43

I got this little card today, used from a reseller that seems to sell used dell parts.

I understand that many people see this card as a joke. Awkward 3D capabilities, 2GB of VRAM, no encode/transcode capabilities.

But look at this card in another way. What if you are looking for a GPU that has descent vpu decode capabilities for a linux media player / web browsing / doing casual stuff box? I know, nearly every APU can do that job, but what if you have a CPU without graphics lying around? At least in the US these cards sell for 40+ bucks at the moment. And the fan starts turning at 60+ degrees, so below it is a passive and silent card. Under Linux systems with Vega drivers it is a plug and play card. Measured power consumption is 2W idle (2D desktop), 3-5W web browsing, office use etc., 4-8W decoding videos in 1080p. TDP is 25W, TGP is 32W. The N6 processing lets this card stay very cool and silent, using little power at nearly every scenario but 3D rendering. And I think this is exactly what this card was designed for.

And since there are little other options for cards that use as little power as this one, it is a viable option. At least for Linux. If you have a non video-out CPU or an APU under Linux that has no support from open source drivers (yeah, I am looking at you, ARM boards with a PCIe slot or an M.2 to PCIe solution), you could just drop in this card with a under 10 bucks adapter for M.2 and have a power saving, silent ARM daily use PC running Linux.

Of course you could say, you rather use Intel's A310 or A380, because you would have transcoding capabilities and AV1, but try to find one in a single slot, low profile configuration. You would find ONE (the sparkle ECO), and that one shouts your ears off with its silly fan and stupid firmware fan controls that, if you read a lot about it, did not get fixed within 2 years of its release and now. Also the price starts at 110€ here in Europe (right now).

So, for my personal 24/7 computer I use for video decoding, playing audio and videos, that runs passively cooled in my bedroom and therefore silent, it would be a very viable option, if it did not have an APU (AMD Ryzen 5600G).

Right now I have another project in mind, the Radxa Orion O6. Sure, open source is not established yet contrary to the marketing that shouted "open source from day 1, ready to use". But apart from the GPU most parts already work. And since VPU drivers for any ARM thing on Linux takes the longest time to be realized (if at all), this RX 6300 will combine snuggly to the ARM CPU/APU to provide function with open source drivers. And it seems to keep its fan deactivated (or mine is defective, IDK). So it is silent and right now runs at 38°C at 16°C ambient (opened windows right now).

I just wanted to give my two cents about niche use cases. And considering that you might have a mainboard, CPU and RAM lying around, could downclock and undervolt the sh1t out of it and drop this RX 6300 in and have a go for a very silent system, is a use case in my mind.

Posted by Redaktion

- April 01, 2022, 17:01:10

A new leak says that the AMD Radeon RX 6300 is in the works. However, end users might not be able to purchase the entry-level graphics card as it will reportedly be launched as an OEM only SKU.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-6300-Entry-level-gaming-graphics-card-could-be-an-OEM-only-part.611262.0.html