Clearance GPU?

Posted by forti-dogi@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 3 comments

Currently using a hand-me-down business laptop thats OK for my needs, but really wish I had more power. That said, I'm dead broke and the market is what it is right now, so I'm resigned to my fate. Further context; not a PC builder, have never PC-built, pretty sure I've never even owned a graphics card outside what comes in consoles.

Was scrolling clearance on Best Buy and saw a listing for RX 6650, massively discounted, down to 68.99 from 344.99. Was very confused. Is this a red flag? Is buying clearance GPUs stupid? Would I even be able to use this on my laptop currently, or are desktop and laptop GPUs totally different from eachother?

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/xfx-speedster-swft210-amd-radeon-rx-6650xt-core-8gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-gaming-graphics-card-black/J39HPQ874Y

I dont think I'll end up getting it since, again, I'm dead broke, but thought I'd ask more for my own education. I assume theres a reason this isnt flying off the shelves.