Probably yes. And mainly contrary to what I read in this thread her ethere never was a 6950 xt for $599 to be had not even a 6800 xt. And now these are sold out completely. maybe some pandemic left overs at $1000 but that's about it. N21 is out of stock and hence why nvidia can get away with this BS at least in Europe for people that don't want to spend >€800 on a 7900xt or 4070 ti.
The 6950 XT ASRock at Newegg is still in stock but it is now $609 instead of $599.