The thread which sometimes talks about RDNA2

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 6 Nov 2020 at 21:51

Th0nt said:
The real question is, has it ****** off people enough that they are either boycotting the 3000 series or trying AMD to really vote using the wallet?

The issue is we have to see reviews and see how each SKU stacks up against Nvidia. But the problem here is AMD has kind of sandwiched itself between Nvidia SKUs IMHO. So it makes me wonder whether there is a bit of letting the current status quo stay the same going on,as neither really want much of a price war.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Nov 2020 at 14:11

Overview of the reference boards:
https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/146887-amd-intros-new-reference-boards-rx-6800-rx-6800-xt/

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 18 Nov 2020 at 13:44

Chuk_Chuk said:
Do we have a review thread for these cards?
@CAT-THE-FIFTH Are you making one if it doesn't exist?

I thought it was at 2pm?? Stupid daylight saving hours!!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 18 Nov 2020 at 13:47

Review thread started:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/ocuk-rx6000-series-review-thread.18907403/

Please add reviews as they come online!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 24 Nov 2020 at 23:20

nvidiamd said:
About RT on RDNA2. It looks like it's not only DXR.
https://twitter.com/nerdtechgasm/status/1331345351702265859

I talked about this a few times,and had people debunking me for being wrong.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 24 Nov 2020 at 23:24

nvidiamd said:
Here is the story about Battlefield 5 and brute force RT on 2080Ti. The game was unplayable before optimization.
AMD will have to move their lazy asses and help the devs to optimize the games for Big Navi.

Well once the new consoles start hitting a larger critical mass,the devs will be doing some of the work AMD does essentially for free. Even Samsung is using RDNA2 in its next generation SOCs. AMD,if anything needs to make sure the console optimisations over the next few years don't get sidestepped in the PC versions.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 00:22

Th0nt said:
Is debunking a wrong technically a right?

Apparently they all do RT the same,etc and there will no improvements in AMD RT performance. I talked about inline RT,DXR1.1,etc.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 15:21

Do you want me to update the RX6000 review thread with the AIB model reviews,or start a new one?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 15:41

Chuk_Chuk said:
One thread is fine

Nope nothing for actual order. Not that i would have at those prices.

EastCoastHandle said:
Do a new thread for the AIBs.

I updated the old one!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 15:43

Review thread updated:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/ocuk-rx6000-series-review-thread.18907403/

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 20:14

So all in all,a typical RTG launch then??

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 22:05

Chuk_Chuk said:
They delivered everything but the goods.

I am just saying RTG always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 25 Nov 2020 at 22:49

Chuk_Chuk said:
It is in their rDNA, to drop the ball when they are holding all the cards.

EastCoastHandle said:
lol

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 4 Dec 2020 at 18:58

BTW,no Smart Access Memory for Zen2 and earlier users:
https://www.techpowerup.com/275565/...mitation-intel-chips-since-haswell-support-it

Intel can support it technically upto Hawell. So either an Intel CPU or Zen3 is your only bet for SAM. This is despite it apparently working under Linux on older hardware.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 8 Dec 2020 at 01:38

Gamersnexus is saying review copies have DRM which reduces performance:
https://twitter.com/GamersNexus/status/1336066826233651202
They said to wait for the launch,when the DRM is switched off to get a better view of performance.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 8 Dec 2020 at 14:25

Review thread started:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/ocuk-rx6900xt-review-thread.18910921/

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Dec 2020 at 20:33

FoxEye said:
I love how "4K" now means "1080p or higher"

But,but consoles!!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 9 Dec 2020 at 21:53

Th0nt said:
Dont bring consoles into this!! *raging fanboy mouth foaming spittle*

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 11 Dec 2020 at 21:04

https://twitter.com/IanCutress/status/1337423558042120194?s=20

Dr Ian Cutress said:
Got a response from AMD about PDEP and SAM:

'Smart Access Memory does not depend on the performance of the PDEP instruction.'

The speculation about accelerated PDEP on Zen3 being a factor seems to not be the case.

So Zen2 should work with SAM on the RX6000 series??

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 26 Dec 2020 at 23:54

So anything new about RDNA2?? Or is become the battle of people justifying whatever GPUs and games they like?? Maybe the thread title needs a change. I can do that because I am certainly not reading much about RDNA2 based GPUs,or anything remotely related here.

Edit!!

If people want to drone on about Cyberpunk 2077 the there is already a large thread about here on this subforum:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/cyberpunk-2077-ultra-performance.18910855/page-53