The thread which sometimes talks about RDNA2

[4K8KW10]

What sort of performance difference would I see between the two? Worth spending the extra? I would probably be looking to have it last me a good few years.

With RX 6800 you will lose more performance than you save money. 6800 is DOA, just buy the RX 6800 XT.

 

[shankly1985]

XFX do release some nice GPUs

 

[Gerard]

It's funny that people generally wait for the aib cards as the reference is crap, but this time around quite a few would want the reference, me included.

 

[JediFragger]

XFX do release some nice GPUs

No.

(temps are poor in comparison to others, performs no better than reference with same noise level)

 

[michty_me]

Are you a person that likes to dabble and flash BIOS etc?

Not particularly. Done some RAM OC'ing and GPU undervolting and OC'ing but thats about it.

Get the XT then, I reckon it's got a good 5yrs+ in it for 1080/1440p.

I'll be playing at 1440P and will likely get a second 1440P monitor down the line.

 

[AA25]

No.

(temps are poor in comparison to others, performs no better than reference with same noise level)

I presume they meant aesthetically "nice".

 

[gpuerrilla]

Not particularly. Done some RAM OC'ing and GPU undervolting and OC'ing but thats about it.

If you can handle some tweaking you will probably find the 6800 can be made to be a 6800XT or squeeze enough to make it almost as good as one.

 

[Gregster]

It's funny that people generally wait for the aib cards as the reference is crap, but this time around quite a few would want the reference, me included.

Very true. I normally give my money for quiet and cooling over looks but really do like the ref cooler.

 

[Poneros]

It's funny that people generally wait for the aib cards as the reference is crap, but this time around quite a few would want the reference, me included.

Definitely. It's sleek, it's quiet and it cools well. The lower cost is also nice. Maybe that's why they don't keep making them - it's too good.

 

[Grim5]

XFX do release some nice GPUs

The high clocks look really impressive but we've seen it all before - people already hit 3000mhz on Turing cards last year. The performance gained is more important anyway and the high clocks don't translate into that much more performance for whatever reason - comparing a 6800xt at 2.2ghz and one at 2.8ghz, the latter is just 10% faster in games despite having 25% higher clocks

 

[nvidiamd]

Yeah but this time we see 2.7-2.8 on air. And it looks like some cards ( like the RD ) can do even more on air with an unlocked bios.

 

[Chud_Jenny]

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT clock limit is 3.0 GHz
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-has-a-gpu-clock-limit-of-3-0-ghz

 

[nvidiamd]

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT clock limit is 3.0 GHz
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-has-a-gpu-clock-limit-of-3-0-ghz

Because they are preparing XTX and they don't want the 6900xt to go too far.

 

[K1LaW8tt5]

The high clocks look really impressive but we've seen it all before - people already hit 3000mhz on Turing cards last year. The performance gained is more important anyway and the high clocks don't translate into that much more performance for whatever reason - comparing a 6800xt at 2.2ghz and one at 2.8ghz, the latter is just 10% faster in games despite having 25% higher clocks

Yeah 10% isn't much unless you are comparing one GPU against another......then 10% is amazing

 

[LtMatt]

It's funny that people generally wait for the aib cards as the reference is crap, but this time around quite a few would want the reference, me included.

Don’t blame you it’s the best reference card ever. Check the AMD store periodically for more stock.

 

[Chud_Jenny]

My block is in transit from China for a yet to be optained reference card lol.

 

[Shilz]

My block is in transit from China for a yet to be optained reference card lol.

Mines ordered from EKWB ready for dispatch on the 2nd December. Cant wait although the ref air cooler looks insanely good.

 

[fs123]

The high clocks look really impressive but we've seen it all before - people already hit 3000mhz on Turing cards last year. The performance gained is more important anyway and the high clocks don't translate into that much more performance for whatever reason - comparing a 6800xt at 2.2ghz and one at 2.8ghz, the latter is just 10% faster in games despite having 25% higher clocks

Are you feeling alright? 3Ghz on Turing? Evidence that is not LN2? I thought not. Why are you so hellbent on downplaying anything AMD has achieved? There is fanboism but you are way past that mate. It's mentally unhealthy so give it a rest.

 

[Besty]

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT clock limit is 3.0 GHz
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-has-a-gpu-clock-limit-of-3-0-ghz

My body is ready.

 

[Grim5]

Derbauer yesterday was trying to get past the 2.8ghz limit on the 6800xt but could not, he declared it's impossible - AMD has gone a good job to gateway the 6900xt.

The 6900xt on the other hand has a higher power limit and 200mhz extra on the clock speed cap, so with LN2 you can take the 6900xt to 3.0ghz