The thread which sometimes talks about RDNA2

[humbug]

I will get some images later bud as "working" at moment

Ok

 

[michty_me]

Yea, seeing my self in a puddle is one thing but to me at least making the whole image more crisp, making all the fine detail that's normally blurry crisp is far more interesting, its like the difference between running 1080P vs 4K.

RT when used intelligently is good, Global illumination when used properly adds 100x more to the Graphics than reflections, current RT cards are quite capable of that, i don't need to see a perfect reflection of my self, not at 40 FPS.

Absolutely, This feels like an extra freebie I'm just getting now and really liking it. Especially that it isn't tanking my performance! Like a new coat of paint.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely want to see ray tracing in games, I just feel its still in its infancy so will hang off until its more mainstream and perfected.

 

[gpuerrilla]

Absolutely, This feels like an extra freebie I'm just getting now and really liking it. Especially that it isn't tanking my performance! Like a new coat of paint.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely want to see ray tracing in games, I just feel its still in its infancy so will hang off until its more mainstream and perfected.

We (AMD users) said this a few months ago in the build up to the new gen releases of Ampere/RDNA2, where nvidia users were generally dismissive of RIS as it wasnt ratracing or DLSS. I think it was mostly because unless you owned an AMD card you didnt know what you were missing out on! So users thought that nvidia have their version of RIS and thought it was the same (i.e. didnt use it as it was naff).

An even smaller number of them also mentioned AMD drivers and the usual mud slinging so it quickly descends into tit for tat but yes - we have highlighted this before many a time and unless you have both brands to compare them will completely go over most people's heads.

 

[michty_me]

I guess I'm lucky enough or be able to try both side by side at the minute. I just feel a little daft due to never tinkering with settings and jumping straight into using the products.
Now I've spent a good few weeks playing about with both, I'm swinging more to staying with an AMD GPU again if I can ever find one.

RIS is definitely better than NVidias sharpening in my eyes anyway. The GUI for the drivers I find much better too but thats my opinion.

 

[gpuerrilla]

Again this is what we were putting forward. Those who had tried both were impressed with AMD and said it was an ace feature that should be marketed more. This is why originally I would also be just as happy sporting a 6800XT and continue to use it.

I am however glad I didnt wait. This pricing cements the open goal AMD missed when they launched the 6800XT:



I would have bought one for up to say £675 at a push, but they should never cost more than the 3080 counterparts are. Lack of availability was the next nail. It could have been so wonderful!

 

[humbug]

Again this is what we were putting forward. Those who had tried both were impressed with AMD and said it was an ace feature that should be marketed more. This is why originally I would also be just as happy sporting a 6800XT and continue to use it.

I am however glad I didnt wait. This pricing cements the open goal AMD missed when they launched the 6800XT:



I would have bought one for up to say £675 at a push, but they should never cost more than the 3080 counterparts are. Lack of availability was the next nail. It could have been so wonderful!

Yea, £730, that is way too much, the MSRP on the reference one is £600 and the Pulse is Sapphires entry level AIB cooled one.

 

[Twinz]

The raw performance is there, but the 6000 series seems to have an issue with my use case. (HP Reverb).

https://www.reddit.com/r/HPReverb/c...mp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body&sort=new

6800XT is off the list until this gets sorted.

 

[LtMatt]

The raw performance is there, but the 6000 series seems to have an issue with my use case. (HP Reverb).

https://www.reddit.com/r/HPReverb/c...mp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body&sort=new

6800XT is off the list until this gets sorted.

We have a ticket open on this issue and are looking at it.

 

[Kaapstad]

Who is going to buy one of these?

 

[humbug]

@Kaapstad Its really nice, but i still want an AIB one, for as good as that is an AIB one is always going to be better.

@LtMatt will.

 

[Sad Panda]

Who is going to buy one of these?

Me, me me me me

 

[michty_me]

Again this is what we were putting forward. Those who had tried both were impressed with AMD and said it was an ace feature that should be marketed more. This is why originally I would also be just as happy sporting a 6800XT and continue to use it.

I am however glad I didnt wait. This pricing cements the open goal AMD missed when they launched the 6800XT:



I would have bought one for up to say £675 at a push, but they should never cost more than the 3080 counterparts are. Lack of availability was the next nail. It could have been so wonderful!

I had waited until both were out to read reviews and was surprised at the non RT performance which I was after. Like you say, The prices are not nice so I'll be hanging off.

 

[HRL]

Who is going to buy one of these?

Me if i can pick one up tomorrow. If not, I fear I may just bite the bullet and pick up a 3090FE instead.

Fed up of trying to hunt elusive products now.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Who is going to buy one of these?

I will buy this or a 3080ti to replace my 1080ti but I'm not going to queue for it. I can wait until the new year.

 

[SKILL]

Again this is what we were putting forward. Those who had tried both were impressed with AMD and said it was an ace feature that should be marketed more. This is why originally I would also be just as happy sporting a 6800XT and continue to use it.

I am however glad I didnt wait. This pricing cements the open goal AMD missed when they launched the 6800XT:



I would have bought one for up to say £675 at a push, but they should never cost more than the 3080 counterparts are. Lack of availability was the next nail. It could have been so wonderful!

Let's face it OcUK are overpriced in general, the 6800XT prices here seem comparable to the 3080 prices, arguably a bit high based on the RRP (of the reference/FE) being $50 less but not too excessive, it's just the overall premium you pay at OcUK.

On 6800XT release day, although there was no stock, other retailers had them listed as £599.99, here it was £679.99 iirc... If stock ever arrives I'd be shocked if you couldn't easily buy an AIB card for <£675, at least at some retailers...

Of course that'll be mid-2022 once they've managed to make some...

 

[Twinz]

We have a ticket open on this issue and are looking at it.

They can take as long as they want to fix the issue. I will buy a 3080 or a 6800XT that will actually work with the Reverb...whichever becomes available to me first.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Who is going to buy one of these?

Scalpers? Its either that or a lottery ticket I wonder which has better odds.

 

[Richdog]

Me if i can pick one up tomorrow. If not, I fear I may just bite the bullet and pick up a 3090FE instead.

Fed up of trying to hunt elusive products now.

My local e-store has decided to do raffles. You register your interest in a card and get drawn at random. Seems a pretty fair way to do it, athough for a consumer it still feels like jumping through hoops.

 

[HRL]

My local e-store has decided to do raffles. You register your interest in a card and get drawn at random. Seems a pretty fair way to do it, athough for a consumer it still feels like jumping through hoops.

Better than battling bots and scalpers TBH.

 

[Richdog]

Better than battling bots and scalpers TBH.

True, less stressful and a bit like winning the GPU mini-lottery with much better odds!