MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio has the best cooler out of all RX 6800 XT cards we've reviewed so far. With just 67°C, this triple-slot, triple-fan design runs extremely cool, yet stays very quiet at the same time. As expected, idle fan stop is included, too.

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Anymal · Dec 28, 2020

Could this be true, identical cooler as on 3060ti and 3070?

jabbadap · Dec 28, 2020

These new rdna2 cards seems to have problems with high idle memory clocks, thus the high idle/multimonitor power consumption. Probably just a bug in driver or something. @W1zzard What are the idle memory clocks for 5700xt or nvidia cards with these new power tests of yours?

Xuper · Dec 28, 2020

XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT Speedster Merc 319 Black Review

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT Speedster Merc 319 offers more than a complicated name. In our testing, we found the card to be faster than the custom designs from Sapphire and PowerColor. With manual overclocking, the card even managed to beat the overclocked AMD RX 6900 XT.

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for multi monitor , It was 7w now It's 41w ? what happened ?

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

jabbadap said:
What are the idle memory clocks for 5700xt or nvidia cards with these new power tests of yours?

5700 xt: idle 6/200, multi-monitor 6/1742
3080: idle 14/51, multi-monitor 7/51
2080 ti: idle 337/156, multi-monitor 300/101

jabbadap said:
Probably just a bug in driver or something

Could be, or it's something that can be improved with little effort, but AMD's track record isn't exactly stellar when it comes to non-gaming power consumption fixes

Xuper said:
for multi monitor , It was 7w now It's 41w ? what happened ?

previously 1920x1080 + 1280x1024 monitor, now 2560x1440 + 1920x1080

Xuper · Dec 28, 2020

W1zzard said:
previously 1920x1080 + 1280x1024 monitor, now 2560x1440 + 1920x1080

Very well , does it matter if you use both DP ? I checked your detail :

Multi-monitor: Two monitors are connected to the tested card, and both use different display timings. One monitor runs 2560x1440 over DisplayPort, and the other monitor runs 1920x1080 over HDMI. Refresh rate is set to 60 Hz for both screens. Windows 10 is sitting at the desktop with all windows closed and drivers installed. The card is left to warm up in idle mode until power draw is stable. When using two identical monitors with the same timings and resolution, power consumption can be lower. When using high refresh rate monitors, power consumption can be higher than in this test.

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

Xuper said:
Very well , does it matter if you use both DP ?

left is 2x dp, middle is 1x dp, right is 1x dp + 1x hdmi

r9 · Dec 28, 2020

@W1zzard I was so upset that couldn't fine Performance Summary page, but I figured it out.

What do we call the pricing on this one the scalper special ?

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

r9 said:
I was so upset that couldn't fine Performance Summary page, but I figured it out.

I know how you feel, I kept searching for that page several times, too

But I think the name change is appropriate and we'll all get used to it in the long run

Ravenas · Dec 28, 2020

I'm seeing FPS higher than 6900 XT reference. :fear:

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

Ravenas said:
I'm seeing FPS higher than 6900 XT reference.

6900 XT Reference has the same power limit as 6800 XT reference. MSI 6800 XT Gaming X has a higher power limit than 6800 XT reference

Ravenas · Dec 28, 2020

W1zzard said:
6900 XT Reference has the same power limit as 6800 XT reference. MSI 6800 XT Gaming X has a higher power limit than 6800 XT reference

Power limits aside, this isn't consistent. RDR2 review under Vulkan?

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

Ravenas said:
Power limits aside, this isn't consistent. RDR2 review under Vulcan?

?

Ravenas · Dec 28, 2020

W1zzard said:
?

"We tested using the default Vulkan renderer. " Not seeing this type of FPS gain across all games.

Xuper · Dec 28, 2020

W1zaard , can you test Vsync 60hz on any game like Doom/Gear5/Battle V for ref. 6800XT vs 3080? Cybepunk is highly optimized for nvidia cards.

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

Ravenas said:
"We tested using the default Vulkan renderer. " Not seeing this type of FPS gain across all games.

Some games benefit more from the extra CUs, some benefit more from the power limit.

Xuper said:
W1zaard , can you test Vsync 60hz on any game like Doom/Gear5/Battle V for ref. 6800XT vs 3080? Cybepunk is highly optimized for nvidia cards.

Cyberpunk is the most popular game by far. AMD has optimized their driver for CP, too. 6800 XT is just as fast as 3080.

These 3 games run WAY too high FPS for 60 FPS V-Sync to give useful results. Any other game, people will ask "what about Cyberpunk?"

Ravenas · Dec 28, 2020

W1zzard said:
Some games benefit more from the extra CUs, some benefit more from the power limit.

Maybe I'm missing one, but I dont see other games in the review with 6800 XT higher FPS than reference 6900 XT. Made me think it was API related.

W1zzard · Dec 28, 2020

Ravenas said:
Maybe I'm missing one, but I dont see other games in the review with 6800 XT higher FPS than reference 6900 XT. Made me think it was API related.

Yeah, it is consistent though

Anymal · Dec 28, 2020

Is cooler same as on 3070 trio x? 6 pipes vs 9 on 3080 trio x.

napata · Dec 28, 2020

Crazy how this card is almost $100 more expensive than the 3080 Gaming X Trio.

ArchStupid · Dec 28, 2020

How can this be "highly recommended" when it's +200$ (+30%) more expensive over the reference and doesn't offer any tangible performance improvement?

Fluffmeister · Dec 28, 2020

napata said:
Crazy how this card is almost $100 more expensive than the 3080 Gaming X Trio.

People reserve their outrage only for Nvidia based cards, Big Navi was supposed to save the day... not rape their wallets even more!

Vader · Dec 28, 2020

ArchStupid said:
How can this be "highly recommended" when it's +200$ (+30%) more expensive over the reference and doesn't offer any tangible performance improvement?

Have you fully read the conclusion?

kruk · Dec 29, 2020

Fluffmeister said:
People reserve their outrage only for Nvidia based cards, Big Navi was supposed to save the day... not rape their wallets even more!

The prices are nuts, but lets not forget who set the bar at $1500 for the reference model. If nGreedia would price the 3090 $799, you wouldn't need to complain about AMDs/AMD partner pricing in every thread - its starting to look like damage control ...

nguyen · Dec 29, 2020

So these 2 are exactly the same price in my country, given that 6800XT's original MSRP is 650usd vs 3080's 700usd, there is something wrong here :roll:

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I think AMD anti scalper tactic is being scalper themselves :laugh:

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