Overclocking

AMD has once again changed the UI for overclocking in Radeon Settings; I feel it's slightly improved. There are a few very minor bugs that will be fixed in no time, I'm sure.

Just like on previous cards, slider lengths limit overclocking potential. While this is no problem for the GPU clock, memory overclocking basically means "drag the slider to its maximum and be done." Unlike the RX 6800 XT, which absolutely needs an increase in its power limit to show OC gains, the RX 6800 has no such problems. Dialing up clocks immediately results in performance gains.

While there is a voltage adjustment slider in Radeon Settings, it only lets you undervolt the card, which can still be useful.

Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.


Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 9.1%.