AMD doing Nvidia things... The RX 6950 XT

[@Pholiage]

Did you really pay €2000 for that last week? It's €1200 right now in Sweden :S

[@der8auer-en]

I paid 1212 € :D Sorry for the mistake and thanks for letting me know. Pinned the commend

[@Pholiage]

@@der8auer-en No worries :)

[@gtijason7853]

@@der8auer-en Good, was about to say that card was $1100 last I checked

[@hwgeek86]

@@der8auer-en Have you tried flashing 6950XT bios on the 6900XT?

[@xRegyy]

@@hwgeek86 I believe if you get a good oc 6900xt you could manual oc it to run like a 6950xt even copper shim modding the memory would help temps too.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

6900XT's can't do 2250MHz on the VRAM unless you flash a BIOS with looser memory timings. The 6900XTK cards have unlocked mem clocks and get mega unstable above 2160MHz and lose performance unless you flash the BIOS of an 18Gbps card.

[@enricofermi3471]

Probably a difference in memory timings? Maybe if not primary, then secondary timing configuration. Otherwise there's little logic in it being unstable above 2160 with default BIOS, but working fine with a 6950XT one.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

@Bieber Ozinga I'm not sure about that. But the OEM only 6900XT LC BIOS works AFAIK.

[@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking]

@@enricofermi3471 mate did you read the read the first part of my comment?

[@Degalfox]

Buildzoid ,do a vid

[@enricofermi3471]

@@ActuallyHardcoreOverclocking I was distracted by talking, so the only things I picked out were "unstable above 2160mhz" and "flash the bios". That's a huge facepalm though. Usually I like to criticize people for not paying attention, but this time it was me who used their "chocolate eye" to read.

[@natalie2070]

6:40 that limit of 2150 is because without hardware modding going past 2150 the card becomes super unstable. You can test this with the 6900 XTH variants like the red devil ultimate. The XTH had unlocked memory and didn’t really clock any higher.

[@superneenjaa718]

I totally agree with you on OC limit. Artificial limitations are never welcomed.

[@kardeon]

All others tech reviewers reach 2.8ghz or more with radeon settings. 2950mhz being the max. Not so bad. So no need to complain. Guru3d, techpowerup, kitgurutech and so on...

[@der8auer-en]

We're complaining about clock limit on the memory of the normal 6900XT. Not the 6950XT or the GPU

[@bakagamingcommentary]

this actual has quite a lot high quality information for day 1 review that i haven't seen with other 6950 xt review

[@woodersonandmelbatoast6043]

They didn’t go full nvidia though since they basically stopped production on the 6900 and you can now get the 6950 for $600

[@btlei]

i like they way you reviewed the card, everyone went full blast vs 3090 and 3090ti.

[@Gamingtechgg]

team green ?

[@kardeon]

His review is bad because the 6950xt has a very good overclocking potential as demonstrated by all other tech reviewers.

[@theplayerofus319]

@@kardeon yeah for like 400+ watt 🤣

[@Ricky87475]

@@theplayerofus319 Nvidia cards do that stock your point?

[@igor_pavlovich]

Man your videos are great! Soon this channel will be bigger than your german channel.

[@insanegixxerdude486]

Well a year later I picked up a Xfx Rx6950xt merc 319 for $859 cad with a starfield premium game code included. So worth it now. 😊

[@nabusvco]

This generation of cards has been a kick in the balls to consumers honestly.

[@j340_official]

How? Last gen the 2080 ti reigned supreme over Radeon alternatives. Then the 6800, 6800xt, and 6900 XT came out and laid that card to waste. Rdna2 is a very big performance bump over rdna1. Prices were way up for a long while, but are way down now near or even below MSRP especially for rdna2 cards.

[@LapFox]

@@j340_official I think it's more about the high prices and lack of general availability. Obviously it's not just GPU's going through this type of issue but I think potential GPU buyers have a right to complain.

[@j340_official]

@@LapFox yes you’re right it’s been really hard to find what we want in stock and at a reasonable price. But things are looking up now…

[@ericspda]

This generation was one of the largest leaps in price to performance we’ve seen in many years. The cards weren’t really the issue, it’s shortages and absurd demand causing price hikes. Those price hikes appear to have proven demand at absurd prices, and now we’re all screwed since people have been paying crazy prices.

[@N0N0111]

Thanks to Nvidia supplying GPUs directly to crypto farms. Thanks Jensen!

[@lynxg4641]

Roman, even if I'm not really interested in one of your videos, I always let it play through, maybe muted as I watch another channel because you're such an honest and stand up guy, no BS to "watch till the end" etc, just the straight up, simple facts and stay if you want to hear the details.

[@jarnhand266]

What?!?! 6900 XT Gaming OC for 2012 euro in Germany last week?!?! In Norway the Gaming OC goes for 1150 euro (today).

[@MIK33EY]

I wonder how long it’ll take for a modified 6950 Bios to be loaded onto a 6900 - not long I suspect.

[@1tothe2the3]

I was concerned at the launch prices for these xx50 models, some UK sellers were listing the 6950xt at £1800 initially, its since dropped to £1k for the base air cooled models. Same goes for 6750xt, listed at over £800 on some sites. Crazy.

[@mixit2413]

I think on the big sites like Scan and overclockers they are listed at MSRP or very close. edit.. I just looked at scan and the new 6950tx is actually about £200 on average cheaper than its 6900xt equivalent.

[@10siWhiz]

and now in the US you can buy a new 6950xt for around $620

[@jayhsyn]

I have an XFX 6900xt limited black edition it has the XTXH die the memory clock goes up to 2225Mhz before I see performance regression. The clock does go higher. My core clock on air without MPT goes to 2725Mhz and is rock stable at 2675-2700mhz rarely drops below. That’s with 94C junction in a lian li o11.

[@axtonjcranston1064]

Great video. It's so refreshing to watch a guy who's not using flashy loud intros and buzzwords all through his review. You're straight up and honest. Got a new sub.

[@roadkill11000]

Just curious: can you flash the 6950 vbios to the 6900 to unlock the limiters? Will the 6950 cooler work on the 6900 since they have the same pcb layout?

[@yrly59e]

You could use the more power tool assuming you understand it’s risks. Stuff like the XFX Merc 319, Red Devil etc. are more than adequately cooled already, might just need a simple fan curve adjustment. The rest is is just silicon lottery. Even stuff like non xtxh chips, totally random luck.

[@jd-rox-allthestuff]

Xfx replaced my 6900xt with the 6950 black. Was kinda pumped. It’s a small upgrade but nice to have the best of the generation.

[@ZeroHourProductions407]

I look at this and just have to think that at such power usage, liquid cooling really should be considered seriously. The only reason I still want an R9 Fury, even with the sorry state of radeon drivers, is because with its water block options, i t becomes tiny. It shouldn't be too much to ask, to have a GPU of solid performance and not have a stock cooler the size of a damn shoe box for the privilege.

[@patrikjankovics2113]

you can always getn an EK WB. yeah, not an AIO solution, but oh well.

[@mister_president281]

hey derbauer, ive seen an evga SR-2 motherboard in the background of some of your videos. have you ever done a video about it or done a video about LN2 on the SR-2? im curious what you would have to say about it and its oc abilities. i own an sr-2 and Ive been having trouble getting over 4.4ghz with really good air coolers and i wonder if the triple channel memory also has some impact on the overclockability?

[@brendenweaver5107]

I have an sr2 and was able to get 4.7 stable but had an aio on each cpu.

[@Ottomanmint]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts & keeping it short 🤗

[@eawblablatron9161]

Subscribed just now. cause you tell the truth.

[@MaximLaeveren]

Any talk already about flashing vBIOS of 6950xt onto the 6900xt? Or are there differences between the cards that would limit that possibility?

[@ThaexakaMavro]

undervolting? lock?

[@Neggy-Z]

If it's anything like the unlocked 6900 xtxh card/bios then it won't be possible.

[@kBitre]

I was thinking this also. This should remove the artificial limit on the 6900Xt clocks?

[@der8auer-en]

the memory ICs are different so might need further adjustments

[@shaneeslick]

G'day, Buildzoid left a comment not long after you regarding this

[@Kevinb1821]

On AMDs north american website the reference 6900 and 6950xts are available easily for 1000 and 1100. also the reference 6750 is available all the time now for 550 US

[@28mmRPG]

I just bought a new card today, tho it was the powercolor red devil 6950XT, it was $1285 CND ($1000 USD) So, since I'm upgrading from an old R 390 Nitro... its a win/win for me.

[@TwinsCustomsCA]

Had the luck of getting my hand on a few gigabyte rx6000 and rtx 3000 cards. It s not a surprise to me that they use bigger cooler on the rx6x50 xt cards ! They are quite running hot !

[@fracturedlife1393]

Cooler upgrade must be worth £20 alone. The memory situation is annoying. 5700XT limited in driver to 1900 which was unstable for me then a big hole, and stability again above 2000 after bios mods to fix the fans and unlock sliders. The stock bios even includes timings for 2250.

[@Bare_Essence]

AMD did the same thing with the RX 590. It was just a slightly overclocked RX 580. At least this card has better memory. So launching "new model same card" is in fact an AMD thing.

[@hovant6666]

Use of a vapour chamber also possibly accounts for the very high TJ die readings, better overall thermal spread, but difficult to get even pressure across the die

[@Xpl0jd1]

I would suggest you to make the benchmark slides a bit bigger and also the text with the name of the card bigger. When using a phone it’s very hard to see.

[@N0N0111]

The flagship cards need the Ray Tracing benchmarks, cause you know those type of gamers want to see the full package!

[@btlei]

Ray tracing is not mature enough, and the 6950 trade blows with 3090 and 3090ti ( depends on the game ).

[@edh615]

@@btlei For productivity NVidia cards are on another level, AMD gpus have barely render engine support and no ray tracing. These cards for gaming are pretty retarded IMO.

[@RNG-999]

30% slower than RTX 3090. There. Done.

[@Six_Gorillion]

Lmao. Gaytracing is a meme until 600 dollar cards can do 1440p 120fps with it and it ACTUALLY makes a difference in anything visual.

[@N0N0111]

@@RNG-999 Ha!

[@Baykah]

There has arisen some controversy regarding the wattage of this specific model of RX 6950 XT. Some people reporting 380watts of draw, vs 290 watts (which is my case). I consider you an authority on this so might I ask, provided it reaches its target clocks, is this an issue?

[@Born_Stellar]

as long as you are getting performance similar to what you should expect I would think no. its probably that the card doesn't NEED more wattage? at least thats all i can think if its still hitting clock targets.

[@tompayne4945]

Not sure i agree about not including ANY 3090ti results but i see your logic. It WOULD have been reasonable to show some results for the 6950 with a memory OC though, seeing as this is basically what you are getting over the 6900. also, can you flash a 6950 bios onto the 6900 to allow bigger memory OCs? just an idea!

[@get-in-2-get-out774]

6900XTXH-Variant alow for higher memory speed. To raise Mem. voltage, raise Core Speed/voltage - this is probably needed to reach 2160(+)

[@cynicaldudeMe]

the msi gaming z trio 6900 has good clock speed, it probably matches the 6950xt reference card.

[@tofuguru941]

You should copy the bios from the 6950xt and flash it to the 6900xt and see if it performs the same as the 6950xt (minus obvious temps). That way, you'd be able to clock the memory higher.

[@marcasswellbmd6922]

I can't help but think if I would have just bought a 6900XT last week or 2 weeks ago when they hit MSRP, How badly I would have Buyer's remorse.. I have an XFX 6800XT so I am a step down but I'm still playing all games in 4K on high settings so I am happy.. But don't think I don't get regrets from time to time.. Like I just bought my card like 2 months ago when they first started dropping.. At the time I paid around $950 after promo and rebait.. Which was cheap for a good 6800XT back then.. Now today I could get a 6900XT for that price but watch in like 5 months new cards will come out and make these look slow. So it is what it is.

[@89envision]

I've got GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE WB with XTXH chip, maximum mem clock is 3000, but after 2150 it gets unstable. With the chip set at 2750 in 3dmark time spy extreme it boosts up to 2700. At GT1 i get 73.79 fps with 2700 chip, 2150 mem, 1150mv, +15%tdp (381w).

[@253637zero2]

Hey I have seen this move before. RX 580 and RX 590.

[@Nelthalin]

I thought you could unlock higher memory clocks with the MorePowerTool. I have had some cards that would only be stable at 2100-2126MHz memory. At 2150 they would crash or have lower scores. I tested about 12 6800 up to 6900XT's. But i agree i don't like the artificial limits. Just like i don't like the fact that they locked the 5800X3D. That they limit max voltage to protect it fine but leave the CO, Undervolt and multipliers in place.

[@jomamabee2481]

I tried on several cards. You can, but when you go over 2150 it drops your core to 500mhz and locks it there. same with all the cards they launched with limits. The first one that didn't have a +150 limit was the 6600xt, but the 6600 was limited because otherwise you could probably get close to 6600 xt performance lol same case here with the 6900xt and 6950xt. Supposedly a few people had cards that didn't drop the core after bypassing the memory clock limit, but I've yet to see any pictures.

[@Nelthalin]

@@jomamabee2481 ah yeah that bug. Happens with a few settings. With the 5700XT it was possible to get higher mem clocks if your card could handle it. It's to bad but then again I have had more than enough cards that could not do 2150 stable. So the question remains how high good samples could go.

[@qT_p13]

"I'm not here on a Toooosday."

[@no-one_no1406]

In my testing I could not get either of 2 6900xt's to work with 2150mem speed. More error correction and lower performance than at 2100. GPU clock is limited due to the voltage limit though. But still, with custom cooling and increased power limit, can hold 2650mhz at factory voltage in all games and benchmarks I have tested. Benchmarks go up to 2750-2800 with ambient cooling.

[@devilchild8811]

The 6950 xt is basically a 6900 xt XTXH

[@RNG-999]

Thank you so much for the instantaneous tldr

[@swayze240]

Great title!

[@m_sedziwoj]

4:50 I think you should not add game to benchmark because "it play better on X company products", it should be more independent from results, as top 10 games on steam (without title older than x) and 3 titles most popular titles release in last year. Or something similar, because is easy to shift the results in favor of one company.

[@jayb2705]

Seems like a 2080 to 2080 super update, no change in the main chip (maybe better binning) and increase in memory bandwidth.

[@Jeroensgambling]

The artificial clock limit is to prevent the chip from burning out. The proces node is very small and simular to Zen+ generation. Running for too long on high currents will degrade it.

[@kardeon4503]

The OC clock limit is 2950mhz (radeon settings) and many reviewers reach a steady 2.8 ghz (with a max boost 2.9ghz).

[@Jeroensgambling]

@@kardeon4503 Yes, but Derbauer is reffering to a artificial clock limit imposed in Wattman. It's there for a reason.

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Roman, I prefer these being a RX6950XT to something like Super being tacked on the end of the name, While I can Understand Gigabyte charging more for this model with that Much bigger Cooler I am not a fan of 6950XT Reference/Partner Base Models RRP/MSRP costing more if they effectively have the same components but TSMC & Samsung are just getting better better quality so that the GPU & Mem get higher stable clocks. I always enjoy the Teardowns to see what differences there are for PCB Design & Cooling, the comparison here really shows how Gigabyte cheaped out on the 6900XT Cooler, It will be interesting to see the difference compared to Sapphire when GN Steve uploads their Teardown video.

[@richardodle1754]

I have an MSI Gaming X Trio 6900xt. GPU Core overclocks to 2550-2650 mhz easy. memory is a different beast, however. Anything above 50-75 additional mhz is completely unstable. The slider is useless beyond 2075 on the 6900xt. Even if it "could" go higher in the software doesn't mean the hardware is capable, and adding a feature in the software that isn't going to be used properly by the user is a bad idea.

[@devilchild8811]

Which is why you get the gaming z trio with the XTXH chip.

would be really interesting to see how that performs with water cooler. At least as far as my experience goes - GPU clock speed is much more stable in that case.

[@GodmanchesterGoblin]

Yes. That's the thing I really hate about the GPU clocks being locked down by AMD. In my experience there's quite a bit of performance that cannot be used when water cooling (not tried 6950XT obviously).

[@N0N0111]

I will watch this video first, cause the other reviewer with long haired man just speed yells numbers at you while you can't hear your own thoughts.

[@BBWahoo]

Back to you long-haired man

[@RNG-999]

RX 6950 XT apparently uses the Navi 21 KXTX die instead of the XTXH

[@xloppyschannel4881]

We will need the faster memory for the long term tbh

[@N0N0111]

There are already faster memories out but they are in the enterprise market. Next-gen GPUS this year will have some insane performance, and i can bet you the memory will be fast. Just let's hope they are cool enough this time lol.

[@zombiegeorge749]

hope to hear your thought on the 6650xt

[@Escalofrios29]

I bought a 6950xt liquid devil last week for $600 couldn't be happier

[@bentrinker1937]

Pog!

[@mrwannabe00]

How's it holding up? I'm getting mine tomorrow xfx 6950 xt

[@Escalofrios29]

@@mrwannabe00 super great everything runs at very high fps and since Is water cooled I'm running quite a big OC on it

[@mrwannabe00]

@@Escalofrios29 oh ok nice

[@ii_r_ftw]

Might be interesting to compare the "6900xt" to the "6900xt" with the unlocked core clock limit (also different pcie id) and the "6900xt lc" has the 18Gbit/s memory but is a few months old and was OEM only unless you where a German retailer (Mindfactory) and finally the "6950xt" since there are all these base cards and they all seem to be the same +- random limiters and memory chips

[@alistermunro7090]

Really want to see the RT benches. That is the only reason to upgrade these days.

[@Palefeast]

Only those who suck at fps games care about ray tracing

[@puciohenzap891]

Look up a few charts on the internet, RT on RX sucks big time compared to RTX30.

[@GroundGame.]

Soo,. . . difference Between the 6900XT Sapphire ToXIC Extreme Edition Liquid cooled vs. Sapphire 6950XT Pure??

[@john-rk2sv]

my vram tuning i can set mine to 2624 (mhz) it doesnt have the same limit as yours ?????? i havnt tried overclocking so i dont know what is stable

[@RATTL3R186]

Power color red.devil ram runs 2600mhz . Moved the slider and bam .benched and gamed.for hours .

[@creativestarfox]

What if you can find a 6900XT with XTXH chip for a lower price and plan to use it in a custom loop? Would you still go with a 6950XT or then go for the 6900XT then.

[@der8auer-en]

in that case it won't really matter. Probably check for the better PCB and cooler availability

[@tbreeze79]

asrock 6900xt oc formula. I have this card .

[@dan2800]

What about flashing 6950xt bios to 6900xt

[@enricofermi3471]

So basically, when I took my reference design Asus RX 6900XT, increased its Power Limit to 350W through MorePowerTool, upped the clocks on memory to 2100MHz and set GPU core clock to up to 2660MHz (boost value shown in GPU-Z, actual clock varies between 2400~2600MHz), I essentially created my own 6950XT, give or take 1-3% performance?

[@swizzler8053]

Yup

[@JayzBeerz]

Gigabyte makes some of the worse GPU's. Should of used Asus ROG Strix models.

[@cracklingice]

I wonder if the 2150 limit on the 6900 xt was due to a limit on the infinity cache.

[@theplayerofus319]

With another bios you can go higher easaly so no

[@AngladaFrankFrankyvape]

Nvidia gets away with it for years, don't see why AMD shold do differently

[@TheDaveJoosten]

I know u have Asus Strix LC TOP (XTXH chipset), how does this compare to the 6950 xt?

[@DoObs]

Is there a reason why you have the 3080ti there and not say the 3090Ti or even just the 3090 along side the two AMD cards

[@megapet777]

well AMD's pricing seems to be much better right now than nvidia's

[@NeededByNobody]

These RDNA2 cards are real fast... 23300 timespy with a 6800 XT, wonder what a 6950 XT would do if I got my hands on one.

[@SkylineFinesse]

And I'm happy to get 10500 on my 5700xt. I got to get a new card lol

[@riba2233]

nice and objective as usual :)

[@andydbedford]

And Ray Tracing performance? how does that stack up against the 3080 Tie?

[@marsovac]

you will get that much % RT performance over the 6900XT as much the clock speed has been increased in %. There are no changed to IPC.

[@__aceofspades]

Pointless release for consumers, but increases profit margins for AMD, the only point of this launch. AMD is slowly destroying their brand reputation with moves like this. AMgreeD.

[@theplayerofus319]

Just like nvidia

[@j1r0n1m0]

what are the chances of these cards being MSRP? just want to know how sad to be for getting 6700xt a month ago for 699euro. currently doesn't seem like a bad purchase, seeing as prices in europe are nowhere near msrp. if I waited a month I could have saved 50euro but thats not much.

[@AlfaPro1337]

Why is anyone even surprised that Evil Su took AMD and went full Intel/Nvidia with it and at much worst cost?

[@MarcABrown-tt1fp]

Yes actually. its not normal, originally it was outliers like Tr4 being phased out for Trx40 for no reason other than they needed more time to do arrange circuits. Either way its unacceptable.

[@AlfaPro1337]

@@MarcABrown-tt1fp Actually, TR4 and TRX40 is not even an outlier, since Evil Su decided to copy-paste Intel, but don't even know what to do with the HEDT line-up. Heck, it's not even forward compatible at all, like AM3 chips on AM3+ motherboard, but not the other way around. Let's not talk about the claims made by AMD that AM4 has 6+ generations of support. It doesn't. You can't use final Faildozer iteration (Excavator) on the latest platform like X570 or A520.

[@sujimayne]

Evil Su? Full Intel/Nvidia? What, because of the shortages and because they have an ultra high end premium product? You need to get a job and touch some grass.

[@AlfaPro1337]

@@sujimayne I'm not even talking about their high-end stuff, it's their entire product stack including Zen+++. Heck, talking about shortages, AMD claims that they have secured good yields, yet, AMD cards are out of stock--REGARDLESS WHETHER IT'S HIGH OR LOW-END, and more expensive than Nvidia. Stop being an Aymdiot fanboy and defending them. AMD and Evil Su aren't saints.

[@TjpjMusic]

I’d like to see if a 6900xt can be flashed with a 6950xt bios

[@emilypeters8888]

Will afterburner or anything like that get you around the limit, or a custom bios?

[@sujimayne]

You have to flash BIOS.

[@blankasmetisko5729]

PLEASE PLEASE mein freund. Can you please tell me what are the thicknes of the thermal pads in the 6950 xt so I can order right now my minus pad 8 pads, so that the pads and gpu arive at the same time :D

[@der8auer-en]

Should be 1.5mm thick pads for VRMs and Memory

[@DrKrFfXx000000000000]

How would it perform against a 3 8pin 3080ti?

[@lungskii]

bro can u helpme ? it works to stream at 1080p??? and gaming at 1440p like at the same time with stream??

[@aidanworthington]

you can make a 1000hp 1leter car but it will not last maybe this is what there after

[@stevin47]

WHY ? has your AMD RYZEN 5000 series CPU'S physics scores on firestrike dropped 30-40% since Jan-Feb 2022 and may 10 2022 ? i know AMD said they fixed the performance issue from the spectra 2 fix . even Microsoft say's no need for the fix . and removed it , so what gives its easy to check if you have 3dmark just look you previous scores and compare the physic's scores . graphic's score no change , CPU score no change , but physics score 30-40 percent lower scores since Feb 2022 . was there anything to the report messing with the CPU thru graphics drivers

[@thatsgottahurt]

AMD is already getting way higher clocks than Nvidia, you think they would want the average overclocker to post super high clocks to stick it too Nvidia. But no they go and limit it so they can sell the 6950XT. I also can understand them wanting to ensure no matter the OC you get somewhat stable clocks, but still defeats the purpose of overclocking to begin with, especially with waterblocking or LN2 becoming more and more popular.

[@Safetytrousers]

Most people don't care what clocks their GPU is at, fps is all that matters.

[@KnurdMonkey]

Crossflash the 6900xt with the 50 xt bios! JUST DO IT!

[@paxdriver]

Do amd GPUs perform better with memory intensive loads the same way amd CPUs are sensitive to ram because of architecture or is it completely unrelated?

[@oOooooooooyeah1]

How do you think it would perform against the red devil ultimate?

[@swizzler8053]

Good question. I also have the ultimate. It's a beast of a card.

[@medovk]

still no dlss and bad RT performance so what’s the point?

[@BBWahoo]

Moneyyy!!!!! 👌

[@mike850826]

Is it possible to flash 6x50xt vbios to original 6x00xt card?

[@ruikazane5123]

After AMD done Intel things with the Bulldozer FX then this one like the "NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra" but at least this AMD card would still deliver something better overall compared to that molten trash of the early-mid 2000s... Gonna wait for them to announce the RX 6969 XTK Hyper

[@TheAzzzzzzzza]

Sadly the rx 6xxx series is clock and voltage locked, offering little headroom. It would be nice to have the option to overclock a little more, especially if u can keep your temperatures low

[@danielphillips1171]

MPT

[@Jeffcrocodile]

Reviewers, and consumers obviously, should push a lot harder against this absurd artificial limitations on the cards just to release a more expensive gpu some time later.

[@Bularistan4o]

They might not be artificial limitations, considering how late they launched the GPU. Its probably binned dies, as LTT guessed.

[@Jeffcrocodile]

@@Bularistan4o those are 2 separate things. Binned or not they artificially limited the cards.

[@Bularistan4o]

@@Jeffcrocodile how

[@whatyareckon5985]

how is the oc on the 6950xt?

[@piero1307]

bad video that says false, I have xfx6900xt and asus tuf 6950xt and asus is much faster than 6900xt from 8% to 15% as minimum values, I did all the necessary tests and the cards can be overclocked much higher of 2600mhz, asus has been brought to 2950mhz stable, the vram of the 6900xt is not deliberately blocked at 2150 by amd because it is vram of poorer quality than the 6950 and setting it to more than 2100 MHz the performance decreases because the error control ecc lower the fps, they are rams that make many errors if you bring them to High while those of the 6950 go over 2400mhz without errors, moreover amd has declared that the bios of the rx6950 is not the same as that of the 6900xt, you can also verify it with mpt

[@samoskvarenina4285]

I still have in my pc the hd 2900xtx perfect gpu for me

[@BudgetGamerz]

I bought a 6900 xt for 1080p

[@BBWahoo]

240Hz?

[@BudgetGamerz]

@@BBWahoo No, Not all games can be played maxed at 4K or 1440p with high frame rate. So I will stick to 1080p which I can play every game with every single setting maxed out. 🙂

[@tigerbalm666]

"we all hate BF2042" ...LMAO!

[@ashrafabduljabbar739]

This is how to rise the prices without giving reasonable performance.

[@devilchild8811]

Nope the 6950 xt in most cases is cheaper than the 6900 xt variant.

[@Sup3riorr]

i got an sapphire 6950xt nitro+ for 800€ quite content tbh

[@arubberroomwithrats]

Radeon HD 6950 Re-release

[@FellTheSky]

I dont understand why the 3080 ti doesnt have an oc, but whatever. Still no progress or innovation, just another NVIDIA move but this time done by AMD