They ALMOST Did It - AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT & RX 6800 Review

[@HardwareCanucks]

So about the coil whine guys. Like we said in the video, it could be sample to sample variance, not everyone would experience it to that degree AND its most apparent in high framerate situations. We made sure full context was given. But also remember reviewer cards are thoroughly tested by AMD before leaving their facility. In addition, it isn't something we could just overlook and not report.

[@Dobrinja1921]

Welcome to YT you say? Another clickbait attempt, pathetically as usual. Listen "dawg" I´m older than both of you and I´ve been longer on YT and before either one of you even dreamt of becoming a content creator. Also I am following Dimitry and your channel from the very beginning because I like the content, that is why I can stand 100% behind my statement that you were known(and still are occasionally) for clickbaits. So instead getting salty and childish without knowing me or my background and "welcoming me to YT" how about you take the critics for once and do something with it? Just a suggestion....UFD Tech also claims he never puts clickbait titles, shall we ask the audience if that corresponds to the truth? Keep doin your thing, I´ll be around as usual since, as already mentioned, I like the content. Just cut down on the clickbait. Easy, amirite? :)

[@puschelhornchen9484]

We do you work with the "suggested retail price" anyway? Its just wishful thinking. Please stick to the real prices.

[@Jhakaro]

@@Dobrinja1921 Who are you even arguing with?

[@themightiness]

@@Dobrinja1921 Is this some new copy pasta I haven't seen yet?

[@aviroblox6624]

I'm experiencing some pretty noticible coil whine on my 6800xt. Waited outside microcenter 20 hours early for it, but I'm not too bothered cause imma slap a waterblock on it anyways

[@OzTalksHW]

Oh wow, the colors in this video are gorgeous

[@harun.hussein]

Very high and good production quality

[@chrisbullock6477]

These guys have the crispiest and luxurious videos in the tech review scene...That Cozy Canadian vibe.

[@JohnWeland]

IKR, these folks always have top-notch production quality

[@Transformania]

They always are for these guys, my bet is they use davinci resolve for color grading, apart from good production of course.

[@beachboy_boobybuilder]

Oz - heck son, you need to go out and get laid ;)

[@pojan5476]

"dont worry dimitri is here" i mean as a guy who's been following this channel since dimitri is alone... i used to see him more than eber... dont get me wrong i love eber but it's just funny how we see eber like 70% more than dimitri 😅

[@craigdeeter8042]

I was thinking the same thing - that it was nice to see Dimitri for a change :)

[@Dazen101]

That's because Eber is amazing

[@nBasterd]

Have no fear, Vlad is here! Bang! - you're dead Max Payne

[@Halauris]

@Clorox Tree I like Dimitri better.

[@auto-magically9880]

@Clorox Tree that's funny because I actually prefer Dimitri's voice and accent over Eber's, and that's coming from a fellow Canadian

[@bluepaw7]

its good to see you back Chris Pra- i mean Dimitri

[@MrLuizsaluti]

Chris Pratt - RTX OFF

[@Selaphir]

Just managed to snag a 6800 here in Sweden. Looking forward to that since I'm coming from a gtx 970! So at least one person here who won't be mad at reviewers for stealing all the cards :) Update: Some of the people that had confirmed orders had them cancelled afterwards. I was lucky enough to have a card allocated with my order, so happy about that! However, the retailer hasn't actually received any cards from AMD yet, and they'll only receive about 100 or so. I will get my card in 1-3 weeks. Not a big deal, but obviously the release is rushed - since not even retailers have the, very limited amount of, cards in stock yet.

[@bubonicrider8021]

At which site did u order?

[@PaladinJenkis]

How were the prices there? Here in Germany sellers are pulling a total shitfest on us customers. Almost 30% more expensive than advertised.

[@bubonicrider8021]

@@PaladinJenkis At webhallen 6800xt goes for 7990sek which is around 780 euros

[@PaladinJenkis]

@@bubonicrider8021 Well the US price of 649 dollar is pre tax, if you take a 9% Tax (Washington) then you'll end up at roughly 707 dollars which is basically 594 euro. In Germany they ask 820 EUR for that card, which is inacceptable. I would ditch the card if it were in stock for the 780 of what you paid. I'll wait till supply and demand normalizes or skip the generation entirely. I still have no issues with a 1080ti so I am not in a rush. Nonetheless, german retailers are total scumbags.

[@Selaphir]

@@PaladinJenkis We're always 25ish% above msrp here, so nothing new. Payed about €630. The RTX 3070 sells for between €590 and €690, soo.. not cheap either. Even if you could get one.

[@OdeonOnline]

2020 GPUs in a nutshell: Benchmarks don't matter, all cards are both priced way above MSRP and sold out at the same time.

[@Norinia]

GPUs 2021 There are a few in stock but the companies were offended to miss out on the higher pricing, so now the cards they make are just as pricey as scalper cards. The only difference is now they have the typical return warranties… as if anyone is going to return these rare cards

[@keybraker]

the coil whine must be a malfunction and not the norm.

[@ItsSacredG]

Thats what im thinking, this is like the only review where its mentioned lol

[@fkim8449]

Yeah, i think so too.

[@popcorny007]

Well yeah, but the fact that such an annoying malfunction was allowed to leave AMD is the problem here.

[@davkdavk]

The coil is working properly, you are just hearing it do its job. They should of impregnated the inductor with a wax or enamel to stop movement within the coil.

[@keybraker]

@@MrNekyno is it that, prevalent?

[@WayStedYou]

Rage mode is enabled for people trying to buy the cards.

[@accordgolfer]

What a shit show

[@duckie6677]

I've seen this exact comment copy-pasted on so many videos

[@theorangecarousel481]

@@duckie6677 to be fair amd kinda walked right into that one.

[@ryanmalin]

@@theorangecarousel481 To be fair who are you replying to? OP? This dude is copy pasting this comment on multiple videos right now just looking for some attention. Pretty lame to be fair. :/

[@grandparamsayy5068]

Rage mode kinda makes barely an impact to fps boast

[@Noztube]

I want to see "have no fear Demitri's here" on a t-shirt!

[@Greez1337]

Delivered on promises of performance, now they just need to deliver...

[@davidoats1986]

I see what you did there lol. I cant wait to get mines.

[@Starwarman1]

@Melburn Sir you have no ideal how fucking wrong you are bro

[@kutark]

I mean, let's just hope they don't pull and nvidia and still have 0 stock 2 months after release.

[@kutark]

@Melburn Sir Yep, when they releas a 40 CU version of this architecture probably in the low 200 dollar price range, it's going to be a massive hit.

[@thecwwshow8036]

Four months later and still an issue 🥺

[@EverythingSmartHome]

People in the queue to trying to buy these: RAGE MODE

[@Poke_Devin]

Did you go on every page putting out videos to add this same stupid comment?

[@ChandrabhanAhuja]

Nice! :)

[@yapweehow]

@@Poke_Devin burn

[@DTG4844]

Literally every video about these cards has the same unfunny comments

[@yapweehow]

@@DTG4844 cuz the fanboys have no humor sense lol

[@NyamNyamNyam]

Now, let's talk about the cards availability

[@gaochang784]

Lasted a second, just like Nvidia. Very disappointing.

[@ge2719]

Uk sites dont even have listing pages... Then scans and overclockers sites both just stopped working at 2:00 Weird launch.

[@terryd8692]

@@ge2719 Nothing at 2pm for me for at least 5 minutes, then they were listed but none available to buy.

[@terryd8692]

@@ge2719 Overclockers have AIB boards listed saying they're available on 25th nov for pre order. So what happened to the non AIB ones?

[@ge2719]

@@terryd8692 yeah. Some sites are starting to list one or two. But no way to buy. Plus i read multiple sites saying £500 for the 6800 xt, which did seem too low to be true. But they're more like £700... :/ Even the 6800 is being listed at over £500.

[@kutark]

I really think the reason AMD went 16gb on all 3 cards is because they're anticipating the future. Everybody is talking about how Smart Access Memory barely makes a difference and then kind of writing it off. What a lot of people aren't considering is that this functionality is one of the core features of both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X. The other thing people aren't thinking about is that NONE of the games out on the market have been designed to leverage this technology. In the next one or more years as games are being co developed for the consoles and the PC, I anticipate we are going to start seeing some games come out that you will see some much more serious and consistent performance uplifts from SAM. VRAM is significantly faster than system memory, and having such a large GPU memory pool means that if the game is only using let's say 7 or 8gb, the CPU can then leverage that remaining memory for other functionality in lieu of the system RAM. Anyways, I could be utterly wrong, and perhaps AMD is sort of pulling an Nvidia RTX here and putting this tech out there early to sort of incentivize the industry to start developing software that utilizes it and they all basically ignore it, but I really don't think so. I think the incentive to have an all AMD system is just a proximite benefit and not the ultimate reason, and AMD's marketing is just leveraging that as a side bonus.

[@DinoGCA]

You were right

[@scomex1298]

6:16 the sound of my Nightmares Nice video; i the first video that i see when you can hear the Coilwhine!

[@terryd8692]

Never heard anything about coil whine with nvidia cards. My last AMD card got sent back because of the whine. I'm not putting up with any of that crap.

[@scomex1298]

@@terryd8692 i had and Nvidia 2080 super and now Rtx 2060; both have Coilwhine and its really terrible

[@redleader2211]

@@terryd8692 talk to more people. I've lucked out thankfully and have yet to buy a card with coil whine.

[@chriswright8074]

@@terryd8692 nobody else cards have that

[@terryd8692]

@@chriswright8074 You'd think that they'd test the cards they send out to these massive youtubers

[@snizer11]

The coil whine is like screaming alien. LMAO.

[@samgoff5289]

Yea no damn way I could sit in the same room with that thing

[@Pwittzzz]

Sounds like a baby crying

[@PsychoticBacon19]

I would of paid $50 for AMD to make a better shroud.

[@basshead.]

E.T.

[@Pwittzzz]

@@basshead. Oh it’s you again

[@jeremiahgavin9687]

I started watching this channel when Dimitri did like all of the videos so I'm glad to get a video with him starring

[@mic300391]

Reviewing cases? (:

[@ChaosTheory666]

*Meanwhile in Norway:* - 6800 XT released for $941 - 6800 released for $841 - 3080 released for $886 - 3070 released for $709 I can't see any reason why people would go for AMD here other than the shortages. Insane. Why wouldn't I just try and scalp my 6800 XT? And if it doesn't work just return it and wait for my cheaper and better 3080 expected next year, lmao! Is it the same elsewhere in the world?

[@flexbox2089]

I got one off the AMD website, after pressing F5 for 30 minutes straight. Damn scalpers

[@Danieldialga]

Same .. every other site went down :D

[@22f52]

Same lol. At 15:24 that pesky error 503 finally sent away

[@Kallan007]

Congrats, you are one of the lucky ones. Gives the rest of us some hope! LOL

[@Danieldialga]

@@Kallan007 After not getting a 3080, nor an 5900X ... atleast i got smth 😂

[@heysatan8]

Lucky :( I got to the final checkout page TWICE, but never got all the way through. :( I was spamming refresh on several sites all morning and no luck. :( I did get a Ryzen 5800x though (too bad my GPU is a gtx 1080 tho LOL)

[@koningkoe]

For anyone experiencing severe coil whine, a better PSU can resolve issue completely. I experienced coil whine from hell when I bought my RTX 3080 right out of the box. then I bought a new PSU and the coil whine is almost completely gone. I upgraded from a Coolermaster master watt 750w bronze to a seasonic 850w platinum.

[@GAMERGEBITER]

Nice card. I go for the RX 6800 non XT, since my 550W PSU is a little bit undersized for the XT Variant. Think it will be enough for the non XT though :) (Pared with Ryzen 3700X)

[@AlexandreNarbert]

I got a Ryzen 7 3700x too but I'm still confused either RX 6800 or RTX 3070, I'm only gaming at 1440p hmm

[@apricotmadness4850]

It’s very impressive all things considered. 6800XT vs 3080 Pros: Less power consumption More compact design Around the same level of noise Great thermals (especially for the clock speeds being achieved) More Vram for future proofing SAM? Better 1440p performance (within error of margin through). 6800XT vs 3080 Cons: Less Ray tracing performance (for those who care). A worse encoder for streamers and capturing gameplay. No DLSS alternative (although one is coming soon). Generally 5% slower at 4K (but that’s within error of margin and not noticeable to the average person with specialized testing software).

[@glamdring0007]

Me: Yes...give me a 6800 please Every retailer on the planet: 0.00005ms after launch - "Out of Stock" message posts :-/

[@EmeryAustin]

As far as us regular consumers are concerned, they didn't do shit unless we can actually buy one.

[@EmeryAustin]

@Graham J Well I woke up an hour before launch, had 6 tabs open with my credit card info saved into each site. Literally went to each tab and pressed f5, they would either not load, and then immediately be out of stock. Or just be out of stock. I never once even saw an add to cart option. They allowed people to get them for about 30 seconds, so that is "something".

[@EmeryAustin]

@Rodrigo Tassara In mine they are, have been, and will be. Already 6800xt's on ebay for 1500+, same with 30.

[@420f37]

Literally stayed up all night, when it hits 8 AM CST listings were five minutes late, and then when they were posted stock went out. Literally seconds and it's all gone. Wtf bro 😞

[@basshead.]

Get a Nvidia GPU.

[@bean420man]

Now I want to know what the 6900XT can do. If that matches a 3090 (I think it will beat it honestly, except for RT), then Nvidia really has to consider bringing the price down a few notches. It is so good to finally have competition in both sectors again. Now we can all revive the 290/390 vs 970/980 flame wars again.

[@sobzuk]

They definitely are on par with Nvidia regarding supply.

[@mciarlillo1309]

What an awesome video per usual! Color editing is AMAZING! I love what AMD has done but I think they need to drop the RX 6800 price by like $50.

[@nbrikha]

I was just going to skip to the benchmarks, but Dmitri doing this review is rare air. I'm gonna watch the WHOLE thing

[@Kevin-og3do]

Would anyone be so kind to explain how important the gb of ram each card has. Like how important is it that the 6800 XT has six more gb than the 3080?

[@nktslp3650]

For 4k resolution , you can expect from AAA games to drain more than 10gb of vram, which is kinda terrible for a 4k gaming card!

[@vinlandanarchist7979]

In General the 10 GB wont bottelneck the Card for the next 2-3 Years if you dont play 4K Max Settings. 16 GB will be good for games like Microsoft Flight Simulator whice takes ~10-11 Gb. Advice:10 GB is enough 8 to little for the Future. 16 is more than enough .

[@jeck1337]

@@nktslp3650 4k won't max out 10gb, at least not now.

[@RichardCyberPunk]

Watch Dogs Legions at 1080p almost uses 8 gigabyte... go figure how much memory you need for Watch Dogs Legion at 4K..... more memory is always good for future games. In 2021 more and more games come that are bordering 8gig or above..... Not good for RTx 3070.......

[@RichardCyberPunk]

Videomemory is also nice for textures. If you like modding Fallout 4 VR or Skyrim VR... 12+ gig can easy be filled with 4K mods.

[@EileenTheCr0w]

Once again they sold out before even appearing for sale. It's virtually impossible to build a new system right now.

[@kahfibonboy]

same here, i got all the components except cpu and gpu

[@Kallan007]

I did snag an AMD Ryzen 5900X but not the AMD RX 6800 XT. So I am batting .500. LOL

[@HardwareCanucks]

That's cause they went to RTP members.

[@brettcorry7382]

I just rebuilt my rig with a 5600x and 3070, I'm happy with it

[@Kallan007]

@@brettcorry7382 That is a nice system, you are ready for CP 2077. lol

[@shotgunenvy2657]

You know my day was going pretty well but seeing Dimitri return really made it. Love you man, welcome back!

[@HyrrokkinX]

yeah.. color grading here is perfect.. especially because i am on a calibrated display.. however thanks to this guys because till now they're the only one showing us how bad coil is on this card.. especially for me eventually mounting it with a waterblock...

[@billcarson1966]

Bravo on bringing attention to coil whine! I've watched about 10 videos and none mentioned it!

[@andyhutchinson987]

Pricing (4.55) for the initial releasein the UK of the RX6800 XT Sapphire and Powercolor cards is £679, 898 USD or 1178 Canadian (based in todays exchange rate) Never too sure how comparable the prices are on these videos, like converting the USD MSRP to a Brit RRP because always unsure if that MSRP includes tax. The one thing that used to bug the **** out of me in the US was the in the price on the sticker not matching the price at the till. The decision between the cards might be harder in the UK as their is a price difference of approx £80 between 6800 and 6800Xt or $105 USD

[@snakepitsam]

Joseph Joestar: "Your next line is they are all sold out!"

[@byrupert7777]

NANI?!

[@Kai-bq6jf]

3070 restocked same happend to me i just got a rtx 3079

[@Riel93]

OHMAHGERD!

[@enricod.7198]

"They are all sold out! Wait, NANI?"

[@Bananagans777]

Hmm I could be wrong but I believe this a JoJo reference...

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I am not surprised by the results. AMD has been on a success train for several years now. Everyone will praise them till they begin to fall behind again. As an AMD fan I have stuck to their GPU lineup since 2010. I did use nVidia's GPU lineup for a short stay but always knew AMD had the better options for me. I hope we get support for these new NAVI cards in Mac OS XI soon. (: Good video D'Mitry and I hope Ebert and Michael are okay. :(

[@VonSpud]

Clear & Concise review! Thanks. Best roundup I've heard.

[@extreme123dz]

6:17 IDK, but honestly i love this sound LOL!, hope in the future my Card will song like a jet, DK why people hate it...

[@bigbubba0439]

6:30 In the year 2069 when you cut off an alien and he rolls down his spaceship window and curses you out in Martian:

[@BoognishQC]

Loving my 3080, but I'm very excited that AMD is finally able to compete with nVidia. We need goid competition in the gpu market. Maybe in a couple if generations AMD can actually convince me to buy from them

[@truuuupR]

The 6800XT looks like a great card, but here in the UK its £679.99 vs £719.99 for the cheapest RTX 3080. £40 difference isn't enough to sway the masses. It does create a little bit of competition, but, me personally, as much as I dislike Nvidia - their card has a lot more features than the 6800XT, I'd be willing to pay the difference. If that price gap was a little higher, perhaps £80-£100 cheaper then AMD would be cleaning up.

[@chiphopper]

Great job on the lighting on the b-rolls!!! Love it! :) Thanks for the review!

[@pk.002]

I failed to get this card this morning and was very let down, but I took a look at my local FB Marketplace and ended up scoring an MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 2080 TI brand new in the box (yes, brand new and not used) for $500. I regret nothing.

[@thej2show401]

What a video, very nice SAM background explanation, Dimitri for the win

[@TheEriclikeseatin]

That coil whine sounds like a bag of angry mice!

[@augza3472]

No 1080P Competitive Setting Comparisons? I loved that about your RTX3080 Review.

[@Nice-ih6lh]

I couldn't get 6800xt but managed to get my hands on 6800 so I'm happy with that.

[@Kallan007]

Congrats, you are one of the lucky ones. Gives the rest of us some hope! LOL

[@SonicDestiny]

YES!!! Nvidia card perform better in 4K overall No to mention SAM will be implemented in ampere card soon aswell.

[@SonicDestiny]

@@nasser_almashjary I only celebrating my purchase of 3090 since i know 6900xt won`t able to beat it now

[@kdog__]

@@SonicDestiny but the 6800xt was close to the 3090 so it still definitely can

[@anmolkoul2976]

it's not about beating one another ,but having a good competition. it benefits us and them atst

[@SonicDestiny]

@@anmolkoul2976 for 1080 or 1440p sure but since 6800xt didn`t beat 3080 in 4k , I doubt 6900xt would beat 3090 in 4k

[@Marprata]

Well done Dimitri, looking forward for your review on the new Silence Base 802. ...and please keep up with great content like this

[@PC_Gaming_Tech]

Finally Dmitry! With all due respect, i am subscribed for you mate

[@charleswong2021]

How does the cards perform in a production workload like Resolve and Aftereffects? Does the 16GB of VRAM offer more flexibility than the 8GB and 10 GB from Nvidia?

[@Wusyaname_]

With rdna 3 in 1 year, they really need to rethink/ heavily improve their RT performance. If they can do that AND 50% increase in Perf per watt, they will probably crush nividia next yr

[@shadownin784]

I hope so too. Competition is great for us all. Still, Especially after this Nvidia won't be just sitting on their laurels. Hopefully Amd woke a sleeping giant

[@Elmeska]

Thanks for this review! If you had made these benchmarks also with 1080p resolution (especially interested in the esports games) this review would have been perfect! I would appreciate if you could test these cards also with 1080p resolutions.

[@Zagaara]

Been watchin you since forever and suddenly Eber come into the scene. Had no fear at all.

[@zohaibhaider]

That extra VRAM in these cards have made them the clear winner after 2 years. While people (including me) are getting rid of their 3070 and 3080s these two cards will be there for a long time.

[@Wutwut1n1]

Great review, thank you 👏🔥

[@tanaysojwal2269]

Is it just me or this guy is a Chris Pratt look alike.

[@antonymota1814]

Your b-roll is godly as always. Thank you.

[@kieron88ward]

Good to see you back Dimitri.

[@JaswanthChandraImGame]

I waited 11 years for this

[@kevie88]

Now you just have to wait a lot longer for them to be made.

[@JaswanthChandraImGame]

@@kevie88 hahaha yeah but the fact that some level of competition exists is good

[@kahfibonboy]

@@JaswanthChandraImGame consumer competition, which is not good.

[@UsmanX]

Did you skip the HD5000, or HD6000 series?

[@JaswanthChandraImGame]

@@UsmanX I spent those generations gettin through 12th grade after it was all downhill excluding 7000 haha....and since ive been waiting for them to at least offer something that competes

[@juniselhassan6128]

Hey Dimitri thanks for the great vid. All of your content has such a good energy as well as great content. As for the Red vs. Green comparison, I live in Czechia and the prices are set hugely in favor of AMD. The green team has its products waaay above the MSRP (e.g. 3070 costs more around 700 USD) and they are not available whilst AMD really stuck to the MSRP across various retailers. I managed to purchase both the 6800XT and the Ryzen 5 5600X so I am super pleased and cannot wait to test them out. Anyway what I wanted to say is that the cost per frame is totally in favor of AMD since NVidia is selling about 50% above the MSRP. Cheers and keep up the great work! :) UPDATE a few hours later: The retailer has just informed me they cannot deliver the card as they ran out of stock. Scalpers have bought a good deal of the offering and are now selling it with a 50% uplift.

[@frangarcia1699]

Dont count Valorant fps to do the average fps in all games, its so high that distorsionate the average graphics, its like do the average salary with 4 employers and the CEO of a international company.

[@PsychoticBacon19]

Nah dude I've been trying so hard to find a big youtuber who actually includes valorant in their benchmarks

[@frangarcia1699]

@@PsychoticBacon19 And I support that he use benchmark of valorant, even if he also use Dota or LoL. The problem is that average of 700fps of valorant vs the 60-70fps average in RDR2, made an average of almost 400fps for both games as you can see, its mathematical correct, but a nonsense since you can get 400fps in RDR2 or near.

[@Starwarman1]

@@frangarcia1699 both cards have the same outlier do they not? How does it skew the data of which card has the higher overall frame rate. If you want to know take out valorant and do the math yourself. Jesus man. Bunch of bitches

[@kutark]

@@Starwarman1 You really need to study how statistics being presented is a huuugeee source of ethical issues in almost any industry. It is extremely misleading and doesn't give relevant insight into the actual performance of the card, this is why it is 100% normal for statisticians to throw the top and bottom outliers out of the data set. It unrealistically skews the results.

[@sskdev5116]

So summary, Its performing on par or close to the 3080 & 3070 as long as no ray tracing and DLSS is enabled. But loses when those are enabled.

[@theexmann]

It's a good review, but why no overclocking benchmarks? One of the things I was most looking forward to besides the SAM feature was the overclocking performance. Many leaks indicated a good amount of room for overclocking. Will you do another video comparing overclocks to the benchmarks you've already done?

[@TechTeardownYT]

Great work! Thanks for including Call of Duty in your review. I know that ones a pain to benchmark.

[@kevindelgado7083]

Hello Dimitri, can you please make a comment telling the viewers that Smart Acess Memory might no longer be AMD exclusive as NVidia came up with a direct counter please? Just to keep most people updated and also, good video 👌🏽

[@MrDrago1954]

Gawd Dammity, all AMD had to do was install a larger more expensive memory bus aka Nvidia 320 or 384 instead of the now smallish and cheaper 256 bus. They could have also included the 128 meg Cache and well thats it for this round. I can wait for their next Gen Ray Tracing effort. Native Res is certainly good enough for me at this time.

[@orderanura134]

Thanks for this review. Just ordered a Tuf Gaming 6800XT for $599. Can’t wait to get it! Raytracing and DLSS are meaningless to me and the games I play. So for the price, it was a no brained and will serve me well for the next few years.

[@TheDigitalThreat]

I have a 6800Xt and aside from some AMD software issues with windows updates breaking the AMD software every update, as far as performance this card kicks booty. It was also $400 cheaper than a 3080 from the same oem. So much for msrp...!

[@MrAdhiSuryana]

Put this into perspective (outside of the horrible stock) Architecturaly this is impressive. Smaller chip, lower power, 256bit and only Gddr6. I know RT performance is lacking, but AMD standard is sure the future of gaming. This is impressive chip!

[@MostBever]

Apparently Alvin and the Chipmunks have snuck aboard your Radeon 6:22

[@bigdhav]

Watching CPU and GPU reviews these days is like watching supercar reviews. Super expensive, or you just can't get one.

[@WayStedYou]

7:56 I'm confused... they had hotspot temp with the 5700 cards and a 110C cap too?

[@jameslees8204]

yes

[@mikemouse40]

Can confirm the coil whine on the Sapphire 6800XT FE . And it runs very hot ( use NZXT H1 though ) 85+ C

[@michaelhoffmann2891]

While I am very seriously thinking of going full Team Red for the first time in... OMG, decades (I feel so old)... the one thing still holding me back is the sheer amount of existing CUDA code. If I was building nothing but a gaming rig, yeah, probably no contest. But I have work stuff to consider too and with the miserable Internet where I live, I can't shove everything into the cloud (yet).

[@luism8130]

Wow great review! And this explains the PS5’s coil whine issues since it is also RDNA 2 based.

[@andreiklk]

My friend got the 6800 xt and it doesn't have any coil whine. And many other reviewers said there's no Coil Whine whatsoever. Why does your one have an alien screaming for help 😂

[@yooanto9465]

This is my honest op : 3080 is much better value with Ray Tracing & DLSS , just waw AMD failed again .they shouldv'e cut the price to 450$ like 5700Xt.

[@illuminatiwantstoknowyourl1756]

You're 100% right

[@prometheus4268]

I've probably bought over 1,000 cards since I've gotten into computers (obviously not all for me) And of those cards probably 90% have been Nvidia... My reasons? Oh yea every single AMD card I've purchased has had something wrong with it... Many had the similar coil whine which honestly isn't that big of a deal as long as you're able to refund it or be sent a replacement. But the lack of consistency that I've personally been dealt from AMD has been disappointing. I want to keep giving them chances but don't have any reason to because Nvidia is still on top... And no I'm not a Nvidia fanboy who hates everything and anything AMD, of course I have a Ryzen CPU. I hope AMD get better and better, because the outcome of that is nothing but joy for us.

[@phralma1000BC]

@@nasser_almashjary Valo Valo Amar First PC Amd still running well and good.

[@fearorlive]

Yeah this is true, with a lot of coil whine problems and their drivers aren't up to par with Nvidia GeForce experience, nvidia is still on top by a margin for now. Let's hope they can tune their driver software better. (5700 xt user here for people that want to tell me I'm an nvidia fanboy)

[@prometheus4268]

@James's Gems Bro I never got far enough with an AMD card to install new drivers LMAO

[@Random_alias_JP-tl5xz]

Going for a 6800 now since the 6800XT are scalped everywere. I tested the 3070 but dont wana buy a new gsync monitor 🤷

[@bennY-lz3wd]

I have watched 4 reviews so far and yours was the only one that mentioned coil wine. Are you sure it's not just a problem with your review sample?

[@rare6499]

It 100% is a bad card...it happens

[@claritoresdiano1021]

@@rare6499 you are bubbles

[@rare6499]

@@claritoresdiano1021 bubble and squeak?

[@ryanmalin]

That capacitor layout behind the GPU die is so beautiful!

[@owendavis5803]

I've ordered one of these with the 5000 series ryzen 7 cpu but I'm not sure if I need a pc like that. How much would I need to spend to get a good gaming pc?

[@redvertex333]

i bought the red devil 5700xt a month ago and not the slightest regret since no chance to get any of these

[@wilbuzllf5057]

Awesome review. You really should add Digital Combat Simulator to your tests by the way, I wouldn't be surprised if you finally find a game that maxes out both the video memory and RAM :D

[@TheManicGeek]

Interesting coil whine issue, haven't heard that from the other reviews yet but it also doesn't entirely surprise me.

[@Kallan007]

Yea, none of the other reviews said anything so far.

[@YAAMW]

14:49 I'm pausing right here to tell you about the 40% gain Steve from HUB demonstrated in his review when testing AC: Valhalla using SAM. Sure, it's an outlier but it gives you a glimpse of what SAM is capable of when properly utilized.AMD delivered some MASSIVE gains comapred to RDNA. 15:54 I think this will play out like what happened when AMD made the first unified shader in the early 2000s 16:20 That's because there ARE NO RT performance enhancements for Ampere over Turing. What Nvidia referred to in their launch event turned out to be a hoax because they were comparing 2080Ti to 3080 which has far less raw performance

[@DeilGrist]

Ignoring DLSS for Nvidia but talking about rage mode and the new compute mode feels like you're handicapping nvidia GPUs. Nice review otherwise, interesting to hear the coil whine too.

[@AeroDr]

In Australia, it will be dependent on how much the AIB (non-reference) 6800XTs compare to non-FE 3080s. If the difference is less than AU$200, the 3080 wins out because of DLSS and RTX voice, which will be valuable to streamers and AFH alike.

[@kennethd4958]

So glad I got a Sapphire Pulse 6800. Such a beast of a card. Paired with my 5600x I finally feel like I’m taking full advantage of my 1440p 144hz monitor.

[@Bloody7890]

hey i know your comment is 2 years old but since this card is still very good can you tell me if you have coil whine? just got the same gpu but with terrible coil whine. even with only 100fps

[@kennethd4958]

@@Bloody7890 I do not have any coil whine from my 6800. The only card I’ve ever had coil whine from was my Powercolor Red Devil 5700XT.

[@Densiozo]

I'm pretty sure the 16gb of vram will come in handy in future games

[@jinx20001]

its kind of amazing how many reviews ive watched now where they outright recommend one card or the other based on one card getting 170fps at 1440p and one card getting 180fps at 1440p. we kind of need to start telling the whole story here, both cards perform amazing in every resolution, the only downside to the most powerful gpu's released in the last few years was 4k performance and ray tracing performance, this is where the new cards literally had to make good progress and for the most part they have but the 6800xt is some ways behind in RT and thats more of a problem than most reviewers are making out, id be shaking in my boots starting up cyberpunk and toggling that RT switch on praying for it to perform great and nobody should be afraid to use the feature on your brand new RT capable top of the line card, the 2080ti got a shit load of stick for not performing good enough and i have to say first time or not AMD should be getting the same stick, its a pretty half arsed attempt at ray tracing and thats not going to be great going forward. pretty fantastic that the cards are genuine high end performers though but yeh, we wasnt lacking fast rasterization performance anyway and i think reviewers are being just a bit too lenient on AMD who have had 2 years of studying 20 series cards to figure out a way to do better in the big standout features, minecraft at 4k with RT on running at 13fps average is just not good enough, and for anybody that has tried minecraft with RT you will know its a bloody nice feature, but not at 13fps.

[@Denominator16]

Rx 6800 XT is better in 1440p. My monitor is 1440p 170hz and i don't care about raytracing because the visual improvement is negligible for the fps drop that come with it and i'm not a streamer just a gamer so broadcast nvenc and that features doesn't really matter at all so 6800 XT is the perfect and best gpu for me

[@jinx20001]

@@Denominator16 good for you mate, 1440p is better on one or the other it just depends which review you watch and what games are used, id take the card that offers me more for my money, even if i dont use those features right now, ill be a lot happier turning on RT in cyberpunk using a 3080 over a 6800xt i think by the looks of it and that to me makes the difference, if you can game and have fun with a 6800xt go for it man

[@Denominator16]

​@@jinx20001 yeah. If i wanted to play at 4k@60-80fps rtx on i would buy rtx 3080, but i prefer higher fps. Anyway both cards are amazing and the return of competition will benefit us as consumers with better cards developed in less time and cheaper in the future

[@jinx20001]

@@Denominator16 not gonna argue with that mate, enjoy.

[@JellyLancelot]

Here I am in April of 2022, still with supply issues, looking to see if its actually worthwhile to upgrade my 980Ti yet... insanity.

[@camotech1314]

might as well wait for next gen now LOL, in any case judging by how often you upgrade you will likely be waiting forever LOL have fun!

[@wowawewah]

For $50 more you can get DLSS, better RT performance, Nvidia Broadcast and ShadowPlay. However, a reference card was 1049 AUD and the 3080 AIB cards start at around 1200 - 1800 AUD.

[@Cooe.]

I know this is old, but ShadowPlay/NVENC stopped being an advantage for Nvidia just a few months after the RX 6000 series launched, when AMD FINALLY rolled out B Frames support for their AMF encoder! (That's the same feature Nvidia added w/ Turing which revolutionized NVENC's performance). After this absolutely MASSIVE visual quality upgrade (though only RDNA 2 onwards have the needed hardware B Frame support to get/use it), AMD's x264 encoder is only slightly behind Nvidia's while their HEVC/x265 encoder is actually slightly better (and WAAAAAAY faster too!), meaning overall encoder quality is mostly a wash (Nvidia still has a slight edge, but it's pretty dang small now). And DLSS 2 stopped being a major advantage the second FSR 2 happened and became quickly & easily moddable into most DLSS only titles. It has an evvvvvvvver so slight drop in quality by comparison, but it's nothing anyone would ever actually notice while gaming without crazy screenshot pixel peeping. And ray-tracing is still "not even close to worth it" fucking garbage 99% of the time, 4 years later. And in games built for the current consoles/RDNA 2's RT hardware, the gap isn't anything crazy (see something like Metro: Enhanced Edition). RT games that were pre-RDNA 2/consoles like Cyberpunk & Control will likely NEVER run well on AMD, and full-blown 100% path-tracing makes it completely fall apart, but the former only applies to a small list of limited titles, while the latter is a niche within a niche of a niche. 🤷‍♂️

[@pocpc1788]

2300mhz?! Son of a Gun!

[@bretts7037]

Can you review some new higher end nearfield hifi speakers or headphones soon? Upper scale stuff, now is the time for people to gear up their audio since graphics availability are a massive letdown these days lol. A lot of people get paid a lot of money to put amazing effects into games and a lot of guys think using HyperX headphones gives them the full experience................MMM kay

[@devonm5037]

Also for anyone buying this remember that your fan curve will go off the hot spot temp not the core.

[@smallpants]

Was hoping for flight sim benchmarks

[@dtndee]

so you used SAM + RAGE MODE in AMD gpus showing their max performance scenarios but not Nvidia's DLSS... okay what a nice review

[@vamwolf]

It's team greens check we boarding.... So fake 4k

[@MrDutch1e]

Would be nice if they introduced SAM profiles. It's such a hassle to go into bios and activate it just for certain games and not others.

[@andrew7720]

Can i politely ask for some productivity benchmarks along the gaming ones? How RDNA2 compares to Ampere in compute tasks. What is the state of the encoder/decoder compared to NVENC. Traditionally, AMD GPUs are superior in compute workloads but using OpenCL is harder that the proprietary CUDA. Is there a shift in the industry towards a more open standard like OpenCL?

[@HardwareCanucks]

Coming a bit later. -D.