Andrew_Carr
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Are 6900xt reviews still embargoed? I found this one: https://proclockers.com/review/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-review/ but nothing else really.
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Really? More than $500 over reference??I expect the custom 6900 XT to cost more than a RTX 3090.
I hear the heatsinks from the AIBs will be coated with 24 carat gold plating, thus making it impossible to sell for less than the RTX 3090. I guess we will have to wait for the independent reviews to see how well the gold holds up to the heat.Really? More than $500 over reference??
I expect the custom 6900 XT to cost more than a RTX 3090.
I'm interested in the 6900XT and may try to grab one on launch day if possible. It would be nice if there were confirmations about AIB versions one way or the other ; I've seen some suggest that while they'll launch reference only, that AIB versions could be coming later. Others say there won't be any non-reference AIB designs at all, that it could be designed to be a relatively small volume halo product etc..so it would be nice to have AMD confirm things properly.
Ultimately both its price and performance will be critical and as much as I hope for the best, I admit concern because a product like this needs both performance and value to hit the target. With a MSRP of $1000 essentially vs the $650-700 of the 6800XT , as far as I'm aware its only major difference is 8 more CU and I'm just not sure if that's going to provide enough of an across the board performance boost to justify the price difference. Its also up against the $700 Nvidia 3080 , the $1500 3090, and perhaps a hypothetical "3080 Super / Ti w/ 16 - 20GB of RAM" that would debut somewhere in between. With its $1000 price, I'm perhaps most worried about the last category if Nvidia is pushed to release that "3080 Ti" for a similar price, but even putting that aside and dealing with currently released cards, its a challenge.
The favorable outcome will require the 6900XT to compete at and generally above the 3080 most of the time and trade blows significantly with the 3090. Being able to offer close to a 3090 experience for $500 less will be the best we can hope for, I think. While there are some situations - like pro-sumer applications or extremely large textures - where the 3090's 24GB of RAM will matter, if the 6900XT can generally compete it will be well placed. However, this would mean it needs a modest overall performance increase over the 6800XT and I worry that may not happen unless there's more to the specs or other features not yet made public. Otherwise, users may feel it better to just go with the cheaper 6800XT which competes pretty well with Nvidia's offerings, or if they really want to spend more and can make use of it, upgrade to the 3090. I hope for the best with the 6900XT, but I am concerned that its $300 price premium may not line up with its additional specs/power/performance.
No non reference was before announcement and even then it was mentioned it won't until late Q1 for AIB. Also because AMD wanted to keep 6900xt in house and close to chest.
After the announcement and AIB knew for sure how it was they were all about it. It was reported that AMD is giving AIBs greenlight for faster release due to their interest. So I suspect XFX, Sapphire, Powercolor will be getting the first dibs and likely come out in January. So AIB boards are definitely coming. Its reported that AIBs can't show their designs yet. So you will likely seem them mid to late december.
Anyone know what time these will land on Newegg/Amazon etc?
No non reference was before announcement and even then it was mentioned it won't until late Q1 for AIB. Also because AMD wanted to keep 6900xt in house and close to chest.
After the announcement and AIB knew for sure how it was they were all about it. It was reported that AMD is giving AIBs greenlight for faster release due to their interest. So I suspect XFX, Sapphire, Powercolor will be getting the first dibs and likely come out in January. So AIB boards are definitely coming. Its reported that AIBs can't show their designs yet. So you will likely seem them mid to late december.
IDK, but that's a good question! 'Jay" said the XFX Merc was a 6900XT VRM PCB with a 6800XT GPU. If you like water blocks, in the past the ref cards were the one's that all makes had a block for them. With a ref card you waste less money on an air cooler you don't want to use anyway. It takes me months to buy open loop parts one thing at a time. EKWB ref Vega 64 $99, but an Asus Strix Vega 64 block is $164. Watercool has a great block for the ref card, but no Partner upgrade cards. I would say are you going to run it for one year and buy a 7000 series card or water cool it and go for four years? AIB used cards usually sell for more money.Is there any expectation that the AIB versions will be significantly different / better vs the reference versions? I don't just mean a superior cooler, but actual power/VRM/PCB differences?
Hey I'm a real person. But seriously yea they havent really restocked since I bought mine.From what we have seen of the 6800 / XT launch, no real people are going to get these cards other than reviewers.
Yeah, I am saying it's going to be even worse than that. AMD has already said supply is far more limited than the 6800 stuff.Hey I'm a real person. But seriously yea they havent really restocked since I bought mine.
Hey I'm a real person. But seriously yea they havent really restocked since I bought mine.
I got mine the day after launch. I haven’t really seen micro center stock anymore xt’s since. Plenty of 3000 series since though.When did you get yours? I have gotten 2-3 notifications from AMD site since launch but like always it was too late. Last week I got a bunch from newegg and same story. The day 3060ti launched there was a notification from bestbuy for 6800xt and gone again lol. So they are certainly flowing but demand too high and bots probably buying.
I got mine the day after launch. I haven’t really seen micro center stock anymore xt’s since. Plenty of 3000 series since though.
Tomorrow is NDA lift for legit reviewersWhere are the reviews at? My search came up empty.
I hate release day reviewsTomorrow is NDA lift for legit reviewers
That's like the Billy Preston song... Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.Yeah, I am saying it's going to be even worse than that. AMD has already said supply is far more limited than the 6800 stuff.
You should sell to someone here for MSRP. That would be a nice gesture rather than returning it.
This. $1500 is a good chunk of change that I’m not very willing to gamble on especially with PayPal’s garbage seller “protection”.Well selling does take on it's own risks, especially if you're doing it at MSRP. Lots of thirsty thieves out there.
I mean the 6900XT performs worse at 4K, so unless you need a boost in 1440P, I’m not sure why you would swap from a 3090.This. $1500 is a good chunk of change that I’m not very willing to gamble on especially with PayPal’s garbage seller “protection”.
Either way, I don’t think it’ll be an issue as I see my chance of actually scoring a 6900 XT to be extremely slim. But a man can dream.
Well...the 6900 XT is 2/3rds the cost of a 3090 so there's that. 3090 seems to be better overall after looking at the reviews but you pay quite a bit more for only a tiny bit more performance.I mean the 6900XT performs worse at 4K, so unless you need a boost in 1440P, I’m not sure why you would swap from a 3090.