Just like the RTX 3080, the 6800 XT is a great choice for 1440p gaming. In other titles, it’s extremely close on performance between the two cards at 1440p, but most of the time AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 XT is holding its own against the RTX 3080 or beating it. Shadow of the Tomb Raider manages a full 10fps more on AMD’s card, and with Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, it’s nearly 20fps. When the 6800 XT outperforms in certain titles, it does so comfortably. In most of the games I’ve tested, the 6800 XT outperforms the RTX 3080 at 1440p. I’ve put the 6800 XT head to head with the RTX 3080 in a variety of games we typically test and some new titles like Watch Dogs: Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. I’ve also been testing 4K performance, which you can find below. This monitor supports refresh rates up to 165Hz plus, so it’s ideal for AMD’s latest card. For 1440p tests, I hooked up the 6800 XT to a 27-inch Asus ROG Swift PG279Q monitor. I’ve been testing the 6800 XT on a newly built machine using Intel’s latest Core i9-10900K inside.

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB M.2 SSD.

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200.

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING.

Processor: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7GHz 10-Core.

I’ve also noticed that the 6800 XT runs around 77 degrees Celsius, which is a lot cooler than we saw on the Radeon VII. It’s a small difference, but every little bit helps for any impacts on the environment and electricity bills. However, AMD’s card draws up to 300 watts, compared to the 320 watts that the RTX 3080 can draw. Just like Nvidia, AMD is recommending a 750W power supply for the 6800 XT. The USB-C port is also monitor-capable, and even supports 27W charging. During my testing, I found this new cooling system to be a lot quieter than what I’ve experienced from AMD’s previous cards.Īt the rear, the 6800 XT includes two DisplayPort 1.4 connectors, a single HDMI 2.1 port, and a USB-C port for VR headsets. At the side there’s a big red Radeon sign, which also glows red when it sits in your case. This means that the three fans at the bottom of the card work to pull in air to cool the 6800 XT, which is then exhausted out of the side into the rest of your system. It has, however, opted for an axial cooling solution, instead of the extremely loud blower-style it has used in the past. AMD hasn’t reinvented the wheel here, and it has stuck very much to the basics. It’s just the typical 2.5 slot card with two regular PCIe eight-pin power connectors and a triple-fan system for cooling.

There’s no dual-fan setup here, nor a fancy new PCB or a 12-pin connector. The construction of the Radeon RX 6800 XT is what I’d call normal. The Radeon RX 6800 XT has a triple-fan layout.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT’s fans help keep the card cool. AMD opted for two 8-pin PCIe connectors on the Radeon RX 6800 XT.

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