6900 xt | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:06:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 6900 xt | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 SAPPHIRE Toxic RX 6900 XT Limited Edition Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/sapphire-toxic-rx-6900-xt-limited-edition-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/sapphire-toxic-rx-6900-xt-limited-edition-review/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=503894 Sapphire Toxic is back - and this 6900 XT has a 360mm AIO built in

The post SAPPHIRE Toxic RX 6900 XT Limited Edition Review first appeared on KitGuru.]]>
It's been some years since we last looked at a graphics card from Sapphire's Toxic brand, but that changes today. Toxic is back, and it's back with a bang, as we review the RX 6900 XT Toxic Limited Edition, featuring a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooler. Sapphire claims this is the fastest RX 6900 XT on the market, with a rated boost clock of 2660MHz when using the card's ‘Toxic Boost' mode. Let's see if that claim holds true.

As far as I can tell, the last Sapphire Toxic graphics card to hit the market was the R9 390, all the way back in May 2016, so it's been almost five years without a proper flagship card from Sapphire. The Toxic RX 6900 XT Limited Edition is the first Toxic card to come with an integrated all-in-one liquid cooling solution which cools the GPU, while a fan and two heatpipes deal with the VRM and memory.

With its Toxic brand geared for all-out performance, Sapphire has also implemented what it calls ‘Toxic Boost', a one-click overclock which is accessible via the TriXX software. This raises the GPU's boost clock from 2365MHz up to 2660MHz, bumps up power draw to 400W total board power and also increases memory speeds by 0.8Gbps.

There's also the choice between the Performance and Quiet BIOS, plenty of RGB lighting as well as a beefed-up PCB compared to reference. Let's see what this card is really about.

 RX 6900 XT  RX 6800 XT RX 6800  RX 5700 XT   RX 5700
Architecture RDNA 2 RDNA 2 RDNA 2 RDNA  RDNA
Manufacturing Process 7nm 7nm 7nm 7nm  7nm
Transistor Count 26.8 billion 26.8 billion 26.8 billion 10.3 billion 10.3 billion
Die Size  519 mm² 519 mm² 519 mm² 251 mm² 251mm²
Ray Accelerators 80 72 60 n/a n/a
Compute Units  80 72 60 40 36
Stream Processors  5120 4608 3840 2560 2304
Game GPU Clock Up to 2015MHz Up to 2015MHz Up to 1815MHz Up to 1755MHz Up to 1625MHz
Boost GPU Clock Up to 2250MHz Up to 2250MHz Up to 2105MHz Up to 1905MHz Up to 1725MHz
Peak SP Performance Up to 23.04 TFLOPS Up to 20.74 TFLOPS Up to 16.17 TFLOPS Up to 9.75 TFLOPS Up to 7.95 TFLOPS
Peak Half Precision Performance Up to 46.08 TFLOPS Up to 41.47 TFLOPS Up to 32.33 TFLOPS Up to 19.5 TFLOPS Up to 15.9 TFLOPS
Peak Texture Fill-Rate Up to 720 GT/s Up to 648.0 GT/s Up to 505.2 GT/s Up to 304.8 GT/s Up to 248.4 GT/s
ROPs 128 128 96 64 64
Peak Pixel Fill-Rate Up to 288.0 GP/s Up to 288.0 GP/s Up to 202.1 GP/s Up to 121.9 GP/s Up to 110.4 GP/s
AMD Infinity Cache 128MB 128MB 128MB n/a n/a
Memory 16GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth 512 GB/s 512 GB/s 512 GB/s 448 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory Interface  256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit
Board Power  300W 300W 250W 225W 185W

The make-up of the RX 6900 XT GPU has many similarities to the RX 6800 XT. Still fabricated on TSMC’s 7nm process node, it uses the same Navi 21 GPU, measuring 519 mm². The key difference is that the RX 6900 XT silicon is fully populated, with 80 Compute Units (CUs) compared to 72 for the 6800 XT. This means the flagship chip has an extra 512 Stream Processors, giving a grand total of 5120 shaders.

Rated clock speed is also identical between these two RDNA 2 GPUs. Reference RX 6900 XT has a rated game clock of 2015MHz and a rated boost clock of up to 2250MHz, but Sapphire has pushed the rated boost clock up to 2365MHz for the Performance BIOS. Enabling Toxic Boost sees this increase by almost 300MHz, to 2660MHz.

AMD has also increased the memory capacity, with 16GB of GDDR6 memory found on every RX 6000 SKU (so far). The memory is clocked at 16Gbps (or 16.8Gbps using Toxic Boost), and operates over a 256-bit memory interface for total bandwidth of 512 GB/s. However, AMD has also implemented a 128MB Infinity Cache on the Navi 21 GPU, to significantly increase effective memory bandwidth without excess power draw.

Speaking of power, the reference RX 6900 XT has a rated total board power (TBP) of 300W. Sapphire has increased this for both the Quiet and Performance BIOS, to 350W and 360W respectively, but we look at power draw in more detail later on in the review.

Be sure to check out our sponsors store EKWB here

The post SAPPHIRE Toxic RX 6900 XT Limited Edition Review first appeared on KitGuru.]]>
https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/sapphire-toxic-rx-6900-xt-limited-edition-review/feed/ 0
Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/gigabyte-rx-6900-xt-gaming-oc-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/gigabyte-rx-6900-xt-gaming-oc-review/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:00:55 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=502261 The Gaming OC is the first custom RX 6900 XT we have reviewed, but how does it perform?

The post Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC Review first appeared on KitGuru.]]>
Today we are back with our first review of a custom RX 6900 XT graphics card. AMD first introduced the 6900 XT in December last year, but it has taken until now for a custom card to pass through our labs. The model in question is Gigabyte's RX 6900 XT Gaming OC, outfitted with a triple-fan, triple-slot cooler as well as dual-BIOS functionality. How does this compare to AMD's reference design?

We've already reviewed one Gigabyte Gaming OC card this generation, but that was back in November with a look at the RTX 3070 model. Despite that being an Nvidia GPU, and this is AMD, Gigabyte has kept the overall design philosophy very similar for the RX 6900 XT Gaming OC. Emphasis is placed on the large cooler, the choice of BIOS modes, and a minimalistic approach to RGB lighting. The GPU core has also received a slight boost compared to reference spec, with a 35MHz bump to the rated boost clock.

In this review we find out exactly how the two BIOS modes differ while testing power, noise, thermals and more. We also benchmark seven demanding titles to see just how much faster the Gaming OC is compared to AMD's reference card.

 RX 6900 XT  RX 6800 XT RX 6800  RX 5700 XT   RX 5700
Architecture RDNA 2 RDNA 2 RDNA 2 RDNA  RDNA
Manufacturing Process 7nm 7nm 7nm 7nm  7nm
Transistor Count 26.8 billion 26.8 billion 26.8 billion 10.3 billion 10.3 billion
Die Size  519 mm² 519 mm² 519 mm² 251 mm² 251mm²
Ray Accelerators 80 72 60 n/a n/a
Compute Units  80 72 60 40 36
Stream Processors  5120 4608 3840 2560 2304
Game GPU Clock Up to 2015MHz Up to 2015MHz Up to 1815MHz Up to 1755MHz Up to 1625MHz
Boost GPU Clock Up to 2250MHz Up to 2250MHz Up to 2105MHz Up to 1905MHz Up to 1725MHz
Peak SP Performance Up to 23.04 TFLOPS Up to 20.74 TFLOPS Up to 16.17 TFLOPS Up to 9.75 TFLOPS Up to 7.95 TFLOPS
Peak Half Precision Performance Up to 46.08 TFLOPS Up to 41.47 TFLOPS Up to 32.33 TFLOPS Up to 19.5 TFLOPS Up to 15.9 TFLOPS
Peak Texture Fill-Rate Up to 720 GT/s Up to 648.0 GT/s Up to 505.2 GT/s Up to 304.8 GT/s Up to 248.4 GT/s
ROPs 128 128 96 64 64
Peak Pixel Fill-Rate Up to 288.0 GP/s Up to 288.0 GP/s Up to 202.1 GP/s Up to 121.9 GP/s Up to 110.4 GP/s
AMD Infinity Cache 128MB 128MB 128MB n/a n/a
Memory 16GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth 512 GB/s 512 GB/s 512 GB/s 448 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory Interface  256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit 256-bit
Board Power  300W 300W 250W 225W 185W

The make-up of the RX 6900 XT GPU has many similarities to the RX 6800 XT. Still fabricated on TSMC’s 7nm process node, it uses the same Navi 21 GPU, measuring 519 mm². The key difference is that the RX 6900 XT silicon is fully populated, with 80 Compute Units (CUs) compared to 72 for the 6800 XT. This means the flagship chip has an extra 512 Stream Processors, giving a grand total of 5120 shaders.

Rated clock speed is also identical between these two RDNA 2 GPUs. Reference RX 6900 XT has a rated game clock of 2015MHz and a rated boost clock of up to 2250MHz, but Gigabyte has pushed the rated boost clock up to 2285MHz, a 35MHz increase.

AMD has also increased the memory capacity, with 16GB of GDDR6 memory found on every RX 6000 SKU (so far). The memory is clocked at 16Gbps, and operates over a 256-bit memory interface for total bandwidth of 512 GB/s. However, AMD has also implemented a 128MB Infinity Cache on the Navi 21 GPU, to significantly increase effective memory bandwidth without excess power draw.

Speaking of power, the reference RX 6900 XT has a rated total board power (TBP) of 300W. Gigabyte has increased this with the Gaming OC model, to 315W based on our testing, but we look at power draw in more detail later on in the review.

Be sure to check out our sponsors store EKWB here

The post Gigabyte RX 6900 XT Gaming OC Review first appeared on KitGuru.]]>
https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/gigabyte-rx-6900-xt-gaming-oc-review/feed/ 0