Don't expect to be cheap (possibly even more pricier than the RTX3080, despite it is cheaper), AMD GPUs tend to be quite overpriced over here

The power efficiency of the 6800 XT is impressive:



Consumes about the same power as a 5700 XT and performs on par with a 3080 with the same process node is pretty impressive

Also, the fan noise is excellent:



This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 18 2020, 10:20 PM

Infinity Cache bottleneck?

Might be interesting if someone manages to overclock the Infinity Cache

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 18 2020, 10:25 PM

Although in some games like AC: Odyssey where there is a fairly significant performance boost with SAM

Well considering that the pandemic probably has limped the supply chain of electronics along with the fact that more people are staying at home right now, you can forget about getting any new graphics cards/consoles any time soon

Even Microsoft is expecting the shortages of Xbox Series consoles to end on April next year

I think the most important part is this:



https://www.computerbase.de/2020-11/amd-rad...abschnitt_fazit


Also for some reason the RX6800 XT vs RTX3080 seems to remind me of the HD5870 vs GTX480

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 19 2020, 06:46 PM

Too bad you need to pay exorbitant prices for a Z490 board (especially one with decent VRMs)

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 26 2020, 05:28 PM

Too bad the rampant scalping and severe shortages (caused by the pandemic) right now makes buying new hardware nigh on impossible unless you want to pay ridiculous prices
Even things are no better in the green team and the console market

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 26 2020, 05:38 PM

Yeah, launching a console that uses the same GPU arch along with their cards are a bad combo

It seems like neither Ampere/RDNA 2 are worth getting for now - the refresh would be here once the stock normalizes

Guess I think we should stick at current gen hardware for now

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 26 2020, 05:34 PM

Yeah, I guess nVidia has dodged a bullet there by not relying solely on TSMC to manufacture their silicon

Even things like their mobile APUs are rare to find these days

Hopefully things should normalize once the pandemic ends, but it won't be long before we will see refreshed hardware

Well guess I'll stick to my 5700XT for now - after all my card still can game really well and is quite stable

Well things could be worse

https://www.techpowerup.com/275153/wafer-pr...report#comments

Wafer Prices Rising by Up to 40% in 2021: Report

Yeah, the launch has been a mess so far (for some odd reason every PC hardware/console launches in 2020 is a huge mess, except Apple)

I remembered not long ago when I was able to buy a 3600 + 5700 XT shortly after launch, but now for some reason it's out of stock everywhere unless you want to pay the scalpers exorbitant prices

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 27 2020, 01:50 AM

Could have been a great card if the pricing isn't completely messed up

...and to make matters worse, ASUS hardware tend to be overpriced here

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Nov 27 2020, 01:47 AM

Can't blame them, especially the prices of 5700 XT are massively jacked up here for some reason (it's quite cheap in the US and most parts of the world, but not here)

I just hope that the whole chip shortage and mining boom go away for good, but it looks like it won't be happening anytime soon

It's quite nice to see AMD finally becomes competitive in the GPU front after so many years, but unfortunately they did it at the worst possible time

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: May 6 2021, 12:56 AM

Ebay prices of 5700XT are hovering from 1000-1300USD right now

Too bad the nVidia 'superiority complex' still plagues the local market, despite better pricing

I wonder why.... prioritizing OEM market maybe? Seems like some kind of supply contract and bottlenecks?

To be fair though, the negative reception of the 6600XT ironically becomes the best value card out there because very few people will buy it, and it'll end up as one of the few cards you can buy at non-inflated prices, at least in some markets
The pricing is bad that's for sure, but it will soon sell out nonetheless, because the alternatives are much more expensive or just straight up unavailable
Quite a few retailers are also reporting good stocks too, so there's that

Sure the 3060/Ti is better value-wise, but there's no point comparing them if getting those cards at MSRP (or close to the MSRP) is akin to finding a unicorn

You have things like the EU market where the 6600XT is significantly cheaper than the 3060 (or the 3060Ti), and it's faster too:


The biggest disappointment IMHO is that AMD has crippled the memory subsystem of the card, i.e. the card only has a physical x8 link and a reduced Infinity Cache size. Had AMD didn't cripple the memory subsystem completely it would have been a decent performing card

Whether AMD can keep up with the demand however is another story, but I don't hold my hopes up considering the crypto market has just boomed and the chip shortage are seeing no signs of recovery