AMD Radeon 6800XT: First photos of our test unit

We have in our laboratory the new AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT y RX 6800, some graphics cards that debut RDNA 2 architecture in the PC market and with which AMD wants to face NVIDIA and its RTX 3000 face-to-face.

These are two high-end solutions that will complement the RX 6900 XT and include 16 GB of GDDR6 memory along with 60 compute units in the RX 6800 and 72 CUs in the case of the RX 6800 XT. Their maximum speeds reach 2,250 MHz and their TDP ranges from 250 to 300 W.

While we prepare the analysis of both cards for their launch day, November 18, we are going to show you some details of the external design of the two AMD reference models in this unboxing.

Both the Radeon RX 6800 XT like the RX 6800 They have a renewed cooling system equipped with three large fans in charge of cooling the entire card. The external design is similar, both with a PCI Express 4.0 x16 port on a card that, with the cooling system, has a length of 267 mm, that is, it is a fairly compact card if we compare it with the longer models. From the market.

Its thickness varies depending on the model, thus, the RX 6800 measures 40 mm (double slot) and the RX 6800 XT goes up to 50 mm, exceeding the double slot. Both models have a power supply system made up of two PCIe 8 connectors. pins each

The rear backplate is silver and covers the entire card, it is the same in both models.

As for video connectivity, we have an HDMI, two full DisplayPorts, and a USB-C with video, power and data output.

If you want to see in more detail what the two new cards are like, we leave you with several more photographs.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6800

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