Where Gaming Begins - AMD RX6000 series Live Event

[LAwLz]

AMD's live event has started!

 

Watch it live here:

 

Or if you want to follow it in a written format, check out this thread or Anandtech's live blog.

 

 

What to expect:

New graphics cards based on RDNA2. AMD has already teased some performance numbers, we have had some unconfirmed leaks and we have some details about RDNA2 from the console events.

My prediction is also that AMD will play to the cheap seats and make jabs at Nvidia's supply and demand struggles, but that remains to be seen.

We already know that the RX6000 series will support AV1 decoding in hardware, just like Nvidia's 30 series GPUs.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, LAwLz said:

Summary:

 

Three graphics cards announced:

 

RX 6800:

Compute units - 60

Frequency - 1815

Memory - 16GB  GDDR6

Cache - 128MB

Power consumption - 250W 

Performance (according to AMD) - 18% higher performance than the 2080 Ti on average, with Smart Access and Rage mode on

Price - $579

Sales starting - November 18

 

 

RX 6800 XT:

Compute units - 72

Frequency - 2015

Memory - 16GB GDDR6

Cache - 128MB

Power consumption - 300W

Performance (according to AMD) - Same as the RTX 3080, with Smart Access and Rage mode on

Price - $649

Sales starting - November 18

 

 

RX 6900:

Compute units - 80

Frequency - 2015

Memory - 16GB GDDR6

Cache - 128MB

Power consumption - 300W 

Performance (according to AMD) - Around the same as the RTX 3090, with Smart Access and Rage mode on

Price - $999

Sales starting - December 8

 

 

 

Other stuff announced:

• 50% higher performance-per-watt over RDNA.
• Infinity Cache - A new cache on the GPU that allows for very high bandwidth at low power consumption.
• Support for DirectX Raytracing, DirectStorage and Mesh Shaders.
• RDNA3 will launch at the end of 2022.
• Rage mode - A one-click overclocking feature. 
• Smart Access Memory - Didn't give us much details but it's a way for an AMD system with a 5000 series CPU, 500 series motherboard and RX 6000 series graphics card to share memory which increases performance. Smart Access Memory and Rage mode combined brings somewhere between 2% higher performance (DOOM Eternal) to 13% higher performance (Forza Horizon 4).
• AMD has two latency reducing features. "Anti-lag" which reduced latency in Fortnite by 8ms, and Radeon Boost which reduced it by 23mn (37%). Please note that Radeon boost is only available in select games while I believe anti-lag is available everywhere.
• AMD FidelityFX - AMD libraries that allows game developers to implement certain features in their games. AMD's answer to Nvidia GameWorks. This in itself is not new, but they have added more features to it. Ray Tracing, VRS, Super resolution (not available yet), denoise, and some other features.
• Hardware accelerated AV1 decoding. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Event pictures

 

Warning, lots of images:

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[AndreiArgeanu]

I'm actually impressed, the 6900XT is actually comparable to the rtx 3090 in performance at 500$ less than the 3090. Damn, I wonder how long it will take for nvidia to cut down their prices or start rushing super and ti variants of their cards. Finally AMD brings some much needed competition to the GPU market.

[PopReference]

VideoCardz leaked two cooler designs on twitter
 

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Looks like the cooler Jayz2cents leaked on months ago after AMD's teaser are 2 different designs 

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Referring to this article for info: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6000-3-fan-and-2-fan-graphics-card-pictures-leaked-by-jayztwocents

 

[ONOTech]

I always get hype for cards I can't ever afford hehe looking forward to this one! The GPU space has not been this exciting in like half a decade

[Gamer Schnitzel]

5 minutes ago, PopReference said:

VideoCardz leaked two cooler designs on twitter
 

  Reveal hidden contents

Looks like the cooler Jayz2cents leaked on months ago after AMD's teaser are 2 different designs 

  Reveal hidden contents

Referring to this article for info: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6000-3-fan-and-2-fan-graphics-card-pictures-leaked-by-jayztwocents

 

Jay did not leak anything. AMD released a preview on Fortnite.

[Parideboy]

1 minute ago, Gamer Schnitzel said:

Jay did not leak anything. AMD released a preview on Fortnite.

He did. A viewer sent him a picture of a card

[Doobeedoo]

This will be quite interesting. Finally a new flagship after a while. I have RX 5700 XT and I'm happy with that performance tier being I'm on 1080p. Though I plan to eventually move 1440p once some new monitors show up. 

[Dujith]

10 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

My prediction is also that AMD will play to the cheap seats and make jabs at Nvidia's supply and demand struggles, but that remains to be seen.

Yeah, if only they would stick to their own strengths  

I do hope the new GPU's will challenge NVIDIA, but after so many years of "Just wait for xxxxxx, that one will blow NVIDIA out of the water" again and again, my stance atm is : /doubt

 

God i want the 9800 pro times back  

[mahyar]

8 minutes ago, ONOTech said:

I always get hype for cards I can't ever afford hehe looking forward to this one! The GPU space has not been this exciting in like half a decade

i hope there is something in low 

[PopReference]

1 minute ago, Gamer Schnitzel said:

Jay did not leak anything. AMD released a preview on Fortnite.

He made a youtube vid complaining about the red line on the card when he received an image of one without, if you look closely they're both real different coolers(if the leak is real)

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, Gamer Schnitzel said:

Jay did not leak anything. AMD released a preview on Fortnite.

Incorrect, Jay pretty much revealed the full design for the card. The only thing they showed in Fortnite was the cooler design. He even said that he'd had the images for weeks but was only showing them because AMD showed the cooler and it confirmed they were real.

[Parideboy]

That's the thing, if they can challenge Nvidia they can raise prices, considering the lack of stock that Nvidia is experiencing. Really hope I'm wrong.

[BigDamn]

"AMD, this is the moment. The timing couldn't be better. Strike hard while the iron is hot."
- Some dude in the YouTube comments, 2020

[spartaman64]

3 minutes ago, BigDamn said:

"AMD, this is the moment. The timing couldn't be better. Strike hard while the iron is hot."
- Some dude in the YouTube comments, 2020

 INTEL OUTDATED  NVIDIA OVERRATED  LONG HAVE WE WAITED  AMD ACTIVATED 

[Mark Kaine]

14 minutes ago, ONOTech said:

I always get hype for cards I can't ever afford hehe looking forward to this one! The GPU space has not been this exciting in like half a decade

Can't afford it either, will still get it!!! (or a 3070/80, though I kinda had it with nvidia paper launch shenanigans tbh...) 

[Doobeedoo]

Also if you're a TRUE gamer you can watch it here: 

 

[cj09beira]

249 dollar gpu please, thanks

[porina]

Please be good so I can get a 3080. Thanks.

[Fatih19]

LET'S GO CHAMP!

[Blademaster91]

I'm glad I didn't miss this, please be good so I can buy something other than Nvidia.

[Tan3l6]

It is "live!!!!"

[mousesnob]

I hope its good cus these 3070 prices suck.

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[BuckGup]

10 minutes ago, cj09beira said:

249 dollar gpu please, thanks

Pffff nah

[spartaman64]

1 minute ago, Blademaster91 said:

I'm glad I didn't miss this, please be good so I can buy something other than Nvidia.

 

7 minutes ago, porina said:

Please be good so I can get a 3080. Thanks.

you mean please have stock LUL

[BuckGup]

It's gonna be shit. She just justified it being bad because it's hard to make