Cant decide between MSI rx 6800 xt Gaming x Trio vs MSI 6900xt reference card

[mariohosmar]

Title says it all, difference here in my country is 190 bucks and i am considering getting the 6900x. What do you think?, gaming x brand matter over just the reference model but higer tier one?

 

6900xt: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/Radeon-RX-6900-XT-16G/Specification

6800xt: https://www.msi.com//Graphics-Card/Radeon-RX-6800-XT-GAMING-X-TRIO-16G/Specification

[Oshino Shinobu]

The reference model 6900XT will outperform the best AIB 6800XT, so if you want best performance, go with the higher tier GPU.

[GamerDude]

I'm on the fence as I believe both are good, yes,the RX 6900 XT should outperform the AIB RX 6800 XT, but with the better cooler, the RX 6800 XT can OC better. Still, as it is, both cards will be able to handle a truckload of newer games with ease. I happen to have the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT and it's a beast, it even handles COD MW War Zone with RT enabled at 3840x1080, but there's a bug that causes it to freeze, so I guess I'll have to wait for a driver fix for this.

[Nena Trinity]

I would take refrence unless the MSI one is much cheaper.

[Bobbysixjp]

Not sure about the MSI 6800 XT but my Red Devil is an absolute beast of a card. Whether you should get the 6800 XT or 6900XT, if the difference is only 200 USD then go for the 6900 XT. But for that price, I'd probably go for a 3080. 

[mariohosmar]

11 hours ago, GamerDude said:

I'm on the fence as I believe both are good, yes,the RX 6900 XT should outperform the AIB RX 6800 XT, but with the better cooler, the RX 6800 XT can OC better. Still, as it is, both cards will be able to handle a truckload of newer games with ease. I happen to have the Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT and it's a beast, it even handles COD MW War Zone with RT enabled at 3840x1080, but there's a bug that causes it to freeze, so I guess I'll have to wait for a driver fix for this.

That is the fact that makes me doubt, the blower cooler is really that bad when comparing it with an AIB card?, my case have really good airflow and the difference is just 190 bucks thats why i am considering the 6900x msi reference card

1 hour ago, Bobbysixjp said:

Not sure about the MSI 6800 XT but my Red Devil is an absolute beast of a card. Whether you should get the 6800 XT or 6900XT, if the difference is only 200 USD then go for the 6900 XT. But for that price, I'd probably go for a 3080. 

3080 here is about the same price as the AIBs 6800 xt, currently they are not in stock (i was considering the asus tuf oc). I think next week they will be in stock anyways, 3080s i am not very confident with its 10gb of vram and because of that i am considering amds. I plan to use whatever one i pick to buy for a very long time (at least 5 years)

[Bobbysixjp]

47 minutes ago, mariohosmar said:

That is the fact that makes me doubt, the blower cooler is really that bad when comparing it with an AIB card?, my case have really good airflow and the difference is just 190 bucks thats why i am considering the 6900x msi reference card

3080 here is about the same price as the AIBs 6800 xt, currently they are not in stock (i was considering the asus tuf oc). I think next week they will be in stock anyways, 3080s i am not very confident with its 10gb of vram and because of that i am considering amds. I plan to use whatever one i pick to buy for a very long time (at least 5 years)

Reference 6800Xts and 6900Xts don't use the old style blower design. They now have a 3 fan design so basically much cooler and quieter than the old design. There is a lot of debate about the amount of VRAM needed for future gaming. Unless you're gaming at 4K using very high quality textures, 10 GB might be enough. Keep in the mind that the 3080 has GDDR6x which is faster than GDDR6 and the 3080 is also better for mining (if you want to give it a try). Also consider that ray tracing is much better on the 3080 and it has DLSS too.  

[mariohosmar]

1 hour ago, Bobbysixjp said:

Reference 6800Xts and 6900Xts don't use the old style blower design. They now have a 3 fan design so basically much cooler and quieter than the old design. There is a lot of debate about the amount of VRAM needed for future gaming. Unless you're gaming at 4K using very high quality textures, 10 GB might be enough. Keep in the mind that the 3080 has GDDR6x which is faster than GDDR6 and the 3080 is also better for mining (if you want to give it a try). Also consider that ray tracing is much better on the 3080 and it has DLSS too.  

Yes, my main target is 1440p at high refresh rates and i want the best possible card for that and 10gb vram seems to be enough(maybe i will update to 4k in a few years and then the 10gb may not be enough). I do care most in rasterization performance but want to give a try also to ray tracing. I think the 6900xt is the best option for that but i always had nvidia cards and its hard to decide because of dlss which is a really good feature for AAA games.

 

Good to know that the 3 fan desing will compete with AIB cards in terms of cooling and noise, i want to buy a really good quality product also

[Bobbysixjp]

2 hours ago, mariohosmar said:

Yes, my main target is 1440p at high refresh rates and i want the best possible card for that and 10gb vram seems to be enough(maybe i will update to 4k in a few years and then the 10gb may not be enough). I do care most in rasterization performance but want to give a try also to ray tracing. I think the 6900xt is the best option for that but i always had nvidia cards and its hard to decide because of dlss which is a really good feature for AAA games.

 

Good to know that the 3 fan desing will compete with AIB cards in terms of cooling and noise, i want to buy a really good quality product also

I had a reference 6800 before my 6800XT. The build quality of the reference design was solid and the card stayed cool and quiet even with an aggressive OC. 

To be honest if you really care about ray tracing, then you should get a 3080.