The thread which sometimes talks about RDNA2

[GodAtum]

The 6900XT is a no brainer v the 3090.

I dunno, not enough VRAM for 8K.

 

[danlightbulb]

Any info on timelines from here on? 18th release, or pre-order? Review dates?

 

[Raikiri]

6800 far too expensive thats for sure? How much was it again?

$549, $50 more than the 3070 but with twice the memory and seemingly 10-20% more performance.

 

[humbug]

I dunno, not enough VRAM for 8K.

lol

 

[Firegod]

5600X and 6800XT (or even a 6800). Take my money AMD. Keep me going for another 2-3 years at 1440p gaming and then upgrade to RDNA3 and AM5 or whatever we may have, and finally make the move up to 4K. Happy with that. Can't wait to see some benchmarks and reviews. 16GB RAM, good form factor, 300W and under TBP. AMD nailed it.

 

[Troezar]

Absolutely, but Nvidia paper launched a card they couldn’t actually sell, which was clearly due to panic as they knew AMD were about to deliver a good performer.

And now all those stuck in queues or waiting for stock will have seen this launch and I’d imagine will question whether they want to wait months for their nvidia card or pay the same or even less for the same performance

A few will but the mindshare is too great, some people will never leave Intel or Nvidia, especially Nvidia..."it just works"

 

[Steedie]

I dunno, not enough VRAM for 8K.

And the 3090 can’t do 8K at playable frame rates. Don’t be fooled in to believing that hilarious marketing gimmick they pulled

 

[Sumanji]

Love it. I feel vindicated as an AMD fanboi time to prep the Vega 64 for retirement.

What do I need for a reliable (ish) maxed out 100fps+ at 1440p uw? Looks like the 6800XT might be enough?

Curious if SMA can work with a 5000 series CPU on an older X470 mobo... I'm sure the board manufacturers will find a way to screw us

Slightly miffed at there not being any 6700 SKUs yet, as was planning to get one for my GF who is still rocking my old R9 380! Guessing this has something to do with using their limited TSMC capacity for the highest margin products, and/or some sort of non-compete agreement with their console contracts (i.e. buyers of mid range GPUs may be more likely to get a new console instead).

 

[Quartz]

I bet people are cancelling their Nvidia cards now

I imagine there will be a deluge of cancellations.

 

[haszek]

Everyone easily forgot that msrp for 3080 is $700, it's £650 here. So 6800XT is cheaper, at least over there.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I dunno, not enough VRAM for 8K.

The only person using a 3090 for 8k is the guy Jensen paid to do the launch promo.

 

[mattferg]

When people step back a bit, they'll realise that the performance figures are dependant on specific hardware that they don't have and may not intend to purchase, and rage mode which may or may not turn the GPU into a space heater.

The 6800 wipes the floor with the 3070 but could have been priced a bit keener.

The 6800XT trades blows with the 3080 and without the hardware caveats I think might actually fall short.

The 6900XT is a no brainer v the 3090.

The initial 6800XT comparison was with the hardware features turned off. The second slide was with them on. With them off it trades blows... on it's a wipeout.

 

[malachi]

Because I DON"T CARE ABOUT RT!

Neither do I but I want or have it anyway.

Same with Gsync lol

 

[SkeeterUK]

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/28...pecs-release-date-price-big-navi-gpu-graphics

While AMD is promising to go head to head with Nvidia in 4K gaming and more, the one big missing piece of this battle is a lack of an equivalent to Nvidia’s DLSS. Nvidia’s AI-powered super sampling technology has been transformative for the games that support it, bringing great image quality and higher frame rates by simply toggling a game setting.

AMD tells me it has a new super sampling feature in testing, which is designed to increase performance during ray tracing. The company is promising its super sampling technology will be open and cross-platform, which means it could come to next-gen consoles like the Xbox Series X and PS5. AMD is working with a number of partners on this technology, and it’s expecting strong industry support. Unfortunately, this won’t be ready for the launch of these three new Radeon RX 6000 Series cards.

Interesting so they do have something planned but wasnt ready to show for the launch announcement for a dlss equivalent.

 

[humbug]

What do we think of the 6800XT? Same price as the 3080 but with 6GB more memory.

The 6900XT just killed off the 3090....

 

[deuse]

I bet people are cancelling their Nvidia cards now

Not till the real benchies are out with RT on.

 

[Tiny_D]

Bit more expensive than I thought, 3070/3070ti and 3080 will still outsell these massively,

they've just matched Nvidia in raster with a $50 discount on the 6800xt, same as the 5700xt.

$499 6800 and $599 6800xt would have gained AMD massive mindshare

Don't get it, you say they matched performance and are cheaper? Im sorry the problem is where?

 

[five8five]

As i said, try buying one, the nvidia store has been out of stock since a second after the supposed "launch" and the only info on availability is for third party cards so they're the ones people are going for which obviously cost more.

Let's not over-exaggerate, difficult or hard to get hold of maybe but not impossible. Quite a few added to the RoH in the last week.
It actually seems to easier to get an FE card compared to a lot of AIB models which seems crazy.

 

[haszek]

What do we think of the 6800XT? Same price as the 3080 but with 6GB more memory.

The 6900XT just killed off the 3090....

Not the same price

 

[Gerard]

Amusing how the tables have turned, Nvidia announce the 3 series and people **** a brick. AMD reveal their plans and all we see is "ZOMG AMD WHY ARE YOU WAITING SO LONG WTF". Fast forward a few weeks, the 30 series launch was a disaster of Biblical proportions, zero stock, scalpers everywhere and scarce availability details. Looks to me like AMD planned their launch well whereas Nvidia just sharted out a few cards after maybe 3 weeks of production in an obvious panic as they knew what was coming.