Custom AMD RX 6800 XT Strix vs. Nitro+ & Merc Overclocking Recap
5,746We overclocked several AMD RX 6800 XT custom cards, and now we're recapping the stream results. Features ASUS RX 6800 XT Strix, Sapphire Nitro+, & XFX Merc 319.
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This is a recap of our live overclocking stream the other day. It was fun to work on these AMD cards, especially since we left them stock and didn't put them under extreme cooling. It can be fun to test stuff as is and without modifications, and it's a nice break from the regular LN2 streams. We still need to work towards doing full reviews of these GPUs; please remember that peak performance in overclocking doesn't mean the card is better or worse than the others. A lot more matters, like cooler efficiency, price, sizing and convenience, repairability, and other factors that we cover in our full reviews. This should just be looked at as a recap of a fun stream.
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Watch our AMD RX 6800 XT GPU review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLVGL7aAYgY
Watch our AMD RX 6800 XT tear-down here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s7bOaa6X9E
Watch our AMD RX 6800 non-XT review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbYCF_h2aVM
GPU TESTING METHODOLOGY EXPLAINER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7-ML-bPCE
Find the AMD RX 6800 XT on Amazon, in theory: https://geni.us/DfaMM
Find the NVIDIA RTX 3080 cards on Amazon (also in theory): https://geni.us/ABpmb6I
And the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X on Amazon: https://geni.us/ZN7myl
Gigabyte X570 Master on Amazon: https://geni.us/X4Ed
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Sapphire, PowerColor, XFX, & ASUS 6800 XT GPUs
01:55 - Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6800 XT Recap
03:23 - Final Nitro+ Performance Improvement vs. Stock
03:42 - ASUS Strix Hybrid Cooler & Advantages
05:55 - Explaining Scoring Reductions on AMD
07:59 - XFX Merc 319 RX 6800 XT Overclocking
08:40 - AMD Artificial Overclocking Limitations
09:20 - Exterior Walk-Through of the Cards
14:00 - Conclusion
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