I Bought a 6900 XT Today!

[jhatfie]

Thinking about getting a 6900 XT, are there any major issues? The last time I had an AMD card was a 5700 XT and it was a nightmare, half of the time the card did not work properly and it would either crash or freeze my entire PC with a solid green screen, any issues like that with the 6000 series?

I ran a 5700XT since around release, but my experience was largely trouble free. If I recall I had a minor issue with one driver, but otherwise was great. Same with my 6900XT, it has been awesome and only issues were caused by a over zealous OC. Plopped my Nitro+ 6900XT in my son's rig and am running a 3090 FE at the moment, but I honestly really love the 6900XT.

 

[Andrew_Carr]

Thinking about getting a 6900 XT, are there any major issues? The last time I had an AMD card was a 5700 XT and it was a nightmare, half of the time the card did not work properly and it would either crash or freeze my entire PC with a solid green screen, any issues like that with the 6000 series?

I haven't had any issues other than the AMD control center sometimes crashing when overclocking and having to restart to get it back open. Much smoother experience than my 5700XT was.

 

[noko]

Thinking about getting a 6900 XT, are there any major issues? The last time I had an AMD card was a 5700 XT and it was a nightmare, half of the time the card did not work properly and it would either crash or freeze my entire PC with a solid green screen, any issues like that with the 6000 series?

Running great on a TR3960x system. Performance is just plain out of this world. It is faster than the 3090 I had in this same system earlier in a number of games except for RT games. 3090 is connected now to a 65" QLED display where it definitely shines better with a 5800x pushing it. Both cards have been flawless for stability as a note.

 

[MrC4]

I had the opposite. I wanted a red devil 6800xt and settled for a msi 6900xt because they just happened to have it in stock when I checked in December. The 6900xt has been awesome.

Would still jump on a red devil 6800xt if one came available at a reasonable price!

 

[ChronoDetector]

Thanks for the input guys,. I might consider getting the MSI 6900 XT, as it is in stock where I live. The 6800 XT's are practically impossible to find here, I would have gotten one if it was in stock, but the 6900 XT will do since I have no issues with money.

 

[sk3tch]

Scored an AMD reference 6900 XT last Friday thanks to Distill - it arrives tomorrow. I am pairing it with a 5950X - is there a huge boost with the pairing or is it mostly marketing?

 

[Astral Abyss]

Scored an AMD reference 6900 XT last Friday thanks to Distill - it arrives tomorrow. I am pairing it with a 5950X - is there a huge boost with the pairing or is it mostly marketing?

It's fast. I get 144fps in Path of Exile @4k. Maybe not the most intense game graphically, but it pushes the 6900xt to 100% usage. Maintains about 2300MHz.

 

[sabrewolf732]

Scored an AMD reference 6900 XT last Friday thanks to Distill - it arrives tomorrow. I am pairing it with a 5950X - is there a huge boost with the pairing or is it mostly marketing?

I have noticed zero difference between a 3900x and 5900x at 3440x1440

The card is ridiculously fast.

 

[sk3tch]

I have noticed zero difference between a 3900x and 5900x at 3440x1440

The card is ridiculously fast.

https://www.techspot.com/article/2178-amd-smart-access-memory/

Never really paid much attention to the feature because I never thought I could get a 6900 XT - looks like it isn't that crazy of a difference but a nice to have type of thing.

 

[Riptide_NVN]

Would still jump on a red devil 6800xt if one came available at a reasonable price!

I've kinda always wanted one of those but the issue there is cost and availability. If you want one it's out there. For $1500 lol