AMD has got to be kidding - Radeon 6700 XT Review
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The Radeon RX 6700 XT review dives into the card's position in the market as AMD attempts to disrupt Nvidia's dominance with a mid-range option. The host introduces the RX 6700 XT amid a period of hardware shortages, noting timing as less than ideal for a new launch, yet focusing on the card itself rather than market chatter. The video analyzes the reference cooling design, power characteristics, and memory configuration, highlighting the 192-bit memory bus and reduced Infinity Cache compared to the RX 6800. In benchmarking, the 6700 XT sits between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti in several games, but struggles in ray tracing even against older GPUs like the RTX 2080 Super, which surprises given its price proximity to the RTX 3060 Ti rather than the 3070. The reviewer notes that in productivity and certain synthetic workloads, the card performs poorly relative to Nvidia options, with Blender and LuxMark illustrating a broad gap that undermines AMD's competitiveness for non-gaming tasks. Thermal and clock stability are touched on as acceptable but not exceptional, with peak power draw sometimes higher than the RTX 3060 Ti, though average power consumption sits a few watts lower. The conclusion weighs real-world value against price, arguing that pricing should have placed the RX 6700 XT closer to the 3060 Ti and that, depending on the games and settings a user cares about, the card could still be a reasonable pick for specific scenarios. The host finishes with a cautious note on whether buyers should wait for pricing normalization or act now if their library benefits from Radeon optimizations, emphasizing that the 6700 XT is not a strong all-around choice for productivity or ray-traced workloads while remaining a plausible option for gamers with qualifying titles. The sponsor segment closes the video, transitioning back to practical PC-building ideas and a reminder of current data plans from Ting for viewers considering a broader tech setup.
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Questions answered
- What is the RX 6700 XT's relative position to the RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070 in gaming benchmarks?
- In many titles, the RX 6700 XT sits between the RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti, but it often trails the 3070 and can underperform in ray tracing compared to the 2080 Super, making it a mixed bag for gamers depending on the games and settings.
- Is the RX 6700 XT a good value for productivity workloads?
- No, the reviewer notes that productivity benchmarks like Blender and LuxMark perform poorly relative to Nvidia options, suggesting the card is not ideal for non-gaming tasks.