AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, 6800 GPUs are available starting today
The first PC GPUs built on RDNA 2 architecture are available starting today.
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What you need to know
AMD’s first PC GPUs built on its RDNA 2 architecture, the Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800, are available starting today. These are the first GPUs to launch from the Radeon RX 6000 family, with the Radeon RX 6900 XT launching on December 8. The RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 have impressive benchmarks and over double the performance of the previous generation of GPUs from AMD.
WhenAMD announced the new GPUs, the company showed off some incredible numbers. The RX 6800 XT beat the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 in several games when on maxed-out settings. The RX 6800 went head-to-head against the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and won in several games as well.
The RX 6000-series GPUS fully supports DirectX 12 Ultimate. Additionally, AMD improved its FidelityFX collection of features, which improves ray tracing, though, at the moment, AMD FidelityFX only works with 35 games.
The RDNA 2 architecture that these GPUs are built on is also used in theXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, andPlayStation 5.
It’s been a busy quarter for AMD. Just last month, AMD unveiled theRyzen 5000-series CPUs. Now, with the RX 6000-series GPUs, the company has some of thebest graphics cardsandbest CPUsavailable.
Generally, GPU launches like this see stock run out quickly due to high demand. If you want to grab an RX 6800 XT or RX 6800, it’s best to act quickly. For more buying information, be sure to have a look at our guide onwhere to buy AMD Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards.
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This powerful GPU is built on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture. It can handle 4K gaming, ray tracing, and stacks up against the NVIDIA RT 3080.
This GPU is built using the same technology that powers next-generation consoles like the Xbox Series X.
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