The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card goes under 550 € at Amazon i.e. a drop of regarding 22% on the price usually observed. This is currently our best value for money for small budgets.
The Radeon RX 6800 XT opens a new era for AMD, that of graphics cards cut out for 4K games and raytracing. The result of several architectural developments, this well-armed model aims to compete at the highest level.
AMD is making a comeback in the high-end graphics card sector, and what a comeback! Performance is up significantly and allows this Radeon RX 6800 XT to run any game in 4K at a decent frame rate. All this is accompanied by an electricity consumption that does not explode and a particularly discreet operation. The only downside is in the management of raytracing. These effects are supported, but enabling them has a very high performance cost. On these games, the definition to target is then rather 1440p. Too bad, it leaves a significant advantage at this level to the GeForce RTX 3080 from Nvidia.
Points forts
- Performances 4K (rasterisation).
- Discreet ventilation.
- Fans off when board is idle.
- HDMI 2.1 video output.
- Support you raytracing.
Weak points
- Activation of raytracing which strongly impacts performance.
NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).
An alternative
A formidable weapon for gamers equipped with 1440p monitors, the GeForce RTX 3070 is a success. Compact, very well finished and not very noisy in games, it offers an overall performance of an excellent level. Raytracing games will not make it tremble with, if necessary, a devilishly effective DLSS system to increase the FPS counter. An excellent mid-range choice.
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