XFX SPEEDSTER MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3 x DP, AMD RDNA 2 (RX-68XTALFD9)

AMD stepped up the game when they launched the reference 6000 series cards, with the 6800xt and 6900xt delivering superb performance and value. The board partners, Gigabyte, XFX, Sapphire, Asus to name a few raised the bar with their models based on the AMD reference cards. The XFX 6800xt Merc is among the best of the air cooled versions released. It remains quiet with its beefy cooler and delivers consistent clock speeds well above the rated frequencies. An overclock is easily attainable in Radeon software to take this to the next level. You will have no issues cranking any AAA title to max settings and enjoying smooth frame pacing, and high FPS.

Pros: – Has handled everything I’ve thrown at it easily in 1440p at the highest settings. – No sag! This card is laughably large (measure your case!!) and I was preparing to build a Lego support tower, but if there’s any sag, it’s imperceptible. Its internal support structure is very effective. – Aesthetically pleasing: the giant ‘MERC’ on top might be polarizing for some, but I think this card looks great. – Decently cool temps: I’ve gotten mid-60s during gameplay loads and ~70 during menus – no concern about overheating or throttling using its stock settings. Junction has never gone above low 90s. Cons: – Coil whine: The fans themselves are pretty quiet when they kick in, but there is definite coil whine. Computer white noise doesn’t really bother me and I can tune it out easily, even without headphones, but if you’re sensitive to it, it’s pretty constant under load. – Price: the MSRP is a lot for a 6800xt. But the GPU market is atrocious and getting worse every day, and I feel victorious for paying retail for a graphics card, even if it is a couple hundred more than the base price for a reference card. Overall Review: Amazing 1440p performance. I play a lot of graphics-intensive RPGs and this card doesn’t break a sweat. I haven’t played the absolute latest and greatest like AC: Valhalla yet, but so far I’ve encountered no lag in games like Doom Eternal and AC: Odyssey. Graphics render smoothly and everything has been well above 60 FPS. I’m coming from a 7-year-old gaming laptop, so literally almost anything is an upgrade, but I’m so blown away by how good everything looks. It was plug and play for me – no issues with the drivers or AMD software so far. Paired with a 5600x, performance in games has been fabulous. I am very happy with my purchase and am very grateful to have been able to snag this bad boy during these dark GPU times.

Pros: Runs quietTemps are greatPretty decent factory OCVery simple but aggressive design Cons: If anything, it took a little tuning to make it really shine, but not even a real con since it still performed well without tuning Overall Review: Beast of a gpu, been playing war one at 165fps on my ultra wide 1440p monitor, originally 144hz but OCd to 165hz. And freesync works great! Especially with other input lag reducing settings.

Pros: Seems like solid build quality from XFX. Says boost clock is 2485 hz which I wonder if this has the XTXH chip. Cons: Hard to find a waterblock if youre into that, Bykski has one available though. Price obviously, but it is what it is. Still cheaper than 3080 Ti or 3090 but I cant compare to those cards since I havent owned one. Not a con of the product but I thought Id mention I spent 700 bucks on a monitor a few years ago and just realized its only Gsync and not Freesync. I may be looking for a new monitor Overall Review: First time with an AMD card. Decided to grab one since I dont see 3080 Ti or 3090s becoming available for a decent price anytime soon. Just installed it today and played for about 15 mins so this is based off a short period. I mainly play FFXIV at 1440p. Settings maxed out and stays locked at 144 hz and fans barely spin. Card was probably overkill for what I do but so far everything is butter smooth. Will see how things hold up over time. Got a waterblock for it too but Im kind of falling in love with original heatsink and fans. Another thing to keep in mind is the size. Just make sure it fits your case.

Pros: Can play any game on ultra settings in my build. Cons: None so far and I don’t foresee there being any. Overall Review: Runs cool even though boost clock has gone over 2740 mhz on stock settings. Details says boost clock is in 2623. HWinfo shows max of 64c GPU temp and max of 84 junction temp after a several hour gaming session. With it set to high quality in Radeon settings everything looks just as good as a 6900XT I previously owned. Somehow turning on ray tracing in 4k at ultra settings on warzone it jumps from around 70 fps to 85-90 fps with the latest beta drivers. Runs smooth as butter , no stuttering , no hiccups. Forza Horizon 5 in 4k at max settings stays at the locked 60 fps with no stuttering. FS22 in 4k ultra settings with about 100 mod vehicles/buildings/implements runs smooth as silk. I have not tried FSR as I have seen no need for it with this card with the games I play. My setup is: Aorus Elite AX V2 B550 , Ryzen 5600 (non x) , 16gb Trident Z 3600 , Samsung 980 Pro 1tb m.2 , Hyper 212 black edition , Corsair RM1000X , Lian Li 011-D XL with 10 120mm fans. Previously owned the Aorus Waterforce 6900XT. Image quality is just as good with this card. Also owned a Sapphire Pulse 6700XT. In my opinion the jump in clock and ram speed over the 6700XT is worth the extra $50-$70 for the 6750XT. Very nice to see GPU prices coming back down to earth as well. I would definitely recommend this GPU at the price it is selling for.

Pros: (Owned for around 2 weeks) Around 250W, which adds another pro vs the Geforce It’s been stable. I upgraded from a Radeon 5700 XT mostly because the card sags and occasionally the screen would black out. This card has been the opposite. It’s been rock solid so far Cons: It’s large. I have a full ATX case and I had some trouble getting it in Overall Review: It’s been solid and stable. I didn’t feel a huge performance boost upgrading from a 5700 XT in general, until I streamed, and the 6750 XT handles this better. I bet the extra VRAM and RAM performance helps with this If you can catch the right deal, paying the extra for the 6750 XT over the 6700 XT is worth it, but price compare if you want to get the most bang for the buck. In my case, the extra money didn’t subtract from another component, so it was worth it.