Among the AMD Radeon RX 6000 series, ASRock currently launches the only Taichi series that is ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC. Although the gear elements of Taichi are missing in the design, the appearance is still relatively familiar to players with the three major boards. The design of the factory is more domineering, and in the output interface part, it is equipped with a USB-C interface for the creator’s needs. It can be said that the overall design direction can still see the clues of the Taichi series.
specification:
Graphics core: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Bus specification: PCIe 4.0 x16
GPU clock: Boost 2360 MHz
SP core number: 4608
Memory: 16GB GDDR6
Memory clock: 16Gbps
Memory interface: 256-bit
Output interface: 2 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.1 VRR, 1 x USB-C
Power input: 3 x 8-pin
Suggested power supply: 800W
Dimensions: 330 x 140 x 56 mm (2.8-slot)
RX 6800 XT Taichi X External view
ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC is currently the only Taichi series of RX 6000 series graphics cards. The appearance adopts a bold styling design. The size is as high as 2.8 card slot thickness and length to 330 mm, which is considered a graphics card. The larger size, but for better heat dissipation performance is also acceptable.
The core part is equipped with AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics core. The clock part is overclocked by default to 2360 MHz, which is higher than the Phantom Gaming version. In addition, the memory part is equipped with 16GB of GDDR6 memory, which is suitable for games. Very enough, if you want to do some graphics, audio and video rendering is also very suitable.
→ ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC graphics card packaging can see the iconic gear elements.
→There is a list of product features on the back of the package.
→ Look at the appearance of ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC graphics card.
In the appearance design, you can see that the three-fan design is used. The styling part can be seen that the design is different from the common graphics card design. On the ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC, you can see that the lighting effects are all in the middle In the middle, in addition to the fan blades that emit light, the middle fan also has an aperture similar to dragon scales. The lighting effect after being lit can be said to be very eye-catching.
→The appearance of the three fans adopts a unique design, which is full of three-dimensional effect.
→The transparent fan in the middle is a luminous fan, surrounded by an aperture that looks like a dragon scale.
→After the fan is on, only the middle fan and the aperture will light up.
And this graphics card is not only longer and thicker. The digital graphics card is larger. The height is 140 mm, which is almost 30 mm more than the standard height. When choosing a case, pay special attention to the depth of the case. enough.
On the side part, you can see a very obvious luminous nameplate in the middle. When it is not lit, the word TAICHI in the middle is not very obvious. After it is lit, besides the nameplate will glow, there are also light bars around it. The overall visual effect is not good. difference.
→The measured card height is about 140 mm, and the output interface is given to 1 HDMI, 2 DP, and 1 Type-C.
→There is a luminous Logo nameplate on the side.
→Besides the nameplate will glow after lighting up, there is also a running water light bar around it.
A large area of metal back panel can be seen on the back. The back panel is treated with matte and oblique hair lines in three areas to make the appearance not too monotonous. In addition, there is a Taichi Logo with lighting effect in the upper right corner. It can be regarded as an additional embellishment in the appearance.
On the back panel, you can see the switch between P mode and Q mode in the lower left corner. As the ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC adopts a dual BIOS design, this physical switch allows players to decide before booting. Better to use the performance mode or the silent mode. In addition, in the lower right corner, you can see a physical switch that provides lighting effects. If the player does not turn on the lighting effects when installing the device, you can turn off the lighting effects directly before installing the graphics card.
→The appearance of the metal back panel is at a glance, the left and right sides are treated with hairline, and the middle is treated with a matte surface.
→The TAICHI Logo on the back panel has the effect of flowing water.
→Dual BIOS switch.
→The lighting effect part has a physical switch.
RX 6800 XT Taichi X heat dissipation and power supply
The Taichi 3X cooling system is used in the heat dissipation design. The fan part is matched with 3 striped axial fans. On the fan blades, you can see a special three-dimensional wind blade and a partially smooth surface design. In addition, look at the fan blades. The less than the bottom surface adopts a polished surface design, which can increase the overall air flow performance.
→The three-fan part adopts 2 pieces of 100 mm and 1 piece of 90 mm configuration.
→11-blade transparent fan with 90 mm in the middle.
→11-blade transparent fan with 100 mm on both sides.
Below the fan are heat dissipation fins with a thickness of about 2 grooves. The fins are designed with V-row reverse grooves to allow air flow to pass more quickly. Inside the fins are 8 heat pipes that penetrate through the middle of the heat pipe. The large area of nickel-plated copper bottom is in direct contact with the GPU core, and the memory part is connected to the nickel-plated copper bottom through the thermal conductive patch to enhance heat dissipation.
→List of radiator modules, there are 8 heat pipes running through the fin part.
→There are two sets of V-shaped openings on the side of the cooling fins.
→The heat pipe uses a large area of nickel-plated copper to help the original heat dissipation.
Since the RX 6800 XT Taichi X has a large radiator, after the radiator is removed, you can see that there is a metal middle frame on the PCB. This middle frame is directly locked with the metal back plate, which can increase the overall structural strength. , But the middle frame part is not involved in heat dissipation, but the board has heat dissipation patches in the memory and Mosfet areas to help heat dissipation.
→After the middle frame is removed, it can be found that since the core, memory and power supply area have directly touched the radiator, the middle frame does not cover this area.
→The metal backplane has heat dissipation patches to help dissipate heat.
RX 6800 XT Taichi X adopts the Navi 21 core of RDNA 2 architecture. The display memory uses 8 SAMSUNG K4ZAF325BM-HC16 GDDR6 2GB particles. In the power supply section, it can be seen that the 16-phase Super Alloy Power power supply design is used, with Dr.MOS integrated power supply, 90A high-efficiency inductor and Nichicon 12K black gold capacitors, and power is supplied through 3 8-Pin connectors.
→ Overview of PCB appearance.
→List of core, memory and power supply design.
→ SAMSUNG K4ZAF325BM-HC16 GDDR6 2GB memory particles.
ASRock Tweak 2.0 software
If the player wants to adjust the performance of the graphics card, in addition to the dual BIOS switch on the graphics card, the player can also use ASRock Tweak 2.0 software to adjust the clock or set the fan speed to take the line. In addition, the software also provides data monitoring. To some basic graphics card status.
→The software provides 3 modes for players to choose.
→In overclocking mode, you can see that the power consumption limit has been increased by 10%.
→In the user-defined mode, the frequency, power consumption limit and fan speed can be adjusted.
The lighting effect part is controlled by the software of Polychrome RGB, which can control ASRock motherboards, graphics cards and other products. This time the front aperture, fan, side nameplate and back panel logo of the RX 6800 XT Taichi X can be independent Control the lighting effects, and there is also an ARGB connector on the side, allowing players to control the lighting effects through this software, such as chassis fans, light bars and other lighting products.
→ Polychrome RGB screen list, the left is the product, the upper middle can choose the lighting effect, the lower middle can choose the lighting area to be controlled, and the right is the additional adjustment for the lighting effect.
→List of lighting effect modes.
RX 6800 XT Taichi X performance test
testing platform:
CPU：i9-10900K
MB：ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming
RAM：Galax HOF OC Lab Water Cooling DDR4-4000
VGA: ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC
OS ： Windows 10
First see the GPU-Z information. The core of RX 6800 XT Taichi X is Navi 21 core chip, the process is 7 nm, it has 4608 stream processors, and the memory is SAMSUNG GDDR6 256-bit 16384 MB. The pulse is 2110 MHz, the Boost clock is 2360 MHz, the memory clock is 2000 MHz, and the PCI bandwidth supports PCIe 4.0 x16. However, because I tested using the i9-10900K processor, the test runs with PCIe 3.0 x16.
→ GPU-Z。
3DMark is a performance test software that simulates 3A-level game graphics calculations. The Fire Strike series simulates the running of DX11 games. In the Fire Strike test with FHD resolution, the RX 6800 XT Taichi X scored 33,182 points; 2K resolution In the Fire Strike Extreme test, it scored 21,701 points; in the Fire Strike Ultra test with 4K resolution, it scored 12,652 points.
In the test, it can be found that the Fire Strike Ultra score easily exceeds 10,000. It can be speculated that most AAA games are basically 2160p and it is not a problem to play smoothly, while 1440p and 1080p are basically smooth.
→ 3DMark Fire Strike test.
The DX12 API test is also carried out using 3DMark. The Time Spy series mainly tests the game performance under DX12. The default resolution of the test is 1440p. The RX 6800 XT Taichi X passed the test and scored 16,823 points, while the 2160p image quality Extreme test was obtained. 8,111 points. In the DX12 ray tracing part, Port Royal is a game simulation test with ray tracing technology. The default test resolution is 1440p, which has 9,344 points in this test.
According to the test results, it can be inferred that the DX12 game can basically run smoothly without turning on the light chase at 1440p, but it is basically impossible to turn on the light chase under 2160p, and may not be able to run smoothly. Before the AMD FSR function is officially launched, players can only achieve stability by reducing special effects. Smooth play experience.
→ 3DMark Port Royal, Time Spy test.
→ DirectX Raytracing feature test。
AAA game test-1440p running smoothly, 2160p without strong
In the game test part, several games of different natures are used for testing. First, the game test without open chasing chooses “Dynamic Rebel 2077”, “Watch Dogs: Freedom Legion”, “Control”, “Terror Deep: Exile” , “Forbidden Land 3”, “Assassin’s Creed: Viking Era” and “Fornite” were tested with full special effects, and tested at 1440p and 2160p.
In the test data, it can be seen that all games at 1440p resolution basically have no problem running smoothly, but under 2160p, it is free from strong power. The performance of the 4 optical chasing masterpieces is 30~60 FPS without the optical chasing. , But the other 3 games can stabilize above 60 FPS, and the performance is not bad.
→ AAA game FPS performance.
Light chase game test
In terms of light chasing games, several games such as “Dian Yu Renke 2077”, “Watchdogs: Freedom Legion”, “Control”, “Terror: Exile” and “Fornite” are used. The test is divided into only light chasing and light chasing. Both chase and DLSS are turned on at the same time, and the special effects settings are both the highest in the default, and tested at 1440p and 2160p.
In the test, it can be seen that it is a bit difficult to run the light chase game. It can be maintained at 30~60 FPS at 1440p, but it can be found below 30 FPS at 2160p. It is only basic, “Watch Dogs: Freedom Legion” The two games of “Control” and “Control” are less than 20 FPS, and “Dian Yu Renke 2077” is even less than 10 FPS. If the player wants to finish the game in 4K, it is recommended to directly consider the RX 6900 XT.
→FPS performance of light chasing game.
RX 6800 XT Taichi X temperature and power consumption+-
-Temperature and power consumption tests are based on the highest values of the entire platform, with an i9-10900k processor, through FurMark, Fire Strike Stress Test, GPU-Z, simulation of temperature and power consumption under high load, gaming and standby conditions . The temperature of RX 6800 XT Taichi X is about 38 degrees in standby mode, and the power consumption is 90 W. Under the Fire Strike Stress Test and FurMark 4xMSAA running stress test, the temperature reaches a maximum of about 70 degrees. It can be seen that the performance of the heat dissipation part is not bad. The measured power consumption of the whole machine is up to about 500 W, and the power consumption data is for players to refer to.
→Temperature test.
→Power consumption test.
RX 6800 XT Taichi X summary
This time ASRock has launched the Taichi series of graphics cards. The appearance can be said to be an upgraded version of Phantom Gaming. Through the addition of more three-dimensional elements and lighting design, the overall visual effect is more able to capture the players’ than those common designs. eyeball. But even so, under this special design, it is not too fancy, and overall it is good.
The performance of the RX 6800 XT is not bad. The actual test shows that it is OK to play general AAA masterpieces. However, it will be a bit picky at 2160p resolution. In addition, AMD FSR is not yet in place. It is also suitable for players who want to play light chase games. Not particularly friendly, but if you only want to play games at 1440p or 1080p, the performance of the RX 6800 XT Taichi X will not disappoint you.