Wednesday, February 17th 2021
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT TOXIC Pictured: Lugs a 360mm AIO
Here are some of the first pictures of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT TOXIC, the company's [hopefully] flagship RX 6900 XT product, until it decides to revive even the "Atomic" brand. This features a hybrid liquid+air cooling solution not unlike the ASUS ROG STRIX RX 6900 XT LC. An all-in-one, closed-loop, liquid cooler pulls heat from the GPU and memory, while a fan-heatsink with a noise-optimized fan handles ancillaries such as the VRM.
The AIO CLC part of the card is characterized by a large 360 mm x 120 mm radiator, with a trio of ARGB illuminated 120 mm fans included. Nylon-sleeved tubing connects it to the card. On the card's side, we see ARGB embellishments along the 100 mm fan, and the cooler shroud. The card draws power from a trio of power connectors, and VideoCardz reports that this could be a combination of two 8-pin and one 6-pin. We can also spot a dual-BIOS switch. The clock speeds of the card are still unknown, we expect it to be higher than the air-cooled NITRO+ cards.
Update 21:26 UTC: The card is now listed at Newegg for $1640, with an availability date of Feb 17th.
Sources:
VideoCardz, Newegg
The AIO CLC part of the card is characterized by a large 360 mm x 120 mm radiator, with a trio of ARGB illuminated 120 mm fans included. Nylon-sleeved tubing connects it to the card. On the card's side, we see ARGB embellishments along the 100 mm fan, and the cooler shroud. The card draws power from a trio of power connectors, and VideoCardz reports that this could be a combination of two 8-pin and one 6-pin. We can also spot a dual-BIOS switch. The clock speeds of the card are still unknown, we expect it to be higher than the air-cooled NITRO+ cards.
Update 21:26 UTC: The card is now listed at Newegg for $1640, with an availability date of Feb 17th.
39 Comments on Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT TOXIC Pictured: Lugs a 360mm AIO
Surprised they went 360mm I hope they release a 6800XT model with a 240mm or 280mm.
Good on AMD reaching parity in rasterisation though!
Nevertheless overpriced vaporware sadly.
This GPU has a Max Power draw of 450 Watts which is 150 watts above reference.
Warranty is a non-issue. Most vendors won't have any clue if you just put the stock cooler back on before sending in for RMA, unless there's some clear evidence of water damage. And cards that have a waterblock already on them are covered by Warranty like any other card that vendor offers.
The point is, you made a comment which supported different water blocks, or even reservoirs/pumps/radiators/tubing, this card is in all-in-one package with a warranty. If you are a consumer that desires a water block to your specific standards, there is a large water block market already established. So, to criticize manufactures for selling an all-in-one package because you would rather have a different water block is mute, and money wasted on a card like this anyhow.