Packaging

The Card

ASRock's card uses the same design as the RX 6900 XT OC Formula, which combines green with a mostly black color theme. On the back, you'll find a high-quality metal backplate in matching colors, with an "OC Formula" Gold accent.


Dimensions of the card are 33 x 13.5 cm, and it weighs 1868 g.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity includes three standard DisplayPort 1.4 and one HDMI 2.1.


The card has three 8-pin power inputs. This configuration is rated for up to 525 W of power draw.


The AMD Radeon RX 6000 series doesn't support multi-GPU. There are two switches: one for the RGB illumination and the other for the dual BIOS feature. Want to turn off all RGB lighting quickly? On ASRock, you can do that via a physical switch—no software necessary. The dual BIOS switch lets you toggle between the performance BIOS (default) and "quiet" BIOS, which runs the card at lower clock and voltage with a more relaxed fan curve.

Teardown

ASRock's card design makes it easy to remove the cooler shroud from the card. The fan assembly is made from thick metal that feels extremely solid. It's probably the most massive shroud I ever reviewed.


Under the fan assembly is a large heatsink with eight heatpipes; it cools not only the GPU, but also the memory chips and VRM circuitry. This cooler is identical to the one on the RX 6900 XT OC Formula.


The backplate is made out of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling. Note the thermal pads, which help soak up a little bit of extra heat from the GPU area on the other side of the PCB.