Packaging

The Card

The ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT STRIX OC shares the same impressive looks and cooler shroud with other STRIX cards from the GeForce 30 and Radeon RX 6000 Series. I really like the new look ASUS created; it's clean, yet powerful with its metal highlights on the front and back of the card.


Dimensions of the card are 32 x 14 cm, and it weighs 1664 g.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


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


The card has two 8-pin power inputs. This configuration is rated for up to 375 W of power draw.


Two fan headers near the back of the card can be used to connect case fans to the graphics card. These fans will now run in sync with the graphics card fans—stopped when idle and at increasing speed depending on the GPU temperature. Since the graphics card is the primary heat source in most computers, this makes a lot of sense and helps keep noise levels down.


The AMD Radeon RX 6000 series doesn't support multi-GPU. Instead, ASUS has placed their dual BIOS switch in this area. The "P"erformance BIOS is the default, and the "Q"uiet BIOS will run a more relaxed fan curve to reduce noise levels.

Teardown

The ASUS thermal solution uses seven heatpipes. The main cooling assembly also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuitry.


Once the main heatsink is removed, a metal frame becomes visible, which helps stabilize the card against sagging and bending. It also cools some VRMs.


The backplate is made out of metal and protects the card against damage during installation and handling.