Packaging

The Card

The MSI GeForce RTX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio is a huge piece of hardware. We've seen this massive cooler design on several other MSI cards before, both for AMD and NVIDIA. Visually, the card looks identical to the MSI RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio. On the back, you'll find a high-quality backplate out of metal.


Dimensions of the card are 32 x 14 cm, and it weighs 1575 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.

Teardown

MSI's heatsink is huge, the main component provides cooling for the GPU and memory chips. Six heatpipes quickly move any heat away from the GPU core, to a large array of fins, where it is dissipated in the airflow of the three fans.


Once the main heatsink is removed, three additional components become visible. A metal reinforcement bar is run along the top edge, which helps prevent sagging. Two additional heatsinks provide cooling for the VRM circuitry.


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