Kind: captionsLanguage: en`- They were holding out on us. AMD had been quietly building up its Radeon GPU lineup, and we finally got our hands on some information about their latest offering: the 6950 XT. We're excited to dive into the details of this new card and see how it stacks up against the competition.

The 6950 XT is an exact clone of the existing 6900 XT, meaning that it uses the same silicon architecture as its predecessor. But don't let that fool you - AMD has managed to squeeze out some extra performance from these chips. The company's engineers have been busy fine-tuning the GPU's clock speeds and tweaking its thermal design to make it run cooler and more efficiently.

One of the first things we noticed about the 6950 XT was its power consumption. With a TDP of around 450 Watts, this card is certainly not for the faint of heart. We were pleasantly surprised to find that our test system was able to handle the heat without any issues, but we did notice that the hotspot temperatures were higher than expected. It's clear that AMD has done some serious work to cool this GPU.

But what really caught our attention was the 6950 XT's performance. In our testing, we found that it was able to trade blows with more expensive GPUs in certain games and scenarios. This is a significant improvement over the 6900 XT, which was already one of the top performers in its class. The question remains, though: at what cost? With a launch price of $1100, this card is certainly not for everyone.

Despite the steep price tag, we can't help but feel that the 6950 XT represents a good value proposition for those who want a high-end GPU without breaking the bank. After all, AMD's current pricing strategy seems to be working in their favor - many Radeon GPUs are available at launch prices or even lower than expected.

As we continued testing the 6950 XT, we couldn't help but think about the implications of its release. With more affordable options on the market, AMD is able to attract a wider range of customers and establish itself as a major player in the high-end GPU market. It's clear that the company has been working hard to improve its products and gain an advantage over its competitors.

One thing that did strike us as odd, though, was AMD's approach to supply chain management. According to the company, the 6950 XT will be contributing to a larger increase in Radeon GPU production. This makes sense - with more demand for high-end GPUs, AMD needs to ensure that it can meet the shortfall and provide enough cards to its customers.

But what about the retail pricing of these new GPUs? We noticed that some models were available at launch prices, while others were significantly higher than expected. It's clear that AMD has been trying to create a sense of urgency around the release of these cards - but is this strategy working in their favor?

As we wrap up our testing of the 6950 XT, we can't help but feel a sense of excitement about what the future holds for AMD and its customers. With more affordable options on the market, it's clear that the company is making strides in the right direction. And with the introduction of new GPUs like this one, it seems likely that we'll see even more competition in the high-end GPU market.

The 6950 XT is certainly not a game-changer - but it's an important step forward for AMD. By offering a more affordable alternative to more expensive GPUs, the company is able to attract a wider range of customers and establish itself as a major player in the industry. Whether or not this card will be enough to push AMD into the top spot remains to be seen - but one thing is certain: it's an exciting time for PC gamers.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en`- They were holding out on us.AMD's launching yet another GPU,and now with the GPU shortages(knocking wood)maybe coming to an end heck!Maybe you'll even be ableto get one of these at MSRP.But why is this called the6950 XT? That's weird isn't it?And that's not the only thingthat's weird about this.Let's get into it. But first,let's get into our sponsor.- KiwiCo.KiwiCo ships out crates thatcontain hands-on projectsfor kids to help developtheir creative confidenceand problem-solving skills.Learn more at the end of the videoor right now at the link below.(upbeat music)- Wanna know why this GPU is weird?Well, it's because itis the exact same GPUas this one, the 6900 XT.Almost literally nothing has changed.It's the same silicon,same amount of memory,same infinity cache,same almost everything.The only differences are that the memoryis rated for 18 Gigabytesper second instead of 16,and higher Core Clocks.How high? Less than 5%more across the board.But the board has morethan 11% higher power?What is AMD thinking?How could these tiny tweakspossibly represent enough of a differenceto justify a whole new SKU?Well, they didn't giveus a whole lot of timeto figure it out.And they didn't even seedus a founder's edition card,instead letting MSI handle it,giving us their Gaming X Trio SKU.To compare against, we haveall of the strongest cards,but the one to watch out foris the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti,since on paper it is the price competitor.Things start off wellfor AMD with F1 2021'straditional rasterization performanceclearly favoring team red'sinfinity cache implementationthat puts both the 6900XT and the new 6500 XTwell ahead of the RTX 3090 Ti.As much of a strengthas infinity cache is,ray tracing is still Nvidia's home turfand AMD loses by as much as itgains when we switched it on.This pattern holds for Far Cry 6 too,although the performance gapwith ray tracing disabledisn't as wide as it was for F1,neither is Nvidia's leadwith ray tracing enabled.With a 6950 XT basicallyneck and neck with 3090 Ti.Forza Horizon 4 and HITMAN 3both repeat F1 2021'sresults almost perfectly,with a significant lead forteam red's refreshed GPUbut Microsoft Flight Simulatorappears to heavily favor Nvidiawith a massive 24% lead inthe minimum frame rates.CS:GO puts a cap on itwith another performance canyon eventwith frame rates so high, you'reunlikely to notice anyway.Productivity, though, once AMD's domainin the years before RTX cards,is now firmly in Nvidia's hands,with significantperformance gaps in blenderand we're not even usingthe RTX accelerated optics render here.The performance of the 6950 XTis not unusable by any means,but you can get this level of performancewith a significantly cheapercard from team green.PugetBench is interestingbecause while the test resultsare more or less the sameacross Creative Cloud,that premiere score onthe 6950 XT is a standout.More than just outpacing the 6900 XT,it pushes past even the RTX3090 Ti to take the crown hereby about as much as thatcard beats the 3080 Ti.LuxMark swings the pendulumback to NVIDIA, however,as does Indigo Benchmark.AMD's RDNA 2 simply isn'tas good at these tasksas NVIDIA ampere detector is,at least with these implementations.And we can see more ofthat with SPECviewperf,where 3DS Max, CATIA and Creoall see Radeons following behind.The bump in memory bandwidthdoes allow the 6950 XTto pull ahead of the packin energy and medical tests,although Solidworks is a bloodbath.Although it's worth notingthat SPECviewperf is using Solidworks 2022while expanded GPU support landed in 2021.Thankfully, SPEC has anapplication benchmarkfor Solidworks 2021,and we have a license,so after forcing the real viewaccelerator to run on HTPU,well it's a lot closerbut still about 25%slower than team green.As with any GPU that'sfactory overclocked,the thermal data should betaken with a grain of salt.With that said, our MSIGaming X Trio capped outat around the same high70s core temperatureas the AMD-built 6900 XT,which is slightly higherthan either G-Force card,but still pretty manageable.Why not higher?Well, the hotspot temperaturestell a different story,with the 6950 XT having around the mid-90sat the hottest sensor, and the3090 just going to the moon.That sensor is probably memory,as we've seen those in thepast, but still, just... wow.The 3090 Ti doesn't even get that high,although it is the EVGA FTW3with a big beefy cooler.Kind of like our swacketsfrom lttstore.com.Beefy, but not too beefy.Good most of the year up herein the Great White North.Now we do need to have adiscussion about power consumption.In our testing, the 6950XT hard around 450 Watts,with a peak of over 500,which is just ridiculous.Only the RTX 3090 Ti goeshigher, and not by all that much.AMD tells us this isn't normal behavior,so it's definitely like MSI herewith their factory overclock,but it's yet another indicatorof the terrifying futurewhere GPUs - and especiallythird party cards -will drop ever-more power ina bid to one up each other,even it means we need a dedicatedcircuit just for our PC.All for a factory overclock, God.For what it's worth,that factory overclockwas relatively stable,although it did declinefrom 2.5 GHz to around 2.42.It's worth mentioning that stock Hertzwill often overshoot the boost clocksif they're able to anyway,so it's tough to say what areference 6950 XT might lookbased on this data alone.At the end of the day,you're paying 10% morefor 10% more performance.Which, in the samegeneration, is fine by me.Especially consideringthe premium Nvidia placedon the RTX 3090 Ti.But there are some questionsthat remain unanswered here.This card is the exact samesilicon as the 6900 XT,which means AMD binned themso they could sell themat a higher price pointrather than contributeto the 6900 XT supply.That AMD told us these GPUswill be adding to supplysupports that theory.But when you look at the retail pricingfor the 6900 XT as of writing,the conclusion of corporategreed you might come tobecomes less clear.Yeah, some cards are availableat around the original launch price,but a lot of them are as expensive or morethan the 6950 XT that launches today.So you're spending less money overallfor a better GPU out of the box,assuming you can get one ofthese for its $1100 launch priceAll of which is to say I don't hate this.True, it's not a game changer,and it's far from a goodvalue for productivity,but it doesn't have to beeither of those things.From our testing it at minimumtrades blows and gamingwith a GPU that costs nearlydouble, depending on the game.At a time when availabilityand pricing for Radeon GPUsis coming back down to Earth,this puts AMD in a positionwhere paradoxically they're over $1000 GPUis a good deal by comparison.I can't believe I just said that.But I can believe that I'm gonnatell you about our sponsor.- KiwiCo! KiwiCo is amonthly subscription serviceto help introduce and makeSTEM topics fun and engagingfor kids of all ages.They believe if you startlearning small things today,you can peruse world-changingideas tomorrow.Each crate is designed by expertsand contains everythingyou need to complete itwith detailed kid-friendly instructions.Maybe even I can understand it.This means you don't needto run off to the storeto get extra supplieslike glue or scissors.KiwiCo offers nine subscription lines,each catering to differentage groups and topics,but the crate we havehere is at kiwi levelfor kids aged 3 and up.That teaches accounting,sorting and fine motor skills.Another one is the tinker levelfor your tweens and teens,aged nine to 16, which explores airborneand fluid dynamics with an air cannon.KiwiCo is a great way tokeep kids occupied for hoursso that they just leave you aloneand they now ship to over40 different countries.With KiwiCo you're not justteaching your kids to buy,you're teaching them to build.So go to kiwico.com/LTT30and you get 30% off yourfirst month on any crate.- So thanks for watching,hit like, get subscribed,and maybe after this you wanna see...Well, we didn't put an AMD GPUin it, but the Hotwheels PC,we put an RTX 3090 in itand it was freaking sweet.\n"