Review on 💥 XFX Speedster MERC319 RX 6900 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort, USB-C, AMD RDNA 2 by Blake Mannasseh

It's expensive. Let's get that out of the way. The manufacturer's recommended retail price is significantly higher than that of the reference model. However, you get at least a 5% improvement over the benchmark. Let's talk about noise. The fans don't spin, it's quiet on the desktop or when watching a video. It's quieter than my 2080 in games but could be even quieter if you're running AMD software and selecting the undervoltage preset. Undervoltage improves FPS from -1% to +1%. Maybe within the margin of error. However, this reduces the card's power consumption at full load by 10% compared to the standard. Less power, less heat, less fan rotation. Nice quiet game. (Continuous 0.5% improvement in 3dmark - Timespy Extreme, within error.) Okay, what about overclocking? When *Rage* is enabled via AMD software, it's the same as my 2080, which was stock. Still quieter than expected. This gives a 2%-4% increase in FPS (BFV). I don't know anything about manual overclocking; I only used presets. (1.5% improvement in the extreme 3DMark Temporal Espionage test. Above the margin of error.) SIZE: This is worth mentioning. It barely fit in my suitcase with my front radiator. I am talking about a distance of less than 4 mm. Be sure to measure before buying. I haven't and I was lucky. My case is a little smaller than average and if I didn't have a front heatsink I wouldn't have an issue. I think it's worth the extra cost. Yes, that's MUCH more than the price of the stock MSRP card. But for the price, you get great build quality and a significant increase in performance. WEAKNESSES: The biggest downside to this card, say 3090, that I've seen is software relearning. AMD has a very different software than what I'm used to. However, I'm getting used to it and actually starting to prefer it.