The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6900 XT graphics cards have been on the market for well over a year, and they are still selling for considerably above MSRP. Of course, the ongoing global chip scarcity is to blame, with gamers being forced to spend up to twice the MSRP to get their hands on the cards from third-party merchants. Even though existing RX 6800 XT/6900 XT SKUs are difficult to come by, MSI is pressing forward with updated models that could end up on our list of the best graphics cards.
The first is MSI’s redesigned Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G, which replaces the X with a Z. Its game clock jumps from 2045 to 2065 MHz, a tiny 20 MHz increase. Similarly, the maximum boost clock has increased to 2310 MHz from 2285 MHz. Because of the minor clock increases, MSI hasn’t changed the card’s TDP, which remains at 300 watts.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G comes next. The game clock on this card has been increased from 2105 MHz to 2235 MHz, giving it even more performance. MSI has increased the boost frequency from 2340 MHz to a blistering 2425 MHz, making this one of the fastest Radeon RX 6900 XT cards on the market. The RX 6900 XT Gaming Z, like its RX 6800 XT Gaming Z predecessor, has a 300-watt TDP.
Unlike the previous Gaming X graphics cards, which had a graphene-reinforced backplate, the new Gaming Z graphics cards have an aluminum backplate. A Tri Frozr 2 cooling system with triple Torx 4.0 fans, precision-machined core pipes, and the ability to turn down the fans while the GPU isn’t in use is still included, which helps to reduce acoustics. And, as a course, Mystic Light support is available for RGB enthusiasts.
The 4,608 stream processors (5120 for the Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z), 16GB of 16 Gbps GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit memory bus, three 8-pin power connectors, three DisplayPort 1.3 ports, and one HDMI 2.1 port remain the same.
There is no word on pricing or availability for the new Gaming Z cards at this time. However, regardless of the MSRP of these cards, we expect the actual street costs to remain astronomically high for the foreseeable future.
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