AMD in talks with AIBs to allow custom Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics cards

AMD is allegedly considering allowing its board partners to launch custom Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics cards.

Custom AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT might happen

Prior to launch, we reported that AMD had not confirmed to AIBs the existence of Radeon RX 6900 XT SKU, although the AIBs we spoke with already knew about it. The announcement of reference AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT earlier this week and the few custom Radeon RX 6800 XT models yesterday, does appear to

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EVGA launches GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 and FTW3 series

EVGA outs four GeForce RTX 3070 models

Well, technically there are three models, but one model will be available in a limited ‘launch edition’ with a t-shirt. EVGA announced XC3 and FTW3 cards featuring custom PCB designs.

The flagship model called FTW3 Ultra is a 2.75-slot design with three fans and dual 8-pin power connectors. This card will ship with factory-overclocking at 1815 MHz. EVGA has put a price tag of 6

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GIGABYTE and SAPPHIRE reveal Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 graphics cards

Both manufacturers have not yet shown their custom RX 6800 series.

Gigabyte and Sapphire announce Radeon RX 6800 series

Gigabyte was the first manufacturer to reveal its reference-based Radeon RX 6800 series. These cards are not manufactured by Gigabyte, but produced by AMD and sold by Gigabyte. The only thing that Gigabyte does to these cards is packaging and a fancy sticker, which can be seen applied on the side of the graphics card in the pictures below.

Gigabyte confirmed it will be

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MSI reveals Radeon RX 6800 XT GAMING X TRIO

MSI showcases custom Radeon RX 6800 XT GAMING X TRIO

MSI has also today revealed the custom design featuring AMD’s Navi 21 GPU based on RDNA2 architecture. The graphics card presented by MSI today is based on Raden RX 6800 XT SKU, which has 4608 Stream Processors and 16 GB of GDDR6 memory.

The Radeon card shown by MSI features a very similar design to the Gaming series based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 cards featuring Ampere architecture. The MSI

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(PR) ASUS reveals custom Radeon RX 6800 ROG STRIX LC, ROG STRIX OC and TUF series

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CHECK OUT ALL THE RADEON RX 6800 XT AND RX 6800 GRAPHICS CARDS FROM ROG AND TUF GAMING

Big Navi is here. The Radeon RX 6000 series and the underlying RDNA 2 GPU architecture herald a new era of Radeon graphics power. To get the most out of these exciting new GPUs, ASUS engineers have been hard at work developing custom versions that deliver the high performance, low temperatures, and quiet operation that enthusiasts expect. Whether you choose ROG Strix or

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Intel

Intel confirms 11th Gen Core “Rocket Lake-S” features Cypress Cove (Ice Lake) core architecture

Intel has officially confirmed its upcoming Rocket Lake-S series.

Intel confirms Rocket Lake-S with Cypress Cove cores

In an unexpected move, Intel decided to reveal the details on the Rocket Lake-S desktop series just a week before AMD launches its Ryzen 5000 series based on Zen3 architecture. The speculation ends here, the Rocket Lake-S series are indeed 8 core/16 thread at maximum.

Intel confirmed that Rocket Lake-S will rely on Cypress Cove architecture, which was speculated earlier

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PowerColor teases Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Devil

PowerColor preps Radeon RX 6800 XT, announces giveaway

PowerColor is teasing its upcoming Red Devil, a custom variant of the just-announced Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card. In a very short video posted on social media, the company reveals that the Red Devil will be a triple-fan design with a full cover backplate.

At the same manufacturer announced a giveaway of said model. No details on this promotion are available yet, but one would guess that Powercolor will provide more details on the

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Custom Cards Review Roundup

Custom NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Reviews

Today NVIDIA launches its GeForce RTX  3070 graphics card. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with 8nm Ampere GA104-300 GPU with 5888 CUDA cores. The graphics card features 8GB of GDDR6 non-X memory.

We have already learned how fast is the Founders Edition but today is the day we can read the reviews of custom models:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Reviews
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(Driver) NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 457.09 WHQL

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Intel

EK preparing water blocks for AMD Radeon RX 6000 and Ryzen 5000 series

EKWB already developing water cooling solutions for AMD new ecosystem

Frank Azor, AMD’s Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions, announced yesterday that AMD has been working closely with its partners to deliver compatible holistic cooling solutions for the upcoming next-generation AMD ecosystem. The manufacturer showcased first water cooling solutions with a streamlined design for the Ryzen 5000 series and Radeon RX 6000 ecosystem.

AMD will be releasing both Zen3 CPUs and RDNA2 GPUs within the same month. The ecosystem featuring both architectures will benefit

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