AMD launches Radeon RX 6900 Liquid Cooled with even more performance
AMD has unveiled its flagship GPU from Radeon RX 6000 series, the RX 6900 XT LC.
A hybrid cooling solution attached to an external 120mm radiator with a single fan are not the only changes in comparison to the vanilla RX 6900 XT model. The RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled SKU features higher clock speeds as well as increased TBP to 330W. Those changes alone will provide a noticeable performance uplift to Navi 21 GPUs. What is also striking to learn is that this model will have faster memory, up to 18 Gbps. This will increase the maximum bandwidth to 576 GB/s.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT LC has a game clock of 2250 MHz and a boost clock of 2435 MHz, this is respectively 235 MHz and 185 MHz higher than the air-cooled variant. There are otherwise no changes to the specifications, the graphics card is still based on Navi 21 XT GPU, although an updated one to XTXH variant.
AMD RADEON™ RX 6900 XT LIQUID COOLED GRAPHICS CARD
POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCEThe AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled graphics card represent the forefront of extreme engineering and design, delivering ultra-high frame rates and serious 4K gaming. With a premium single radiator fan attached to a sleek shroud, the AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled graphics card enables the best of 4K gaming with ultra-high frame rates at max settings, with the noise and temperature benefits of liquid cooling designs. Powerful new compute units, an all-new AMD Infinity Cache, and 16GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory, enable the ultimate future-ready gaming experience. Leap into 4K gaming, explore ultra-high frame rates, and tackle content creation workflows, with state-of-the-art AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled graphics card in your system.
The graphics card appears to be limited to system integrators for now and has already been announced by US , Japanese and UK-based retailers . That said, there is no official MSRP for this model or any information on DIY market availability.
The full specifications provided by a Japanese site:
| AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series Specifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | Radeon RX 6900XT LC | Radeon RX 6900XT | Radeon RX 6800XT | Radeon RX 6800 |
| Picture |  |  | |  |
| GPU | Navi 21 XTXH | Navi 21 XTX | Navi 21 XT | Navi 21 XL |
| Compute Units | 80 | 80 | 72 | 60 |
| Cores | 5120 | 5120 | 4608 | 3840 |
| Game Clock | 2250MHz | 2015 MHz | 2015 MHz | 1815 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2435 MHz | 2250 MHz | 2250 MHz | 2105 MHz |
| Memory | 16GB G6 | 16GB G6 | 16GB G6 | 16GB G6 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Speed | 18 Gbps | 16 Gbps | 16 Gbps | 16 Gbps |
| Typical Power | 330W | 300W | 300W | 250W |
| Dimensions | TBC | 26.67 x 11.98 x 4.98 cm | 26.67 x 11.98 x 4.98 cm | 26.67 x 11.975 x 3.98 cm |
| Height | 2-slot | 2.5-slot | 2.5-slot | 2-slot |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1 2x DP 1.4a 1x USB-Type-C | 1x HDMI 2.1 2x DP 1.4a 1x USB-Type-C | 1x HDMI 2.1 2x DP 1.4a 1x USB-Type-C | 1x HDMI 2.1 3x DP 1.4a |
| Launch Date | June 2021 | December 2020 | November 2020 | November 2020 |
| MSRP | TBC | 999 USD | 649 USD | 579 USD |