Aorus Master and Gaming OC, here are Gigabyte's RX 6800 XT and 6800 custom
Source: HW Upgrade added 16th Dec 2020
Gigabyte has revealed information and details about Aorus Master and Gaming OC, its custom proposals based on the projects of the Radeon RX 6800 XT and the RX 6800. Generous dimensions and important cooling systems to make the new AMD GPUs perform at their best.
by Manolo De Agostini published 16 December 2020 , at 08: 41 in the Video Cards channel
Gigabyte Aorus Radeon Ships
Gigabyte presented the video cards custom based on the projects of Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 by AMD . The Taiwanese company offers two lines, Aorus and Gaming , which complement the products with reference design. As for the Aorus Master models, we have two RX 6800 XT and an RX 6800.
In both cases the cards are equipped with a huge cooling solution, capable of occupying 3.2 slots and equipped with three fans that rotate in different directions (the two external ones counterclockwise and the central one clockwise) to reduce turbulence. Under the fans is a huge radiator with multiple heatpipes and a large copper GPU contact base. The whole thing makes up the cooling design nicknamed Max-Covered .
The cards are also equipped with a backplate at the end of which we find an opening that allows the passage of air, in order to push the heat into the upper part of the case so that it is captured by the fans and expelled. Also on the back, the Aorus brand lights up and can be synchronized via Fusion RGB. To power the cards we find two 8-pin PCIe connectors .
One of the most interesting features of these proposals is the LCD screen on the side of the card which can be used for see GPU information (temperatures, frequencies, etc.) or customized at will with text, images and GIFs. As for the frequencies , the Gigabyte RX 6800 XT Aorus Master operates at 2065 MHz (Game Clock) and 2310 MHz (Boost Clock), while the RX 6800 Aorus Master is set to 1980 MHz (Game Clock) and 2190 MHz (Boost Clock).
The cards have two HDMI and two DisplayPorts, but there is also a Type C variant of the XT model that replaces a DisplayPort with a USB Type C . The RX 6800 XT Aorus Master has a US list price of 899 dollars , while the model 6800 is sold to 719 dollars .
As for the Gaming OC models, here is a Windforce 3X cooling system marked by three fans with 11 blades. Also in this case the operation is in alternating direction and there are two 8-pin PCIe connectors for power supply and an output configuration characterized by two HDMI and as many DisplayPort.
The Gigabyte RX 6800 XT Gaming OC comes with a Game Clock of 2045 MHz rising to 2285 MHz in Boost, while the RX model 6800 Gaming OC works a 1925 MHz (Game Clock) and 2155 MHz (Boost Clock). The prices indicated by Gigabyte are respectively 849 and 649 dollars .