AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and 6800 review: A feast for gamers

AMD is officially and undeniably a player once again on the high-end of GPU spectrum. It is unleashing the Radeon RX 6800 XT and 6800 for $650 and $580, respectively, beginning November 18. And these cards are positioned to directly take on Nvidia’s $700 RTX 3080 and $500 RTX 3070. And in my testing, the GPUs trade blows across a number of games. But unlike in the CPU space, where Ryzen clearly tells a tale of superiority through the benchmarks, no clear victor emerges in the battle between Radeon and GeForce. That’s because each company is using different technologies and philosophies that can occasionally lead to big wins for one side or the other.

And while the nuances that set Nvidia and AMD apart might cause you to agonize, I urge you to look at it like this: You can’t go wrong. We’re entering a golden age for superpowered GPU performance.