ASUS expects Radeon RX 6800 series to be sold out within minutes

ASUS warns of limited Radeon RX 6000 supply

ASUS Nordic representative, David Hammer, has commented on Radeon RX 6800XT and RX 6800 graphics card stock situation at launch. According to the message posted on SweClockers forums, ASUS is expecting cards to sell out quickly – the stock might be gone within a few minutes, he adds.

It is no secret that custom models will be available a bit later. We were told that the embargo on RX 6800 partners cards ends a week later than reference models, but the date has not been confirmed yet. It would make sense for the AIB cards sale embargo to lift on November 25th though.

ASUS representative claims that the supply of Radeon RX 6800XT models will be even more limited than the non-XT series. The latter features a 60 CU variant of Navi 21 graphics processors and a slightly less capable cooling solution. This model is rated at 250W TBP, while the 6800XT and 6900XT are both 300W.

At launch, only reference models are to be expected, which according to our information are all manufactured by Sapphire.

ASUS Rep David Hammer on Radeon RX 6800 series availability (machine translation), Source: SweClockers

ASUS has already showcased its custom models based on the RDNA2 architecture. The manufacturer is planning two ROG STRIX models, one featuring an AIO cooling solution (ROG STRIX LC) and a model with three fans, which has the same design as GeForce RTX 30 graphics cards, the ROG STRIX.

ASUS Radeon RX 6800 (TX) ROG STRIX LC & Radeon RX 6800 (XT) ROG STRIX

ASUS also revealed plans for RX 6800 TUF series, featuring a beefy triple-fan and triple-slot cooling solution. ASUS GeForce RTX 30 TUF series received very positive feedback at the Ampere RTX launch due to relatively good cooling solution and pricing very close to NVIDIA’s MSRP.

ASUS Radeon RX 6800 (TX) TUF

AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series Specifications
VideoCardz	Radeon RX 6900XT	Radeon RX 6800XT	Radeon RX 6800
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GPU	Navi 21 XTX	Navi 21 XT	Navi 21 XL
Compute Units	80	72	60
Stream Processors	5120	4608	3840
Ray Accelerators	80	72	60
Texture Units	320	288	240
ROPs	128	128	96
Game Clock	2015 MHz	2015 MHz	1815 MHz
Boost Clock	2250 MHz	2250 MHz	2105 MHz
Memory	16GB G6	16GB G6	16GB G6
Infinity Cache	128 MB	128 MB	128 MB
Memory Clock	16 Gbps	16 Gbps	16 Gbps
Memory Bandwidth	512 GB/s	512 GB/s	512 GB/s
Memory Bus	256-bit	256-bit	256-bit
Total Board Power	300W	300W	250W
MSRP	999 USD	649 USD	579 USD
Release Date	December 8	November 18	November 18

Source: SweClockers Forums