Test Methodology
ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X OC |
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HEXUS 2021 Test Platform |
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| Component | Product Page | |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | amd.com |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula (3501) | asus.com |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair Hydro Series H115i | corsair.com |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3200 (2x16GB) | gskill.com |
| Storage | 2TB Corsair MP600 | corsair.com |
| Power Supply | be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1,000W | bequiet.com |
| Network Card | Asus XG-C100C 10GBase-T PCIe Adapter | asus.com |
| Chassis | Fractal Design Define 7 Clear Tempered Glass | fractal-design.com |
| Monitor | Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB | philips.co.uk |
| Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Rapidfire | corsair.com |
| Mouse | Corsair Ironclaw RGB | corsair.com |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | microsoft.com |
Benchmark Suite |
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Synthetic Benchmarks |
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| 3DMark | Time Spy, Time Spy Extreme, Time Spy Extreme Stress Test | |
| Futuremark | DirectX Raytracing Test, Port Royal RT Test, Mesh Shader Test | |
Gaming Benchmarks and Settings |
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| Borderlands 3 | DX12, TAA, Badass Quality | |
| Civilization VI: Gathering Storm | DX11, 4xMSAA, Ultra Quality | |
| DiRT 5 | DX12, AA, Ultra High Quality, RT On | |
| Final Fantasy Shadowbringers | DX11, AA, Maximum Quality | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | DX12, 8xMSAA, Maximum Quality | |
| Gears Tactics | DX12, Best AA, Ultra Quality | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | DX12, TAA, Highest Quality, RT Ultra | |
| Watchdogs Legion | DX12, TAA, Ultra Quality, RT Ultra | |
| World of Tanks enCore RT | DX12, Ultra AA, Ultra Quality, RT Ultra | |
General Benchmarks |
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| Power Consumption | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record system-wide mains power draw when idle and while playing Dirt 5 | |
| Temperature | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature when idle and while playing Dirt 5 | |
| Noise | A PCE-318 meter is used to record noise levels when idle and while playing Dirt 5 | |
Notes
We could easily have put this card into our 2020 suite and shown you that it's on average 3.1 per cent faster than the MBA Radeon RX 6800 XT. That will tell you nothing really new.
However, as a suitable bridge between the older suite and 2021 iteration, which takes in considerably more ray tracing and includes a CPU upgrade to a Ryzen 9 5950X run on the latest BIOS, we have chosen to display the ASRock Taichi X's results in isolation, run on the latest drivers and Windows Update. This still provides enough performance evaluation to determine the quality of the underlying technology from AMD.
The next set will include a few comparison cards when a certain Nvidia card surfaces later on in the month.
