• Axial-tech fan design has been enhanced with more fan blades and a new rotation scheme.
• Dual ball fan bearings can last up to twice as long as sleeve bearing designs.
• An all-aluminum shroud, reinforced frame, and metal backplate enhance durability.
• MaxContact heat spreader features a super flat surface for improved thermal transfer.
• A 144-hour validation program puts cards through a series of stringent tests to ensure compatibility with the latest games.
• A vented backplate prevents hot air from recirculating through the cooling array.
• GPU Tweak II provides intuitive performance tweaking, thermal controls, and system monitoring.

BUILT TUF

The TUF GAMING Radeon RX 6800 XT is a tenacious beast with a tough metal exterior, super-efficient cooling, and components that offer enhanced endurance. An all-metal shroud houses three powerful axial-tech fans with dual ball fan bearings and extra blades. Under the exoskeleton, a thick heatsink keeps thermals under tight control and TUF components, selected for maximum durability and performance, keep the card ahead of the pack. You asked for a mean machine... this one is ready for action.

BIGGER, BETTER COOLING

This generation, our Axial-tech fan design has matured with an increased blade count on all three fans: 13 on the center fan and 11 on the auxiliary fans. The barrier rings on the side fans have been slimmed down to allow for more lateral intake and to provide better airflow through the cooling array. The center fan’s extra blades and full-height ring provide boosted static pressure to blast air directly onto the GPU heat spreader. The fan design growth is specifically optimized for a massive new heatsink that features more fins and surface area than previous iterations.

MAXCONTACT

To get heat up off the die and into the heatsink array, we’ve engaged MaxContact technology to polish the surface of the heat spreader and improve smoothness at the microscopic level. The extra flatness allows for better contact with the die for enhanced thermal transfer.

2.9-SLOT DESIGN

The heat spreader draws heat up into heatpipes that carry it through a fin stack that fills most of the card’s large, 2.9-slot footprint.