ASUS Announces ROG Strix and TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 Series Graphics Cards

Fremont, California (October 29, 2020) - ASUS today announced a new lineup of ROG Strix and TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ 6000 Series graphics cards. The new AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series and the underlying RDNA™ 2 GPU gaming architecture herald a new era of Radeon™ graphics power. To get the most out of these exciting new GPUs, ASUS engineers have been hard at work developing ROG Strix and TUF Gaming graphics cards that deliver the high performance, low temperatures and quiet operation that enthusiasts expect.

The ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT puts a big chill on Big Navi

The Radeon™ RX 6800 XT is one of the most powerful GPUs that AMD has ever built. As ASUS engineers began to sketch out the ROG Strix card, the raw power of the Radeon™ RX 6800 XT spurred design of a cooling system that could unleash its full potential. During this process, the ASUS team naturally turned to liquid cooling. PC enthusiasts the world over are already familiar with the benefits of all-in-one liquid cooling systems for their CPUs, and many of them have even added similar systems to their graphics cards using aftermarket kits to pursue the outer limits of GPU performance.

The ROG Strix LC Radeon™ RX 6800 XT fuses the power of air and liquid cooling out of the box. It is designed from the ground up with a custom liquid cooling module that's specifically tailored to the needs of a graphics card. A large cold plate cools both the GPU die and the GDDR6 memory modules that ring the chip. The heat from those components is transferred directly into the liquid cooling loop rather than into the case's internal environment. At the other end of the loop, a 240 mm radiator strikes the right balance between high cooling potential and broad compatibility with the mounting points available in today's PC cases. A low-noise blower fan and low-profile heat sink within the shroud of the graphics card ensures the power-delivery circuitry stays cool.

However it is mounted in a PC, the ROG Strix LC Radeon™ RX 6800 XT seamlessly integrates with the build. The card is equipped with especially long 600 mm coolant hoses to allow for more mounting options in a case, even in EATX enclosures with cavernous interiors. The hoses are sleeved in textile webbing to protect against abrasion and to add an extra touch of class to the system.

To move heat out of the loop, a pair of custom-designed 120 mm radiator fans that are optimized for both high CFMs and static pressure keep air moving through the closely packed fins of the heat exchanger. As with other ROG Strix cards, the ROG Strix LC Radeon™ RX 6800 XT's onboard FanConnect II headers can be connected to a pair of system fans. These headers let connected case fans respond directly to changes in GPU or CPU temperatures, increasing airflow right when it's needed.

Learn more about the ROG Strix LC Radeon™ RX 6800 XT at ROG.ASUS.com

The ROG Strix RX 6800 flies high with a full complement of ROG innovations

Alongside the Radeon™ RX 6800 XT, AMD is also announcing the AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 to bring 'Big Navi' performance to more midrange systems.