High-End AMD: Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ Tear-Down

We&taking apart Sapphire&RX 6700 XT Nitro+ in this review, following-up our RX 6700 XT reference disassembly. The Nitro model is well-built, but teeters close to higher-end cards in price. Our disassembly of the Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ closely analyzes the build quality, repairability of the card (excellent, by the way), the PCB choices, fan and cooler choices, and compares interesting thermal paste characteristic similarities against the reference model. The Sapphire card is built well, but its pricing -- as an unfortunate side effect -- will position it close enough to RTX 3070 or RX 6800 territory that it starts to become worth considering low-end cards in the next tier up. There&something to be said for a well-built card at a lower tier, though, and we&explore that argument today. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Sapphire&RX 6700 XT Nitro+ 03:03 - Fan Design on the Sapphire Nitro 05:49 - Removing the Cooler 08:16 - Finstack and Heatpipe Layout 13:41 - Backplate Removed & What&Underneath 16:47 - PCB Design & Differences 19:46 - More on the Heatsink & Fans 21:58 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce...