Tear-Down: AMD RX 6800 XT Disassembly & Quality Inspection

We're tearing down the AMD RX 6800 XT reference video card today, including a look at hole spacing, (unique) die size, thermal pads, thermal design, and comparisons to other cards. Taking apart the RX 6800 XT reference design isn't difficult and, to AMD's advantage, we didn't encounter any glue. That said, it's also not an impressive design, and perhaps explains why the card runs up above the 100-degree range with an overclock. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - AMD RX 6800 XT Cooler Walk-Through 01:29 - Internet Discovers Air Goes Through Holes 02:50 - NVIDIA RTX 20 Founders Edition vs. RX 6800 XT Design 03:40 - Removing the Backplate 05:31 - No Thermal Pads When Stock 05:45 - AMD RX 6800 XT RDNA2 Hole Spacing for Water Cooling 07:15 - Removing the Cooler Hardware 09:28 - Separating the PCB & Cooler 15:00 - Shroud & Cooler Separation 16:46 - RX 6800 XT Fan Specs 19:24 - 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 paid content or «sponsored content» (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers...