Finally, AMD has announced its long-awaited Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards The new Radeon RX 6800 XT may prove to be the most popular in the series, offering fantastic 4K gaming power comparable to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 at a lower price

Powered by AMD's new RDNA 2 architecture, the RX 6800 XT (along with the lower-priced RTX 6800 and the flagship RX 6900 XT) is one of the largest GPU releases from AMD, with key features like DirectX Raytracing, variable rate shading and other key features to deliver the most immersive PC gaming experience to date Here is everything you need to know about this new AMD powerhouse, including pricing, release date, and specs

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is priced at $649 This is slightly more expensive than the $579 RX 6800, but much more accessible than the $999 RX 6900 XT

The RX 6800 XT is also slightly below the $699 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, Nvidia's closest competitor in terms of specs and performance

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is currently scheduled to be available on November 18 alongside the standard RX 6800 If you want the more powerful 6900 XT, you will have to wait until December 8

The RX 6800 XT promises up to 54 percent more performance per watt compared to the previous generation RX 5700 XT card, bringing a lot of big upgrades into the mix like the RTX 3080, this GPU is designed for smooth, stable 4K gaming at 60 frames per second designed to deliver

Key features of the RX 6000 series include DirectX Raytracing support for immersive real-time lighting, shadows, and reflections, making the Radeon GPU family compatible with Nvidia's RTX cards Developers can also take advantage of AMD FidelityFX, which balances fidelity and frame rate, and Variable Rate Shading (VRS), which dynamically adjusts in-game shading to improve performance with minimal visual sacrifice FidelityFX can be used to dynamically adjust in-game shading to improve performance with minimal visual sacrifice

One wonders how the RX 6800 XT will hold up during real-world gaming, but Nvidia says you can expect up to 84 frames per second in Gears 5 running at 4K and Ultra settings According to benchmarks published by AMD, the 6800 XT even with the RTX 3080 in most modern titles, and even outperforms the RTX 3080 in games like Battlefield V and Forza Horizon 4

This bodes well for AMD's new series of graphics cards