I’m looking at buying a used reference RX 6800.

I notice there are quite a few brands for the reference model (ASUS, MSI, Sapphire, etc) and wondered if any of them use better components for example. I would quite like lower odds of having coil whine if it’s related.

Just to explain my choice of card:

  • Max 40mm thick
  • Supported by Ollama
  • No proprietary software when using linux
  • UnH1ng3d@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Thanks for your answer.

    Please forgive me, but I strongly believe they are reference cards. I’m referring to the cards built by those different manufacturers, but still using the reference design - all having identical pcbs and coolers - the cards that all look the same, despite having a different brand on the box.

    I don’t mean the cards that are designed by those manufacturers and look completely different.

    • Mistic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      You must be mistaken because reference cards are specifically those made by GPU manufacturers, aka AMD, Nvidia, and Intel specifically.

      They’re called that because third-party manufacturers (Gigabyte, Asus, XFX, etc) use those as a reference to create their own designs of PCB, coolers, and settings.

      Can you give links to the cards you’re speaking about?

      • UnH1ng3d@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I agree the reference design is called that because the other manufacturers base their designs on it, but these cards are using exactly that design - without any changes.

        Sapphire

        MSI

        Gigabyte

        AMD