CONCLUSION

   AMD released their Radeon RX 6950 XT card to counter the GeForce RTX 3090 card by NVIDIA and even though I never had the chance to test that model since the RTX 3080 Ti does come very close I think they achieved that goal. On top of that the TOXIC model by SAPPHIRE doesn’t just come with higher clocks but it also runs cooler and quieter compared to most cards to have ever arrived here (only once during my tests it went up to 59dBA but since it did, I had to put it in my charts). The fact that the card is a dual-slot one and measures just 270mm in length is also something I expect many people to appreciate (not everyone has lots of interior space, not to mention that 3-slot cards usually cover an extra PCie slot which some may want to use with another card - also no need to worry about weight issues). The 360mm AIO is something most people will like about this card. The reason I say most is because the majority of cases only have room for a single 360mm radiator and most people would obviously choose to use that for CPU cooling. Still, I guess we can’t have it all and since it does benefit the card a lot (card size, temperatures and noise levels) It’s a welcome addition. As for overclocking headroom well, I don’t know what my colleagues who have reviewed similar cards have managed to achieve but 2730MHz boost, 2675MHz GPU and 2450MHz memory clocks is something I doubt I could had achieved on another RX 6950 XT card. Also, since some of you have asked, I did check about possible CPU bottleneck in regards to the system used and the highest recorded in all of the tests was 0.41% a number which I don’t think could really affect any of the results. Also, I see to have forgotten to take pictures of the card while in the test rig so please visit my TikTok or YouTube pages to watch a quick video.

   So just how much does one have to spend to get a TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Limited Edition card by SAPPHIRE? Well currently the TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT LE card retails for USD1069.99 inside the USA (Newegg.com) and 1493.84Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which is far from what I’d call affordable. Still with the new GeForce RTX 4090 cards by NVIDIA and their partners retailing for at least USD550/700Euros over that currently I believe that the TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT LE card is a great alternative. Performance, low temperatures and noise levels and probably one of the smallest flagship cards out there today, the TOXIC AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Limited Edition card by SAPPHIRE has it all and for that it gets the Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Backplate / 14 layer 2 Oz Copper PCB)
- Top Of The Charts Performance
- AIO Liquid Cooler (Asetek)
- Size (Dual Slot / 270mm Long)
- Factory Overclock
- Plenty Overclocking Headroom
- Dual BIOS
- Temperatures / Noise
- Looks (ARGB LEDs)
- Supported Technologies
- TRIXX Software

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Power Consumption (For Some)
- 360mm Radiator (Compatibility)