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AMD RDNA 2 2020 mid-range

AMD Radeon RX 6800

// 16 GB GDDR6 · 250W TDP · 16.2 TFLOPS FP32
▸ AI VALUE
3.2/5
MID-RANGE · RANK #3.3
▸ VRAM
16GB
▸ FP32
16.2TFL
▸ FP16
32.4TFL
▸ MEM BW
512GB/s
▸ TDP
250W

LLM Inference Performance

Model Tokens / sec Local Fit
Mistral 7b Q4
16 tok/s
fits · single GPU
Llama 3 8b Q4
15 tok/s
fits · single GPU
Llama 3 13b Q4
8 tok/s
fits · single GPU
Llama 3 70b Q4
— OOM — OOM / offload

Local Model Compatibility

7B params (int) fits
13B params fits
70B (4-bit quant) OOM

Spec Sheet

▸ COMPUTEA0
▸ ARCHITECTURE RDNA 2
▸ FP32 16.2 TFLOPS
▸ FP16 / BF16 32.4 TFLOPS
▸ LAUNCH YEAR 2020
▸ MEMORY & RATINGSB0
▸ VRAM 16 GB GDDR6
▸ BANDWIDTH 512 GB/s
▸ TIER mid-range
▸ OVERALL 3.3/5
▸ AI VALUE 3.2/5
▸ GAMING VALUE 3.6/5
▸ POWERC0
▸ TDP 250 W
▸ PERF/W (FP32) 0.065 TFL/W
▸ MODEL FITD0
▸ RUNS 7B (INT) yes
▸ RUNS 13B yes
▸ RUNS 70B (4-bit) no
▸ PLATFORM ROCm (CUDA unsupported)
Analysis notes

Quick Summary

AMD Radeon RX 6800 is a 16GB AMD card for local AI workloads. It uses RDNA 2, draws about 250W, and can run many 13B quantized models locally. For AI buyers, the main questions are VRAM ceiling, ROCm support, memory bandwidth, and used-market price.

Specs That Matter for AI

The 16GB VRAM pool sets the practical model-size limit. Sixteen gigabytes or more gives room for 7B models, many 13B quantized models, and heavier image-generation workflows. Memory bandwidth is listed at roughly 512 GB/s, which helps token generation when the whole model fits on card.

AI Workload Fit

ROCm is the platform note to verify first. ROCm support can be strong on Linux, but app support and version matching need more care than CUDA. The card does not have enough VRAM for comfortable 70B 4-bit inference.

Verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6800 starts as a 3.2/5 AI-value candidate in this seed catalog. That rating should be refined after Playwright harvest pulls rendered review pages, benchmark tables, and firsthand reports into the evidence corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the AMD Radeon RX 6800 run local LLMs?
Yes. With 16GB of VRAM, it can run 7B quantized models locally and many 13B quantized models with practical settings.
Is the AMD Radeon RX 6800 good for AI inference?
It can work well with ROCm-supported stacks, especially on Linux, but compatibility should be checked per tool.

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