The power curve of the RX 6800... and improving system energy use.

Again, literally what happens...

It may have escaped your notice that I picked up an RX 6800 last November. It's not been entirely smooth sailing, however: Two inexplicably dead DisplayPorts later*, I think I've managed to get a handle on the way in which to scale the RDNA 2 architecture.

*Completely unlinked to any tinkering on my part - since they happened when bringing the computer back from sleep - I don't keep my PC in sleep mode any longer. Never had a problem with it on my RTX 3070!

Last year, I looked at the power scaling of the RTX 3070 because I was conscious about getting the most out of my technology, with a focus on efficiency (both power and performance). So, I'm applying that same focus to the new piece of kit in my arsenal. Come along for the ride...

Analyse This: Forspoken Demo analysis...

I've been eagerly anticipating the release of the first DirectStorage title, mostly to see whether my prediction and/or understanding of the tech was correct or not. However, it seems like this particular DirectStorage implementation, much like Forsaken, itself, is a bit of a disappointment...

In the end, I did not splash out on the main game, given the very mixed reception and absolutely jam-packed release schedule for the first quarter of the year - I chose to spend my limited money on other titles that I actually might want to play/test, instead.

Luckily for me, Sqaure Enix released a PC demo and, while I am not entirely sure that everything is exactly the same between it and the main release, it is what I am able to test in this scenario. Perhaps the conclusions I will draw are limited because of it but I do sort of question whether there will be large codebase or engine optimisations available for the main release that are not part of the demo... But, let's see.