Radeon RX 6950 XT: EKWB announces compatibility with AMD’s new top model

Radeon RX 6950 XT: EKWB announces compatibility with AMD's new top model


from Norman Wittkopf
Various water blocks from EK, which already fit AMD’s previous top graphics card models, are also compatible with the new Radeon RX 6950 XT.

Anyone who already has a current RX water cooling block from EK Water Blocks or simply wants to put the recently released Radeon RX 6950 XT under water in a timely manner can, according to the announcement on EKWB.com, already do so with some existing models from the troubled manufacturer from Slovenia.

According to this, several AMD-based GPU water blocks from the EK-Quantum Vector RX series are compatible with the new reference design-based flagship graphics card, including the EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 D-RGB – AMD Radeon Edition. The following models are listed in the announcement:

EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 D-RGB – Nickel + Plexi for €149.90
EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 D-RGB – Nickel + Acetal for €144.90
EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 – Copper + Plexi for €82.90
EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 – Copper + Acetal for €82.90
EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 Backplate – Black for €36.90
EK Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 Backplate – Nickel for €43.90
EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 D-RGB – AMD Radeon Edition for €219.90

The EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 D-RGB – Special Edition / Radeon Edition is designed as a full-cover water block with a black acetal surface and side slopes, which is based on the factory coolers of the current AMD graphics cards. There is also a matching CPU cooling block EK-Quantum Velocity D-RGB – AMD Ryzen Edition for 103.90 euros, which the manufacturer said in its announcement indicates.

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The EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 series models, meanwhile, represent the standard line-up of EK-Quantum Vector RX 2nd generation water blocks consisting of four water blocks in different material combinations, paired with standard black and nickel-plated backplates. Some of the models can be found also in the PCGH price comparison. Meanwhile, the manufacturer’s website is also available a configurator.

Reference-www.pcgameshardware.de