AMD RX 6800M mobile card for Blender?

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Hi Community,
I’d just like to ask for your opinion on this matter. Let me please elaborate.

I try to save up for a new rig. What is sure, it needs to be a laptop, not a desktop, and I would like at least 8 gigs of VRAM (I could do an RTX 3060, with 6 gigs, but willing to spend a bit more).

So, it all narrows down to a 3070 or 3070 TI setup, or a new ASUS AMD edition with RX 6800M.

I checked all specs, and reviews and everything. For gaming only, I would go with the AMD, as it’s kinda on par with the 3070-3080 cards, and I don’t care much about ray-tracing, plus the AMD has 12 gigs of RAM, not 8, which can be useful later.
Also, the AMD setup is more than 20% cheaper for me, obviously a lot of money.

BUT, the big issue is, that Blender benchmarks are still ridiculous for this AMD card, as I found. It is at least a 5-year invest for me, and if I can’t use it for Blender, then it’s money down the drain.

Do you think Blender will support the AMD mobile card for a performance as good as a 3070 TI in about a year? I know HIP is here and all that, but I have my doubts about this :confused:

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Sorry to bug the community with this, but any ideas maybe?
I recently read that the AMD mobile cards crash with HIP, even if supported, but 3.2 should have fixed it. I am also concerned about the low rendering ability. A 6800M got lower scores than an RTX 3060 mobile, which is not very good :grin: it should be on par with a 3070 (or TI).

Do you think we will get there sometime in the near future?

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In my opinion if rendering in Blender is crucial there is only one real alternative that is Nvidia. Start a 3060 and over, look up the Nvidia laptop TDP. For 3070 should look for one not below 140w.

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Yeah that is my fear as well. I would like at least a 3070, but it costs much more :disappointed_relieved: for AMD, we need a miracle :grin:
Anyways, thank you so much for the input, happy blending!