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AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G

AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.62 GHz · 230 W Speed index 11/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 21 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G.

AMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Speed index
13/100
11/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
13.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
2.62 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
384 GB/s
TDP
250 W
230 W
Launch Price
579 $
479 $
434 pts
309 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 22 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6040
Shader38402560
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units240160
Raytracing Cores6040
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G is based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Memory Size16 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s384 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Base Clock1.700 GHz2.321 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz2.615 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz2.43 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 clocks in the base with up to 1.700 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G is 2.321 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
TDP250 W230 W
TDP (up)285 W--
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G has a TDP of 230 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
USB-C1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6800.

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDMSI Mystic Light
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
Length267 mm279 mm
Height120 mm131 mm
Width--58 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,179 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G is 279 mm long, 131 mm high and 58 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2021
Launch Price579 $479 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 479 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score AMD Radeon RX 6800 +28.0 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 5,993

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +30.1 %

  1. 7,867
  2. 6,047

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +33.1 %

  1. 2,931
  2. 2,202

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +24.4 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +18.0 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 50 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +16.0 %

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +27.7 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 47 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +22.4 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 85 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +18.2 %

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. 77 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +21.9 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 146 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT GAMING 12G +0.5 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 196 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 6800 +28.7 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 98,204

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 +16.8 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 110,041

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 +8.0 %

  1. 165,447
  2. 153,192

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