GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.75 GHz · 160 W Speed index 7/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT, 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 100 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Speed index
13/100
7/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
8.08 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
1.75 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
250 W
160 W
Launch Price
579 $
279 $
431 pts
208 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 10 XLE
Streaming Multiprocessors6036
Shader38402304
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units240144
Raytracing Cores60--
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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.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Memory Size16 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s336 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.130 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz1.750 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz1.62 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT is 1.130 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
TDP250 W160 W
TDP (up)285 W195 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT has a TDP of 160 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB34 dB
Noise (Load)--38 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeNo
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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 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
Length267 mm254 mm
Height120 mm135 mm
Width--47 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT is 254 mm long, 135 mm high and 47 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2020
Launch Price579 $279 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no--11296-01-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5600 XT was introduced in Q1/2020 at a price of 279 $.

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 +110.9 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 3,637

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 7,867
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,931
  2. no data

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)

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 +93.5 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +79.3 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 58 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 +102.2 %

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. 45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +95.6 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +53.5 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 127 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 +73.6 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 72,797

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 +88.8 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 68,061

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 +87.3 %

  1. 165,447
  2. 88,310

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