GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.74 TFLOPS.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 8 GB HBM2 · 1.58 GHz · 295 W Speed index 11/100

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 has 4096 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 12.94 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 60 % faster than the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Speed index
17/100
11/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
12.94 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
1.58 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB HBM2
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
484 GB/s
TDP
300 W
295 W
Launch Price
799 $
499 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD RX Vega 64
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTVega 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors7264
Shader46084096
Render Output Units12864
Texture Units288256
Raytracing Cores72--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is based on the GCN 5 architecture and is equipped with 64 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM2
Memory Clock2.000 GHz0.945 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps1.9 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s484 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit2,048 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 has a 8 GB large HBM2 graphics memory and the memory clock is 0.945GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.373 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz1.580 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is 1.580 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
TDP300 W295 W
TDP (up)345 W375 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 80 mm2 x 92 mm
Fan 2--1 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4
USB-C1--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
Length270 mm310 mm
Height120 mm133 mm
Width--54 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,503 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q3/2017
Launch Price799 $499 $
Structure size7 nm14 nm
Part-no--11275-03
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q4/2020.

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX Vega 64 published in Q3/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

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 XT +159.4 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 3,552

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 9,462
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,527
  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. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 102 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. 32 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 112 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 XT +61.5 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 65 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +91.5 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 94 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +52.7 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 131 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 XT +126.8 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 68,532

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +108.4 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 74,559

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +149.0 %

  1. 195,225
  2. 78,417

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