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ASUS Radeon RX 6800 vs ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT

ASUS Radeon RX 6800
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100

The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 has 3840 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.11 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS.

ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 19/100

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT has 5120 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.25 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 23.04 TFLOPS.

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In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is 42 % faster than the ASUS Radeon RX 6800.

ASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Speed index
13/100
19/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
23.04 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
250 W
300 W
Launch Price
579 $
999 $

GPU

GPUASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors6080
Shader38405120
Render Output Units96128
Texture Units240320
Raytracing Cores6080
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 60 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 has a turbo clock of 2.105 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2.250 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
TDP250 W300 W
TDP (up)285 W345 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 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 ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT 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 & FansASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)35 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Radeon RX 6800 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNon addressable LED
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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

DimensionsASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
Length267 mm267 mm
Height120 mm120 mm
Width40 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Radeon RX 6800 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Radeon RX 6800ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q2/2021
Launch Price579 $999 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-noRX6800-16G RX6900XT-16G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, ASUS Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT published in Q2/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 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 ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +28.2 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 9,836

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +25.7 %

  1. 7,867
  2. 9,889

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +23.5 %

  1. 2,931
  2. 3,619

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) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +25.5 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +27.1 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +31.0 %

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. 114 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) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +26.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +23.3 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +21.2 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 126 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) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +20.9 %

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. 110 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +12.4 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +2.6 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 200 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 ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +27.7 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 161,394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +25.7 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 161,439

Geekbench 6 - Metal ASUS Radeon RX 6900 XT +42.3 %

  1. 165,447
  2. 235,478

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