ASUS Radeon RX 6800
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe 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.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP has 640 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.07 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 1.37 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 60 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 10 execution units. |
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| ASUS Radeon RX 6800 | GPU | SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 550 (Baffin 10 CU) |
| Navi 21 | GPU Chip | Baffin LE |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | GCN 4 |
| 60 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 10 |
| 3840 | Shader | 640 |
| 96 | Render Output Units | 16 |
| 240 | Texture Units | 40 |
| 60 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.500GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.500 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Radeon RX 6800 has a turbo clock of 2.105 GHz. The turbo frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is 1.071 GHz. |
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| 1.700 GHz | Base Clock | 1.019 GHz |
| 2.105 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.071 GHz |
| 1.82 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe 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 SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is equipped with a PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 80 °C. |
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| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 285 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 80 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Radeon RX 6800 are cooled with a Air cooling. The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 40 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| 35 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe ASUS Radeon RX 6800 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Radeon RX 6800 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 5120x2880 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode |
DimensionsThe ASUS Radeon RX 6800 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 180 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 69 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 8 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, ASUS Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020. The SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP published in Q4/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers. |
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| RX6800-16G | Part-no | 11268-17 |
| Q4/2020 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 579 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 79 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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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.
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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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)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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SAPPHIRE PULSE RX 550 4G G5 640SP LP
4 GB GDDR5 |
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