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ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC
ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.04 GHz · 225 W Speed index 9/100

The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (RDNA 1) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

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

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT is 99 % faster than the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC.

ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
9/100
17/100
FP32
10.42 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.04 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
225 W
300 W
Launch Price
439 $
799 $
264 pts
503 pts

GPU

GPUASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 5700 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipNavi 10 XTNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors4072
Shader25604608
Render Output Units64128
Texture Units160288
Raytracing Cores--72
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC has the Navi 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.840 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock2.035 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.97 GHz2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP225 W300 W
TDP (up)335 W345 W
Tjunction max99 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 225 W.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)44 dB37 dB
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncNon addressable LED
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With the ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length305 mm267 mm
Height130 mm120 mm
Width54 mm49 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,500 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OCGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q4/2020
Launch Price439 $799 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no--GV-R68XT-16GC-B
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 5700 XT OC has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q3/2019.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +100.3 %

  1. 4,599
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,527

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) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +118.5 %

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +88.9 %

  1. 36 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +70.0 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 102 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) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +88.2 %

  1. 17 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +68.4 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +49.3 %

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +75.0 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +59.3 %

  1. 113 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +25.8 %

  1. 159 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +90.0 %

  1. 81,782
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +103.8 %

  1. 76,259
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT +102.1 %

  1. 96,597
  2. 195,225

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