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EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING vs MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.71 GHz · 215 W Speed index 8/100
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100
In the gpu comparison between the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING and the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 106 % faster than the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING.

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
8/100
17/100
FP32
10.07 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
215 W
300 W
Launch Price
779 $
799 $
387 pts
526 pts

GPU

GPUEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipTU104Navi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors4672
Shader29444608
Render Output Units64128
Texture Units184288
Raytracing Cores4672
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 and has 2944 texture shaders and 46 execution units.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, which has 4608 shaders and 72 execution units.

Memory

MemoryEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI 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 EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.515 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING clocks in the base with up to 1.515 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1.825 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP215 W300 W
TDP (up)250 W345 W
Tjunction max88 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING is 215 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has a TDP of 300 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)36 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)46 dB37 dB
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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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 EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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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

DimensionsEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length266 mm267 mm
Height111 mm120 mm
Width--50 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,520 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING is 266 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and 50 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataEVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMINGMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q4/2020
Launch Price779 $799 $
Structure size12 nm7 nm
Part-no08G-P4-2080-KR--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 779 $.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 799 $.

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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +84.7 %

  1. 4,989
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +47.2 %

  1. 6,429
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +63.1 %

  1. 2,163
  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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +55.3 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +47.8 %

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +54.5 %

  1. 66 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)

  1. no data
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +64.1 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +55.2 %

  1. 116 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +23.5 %

  1. 162 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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +46.3 %

  1. 106,197
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +53.4 %

  1. 101,344
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 195,225

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