GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) vs PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.62 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 7.48 TFLOPS. The PowerColor 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.

GPU The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 1 architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units.
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0)	GPU	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT	Based on	AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Navi 10 XLE	GPU Chip	Navi 21
RDNA 1	Architecture	RDNA 2
36	Streaming Multiprocessors	80
2304	Shader	5120
64	Render Output Units	128
144	Texture Units	320
0	Raytracing Cores	80

Memory The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) is equipped with a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks. The PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.
6 GB	Memory Size	16 GB
GDDR6	Memory Type	GDDR6
1.750 GHz	Memory Clock	2.000 GHz
14.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	16.0 Gbps
336 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s
192 bit	Memory Interface	256 bit

Clock Speeds The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) has a turbo clock of 1.620 GHz. The turbo frequency of the PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2.250 GHz.
1.130 GHz	Base Clock	1.825 GHz
1.620 GHz	Boost Clock	2.250 GHz
1.56 GHz	Avg (Game) Clock	2.02 GHz
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) has 1 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 PowerColor 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.
160 W	TDP	300 W
195 W	TDP (up)	345 W
100 °C	Tjunction max	100 °C
1 x 8-Pin	PCIe-Power	2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) are cooled with a Air cooling. The PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT is cooled by a Air cooling.
Axial	Fan-Type	Axial
3 x 80 mm	Fan 1	3 x 80 mm
--	Fan 2	--
Air cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
28 dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
34 dB	Noise (Load)	40 dB

Connectivity The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4	DP Ports	2x DP v1.4a
--	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	1

Featureset The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate)	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
No	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
GIGABYTE RGB Fusion	LED	Non addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs 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.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
No	AV1	Decode
Decode	VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	VP9	Decode / Encode

Dimensions The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.
280 mm	Length	267 mm
115 mm	Height	120 mm
50 mm	Width	50 mm
3 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	3 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	1500 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) was released in Q1/2020. The PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.
GV-R56XTGAMING OC-6GD	Part-no	AXRX 6900XT 16GBD6-M2DHC
Q1/2020	Release date	Q1/2021
279 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	999 $ (Reference)
7 nm	Structure size	7 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0)
1.130 GHz, 6 GB (160 W TDP)

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1.825 GHz, 16 GB (300 W TDP)

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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


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	3495
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	9836

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	9889

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	3619

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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)


	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	114 fps (avg)

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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.

3840x2160 (2160p)


	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	29 fps (avg)
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	74 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	54 fps (avg)
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	126 fps (avg)

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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


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	67392
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	161394

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	63007
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	161439

Geekbench 6 - Metal


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	81752
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	235478

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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)


	GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0) 6 GB GDDR6	7.48
	PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6	23.04

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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming OC 6G (rev. 2.0)
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PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT

GPU comparison with benchmarks

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Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

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Supported Video Codecs

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