GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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

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

GPU

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 has the Navi 21 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is based on the graphics chip Navi 21, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GPU GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6800
Navi 21 GPU Chip Navi 21
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
60 Streaming Multiprocessors 60
3840 Shader 3840
96 Render Output Units 96
240 Texture Units 240
60 Raytracing Cores 60

Memory

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

16 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
16.0 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
512 GB/s Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.700 GHz Base Clock 1.775 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
2.105 GHz Boost Clock 2.105 GHz
1.82 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.82 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.

250 W TDP 250 W
285 W TDP (up) 285 W
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 85 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
35 dB Noise (Load) 35-36 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v1.4a DP Ports 2x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
1 USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 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 Gaming 16G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Non addressable LED LED GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

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

267 mm Length 286 mm
120 mm Height 112 mm
40 mm Width 58 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

GV-R68-16GC-B Part-no GV-R68GAMING-16GD
Q1/2021 Release date Q4/2020
579 $ (Reference) Launch Price 579 $ (Reference)
7 nm Structure size 7 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
87 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
87 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
104 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
104 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
91 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
178 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
195 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G
16 GB GDDR6
195 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

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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