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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G vs MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT

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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G 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 28 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
13/100
17/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
250 W
300 W
Launch Price
579 $
799 $
431 pts
503 pts

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6072
Shader38404608
Render Output Units96128
Texture Units240288
Raytracing Cores6072
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

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

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 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 SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.775 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G clocks in the base with up to 1.775 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1.825 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP250 W300 W
TDP (up)285 W345 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 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 & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)35-36 dB37 dB
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G has a total of 3 Axial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDGIGABYTE RGB FusionNon addressable LED
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G 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 CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length286 mm267 mm
Height112 mm120 mm
Width58 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,520 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G is 286 mm long, 112 mm high and 58 mm wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16GMSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q4/2020
Launch Price579 $799 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-R68GAMING-16GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 Gaming 16G was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $.

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 +20.1 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +20.3 %

  1. 7,867
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +20.3 %

  1. 2,931
  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 +15.7 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +15.3 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +17.2 %

  1. 87 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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +6.7 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +6.7 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +7.7 %

  1. 104 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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +15.4 %

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +1.1 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +2.6 %

  1. 195 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 +23.0 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +21.0 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +18.0 %

  1. 165,447
  2. 195,225

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