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


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G 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.

The MSI 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.

GPU

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G has the Navi 21 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 21 XT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GPU MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Based on AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Navi 21 XT GPU Chip Navi 21 XT
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
72 Streaming Multiprocessors 72
4608 Shader 4608
128 Render Output Units 128
288 Texture Units 288
72 Raytracing Cores 72

Memory

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 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.

1.825 GHz Base Clock 1.825 GHz
2.285 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 % Boost Clock 2.250 GHz
2.05 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 1 % Avg (Game) Clock 2.02 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The MSI 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.

300 W TDP 300 W
345 W TDP (up) 345 W
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

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

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 80 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
36-37 dB Noise (Load) 37 dB

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G.

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

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

Featureset

With the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

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

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

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 XT Gaming OC 16G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

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

286 mm Length 267 mm
118 mm Height 120 mm
58 mm Width 50 mm
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1520 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q4/2020.

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

GV-R68XTGAMING OC-16GD Part-no --
Q4/2020 Release date Q4/2020
849 $ Launch Price 799 $
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 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
69 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
104 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
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 Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
32 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
65 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
114 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
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 Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
107 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
183 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G
16 GB GDDR6
203 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
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

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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