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GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD 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 Vega 64 Watercooling 8G and the AMD 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 51 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
11/100
17/100
FP32
13.73 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.68 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB HBM2
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
484 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
345 W
300 W
Launch Price
499 $
799 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD RX Vega 64AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipVega 10 XTNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6472
Shader40964608
Render Output Units64128
Texture Units256288
Raytracing Cores--72
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is based on the AMD RX Vega 64 and has 4096 texture shaders and 64 execution units.

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

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock0.945 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed1.9 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth484 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface2,048 bit256 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 484 GB/s.

The AMD 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 Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.406 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock1.677 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.406 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1.825 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP345 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 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 Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is 345 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD 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 Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxial (Radiator)Axial
Fan 11 x 120 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAIO water coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G has a total of 1 Axial (Radiator) fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.42x 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 Vega 64 Watercooling 8G.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / 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

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length283 mm270 mm
Height130 mm120 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,503 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G is 283 mm long, 130 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 270 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8GAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2017Q4/2020
Launch Price499 $799 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-RXVEGA64X W-8GD-B--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX Vega 64 Watercooling 8G was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 499 $.

The AMD 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +151.7 %

  1. 3,661
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  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)

  1. no data
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +52.2 %

  1. 69 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +80.0 %

  1. 100 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +43.9 %

  1. 139 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +113.7 %

  1. 72,716
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +96.5 %

  1. 79,111
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +134.6 %

  1. 83,204
  2. 195,225

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