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MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G vs MSI Radeon RX 6800

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G 12 GB GDDR6 · 1.78 GHz · 170 W Speed index 11/100

The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G has 3584 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.78 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 12.72 TFLOPS.

MSI Radeon RX 6800
MSI Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.11 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 27 % faster than the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G.

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
11/100
13/100
FP32
12.72 TFLOPS
16.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.78 GHz
2.11 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
360 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
170 W
250 W
Launch Price
389 $
579 $
258 pts
426 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipGA106-300-A1Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors2860
Shader35843840
Render Output Units4896
Texture Units112240
Raytracing Cores2860
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 6800 is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Memory Size12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.875 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed15.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.875 GHz clocks.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.320 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.777 GHz2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G has a turbo clock of 1.777 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 2.105 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
TDP170 W250 W
TDP (up)--285 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G 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 93 °C.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)35 dB35 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
Length235 mm267 mm
Height124 mm120 mm
Width42 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight675 g1,395 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G is 42 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 42 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12GMSI Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2021
Launch Price389 $579 $
Structure size8 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G was released in Q1/2021.

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 +90.5 %

  1. 4,026
  2. 7,671

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +55.2 %

  1. 5,068
  2. 7,867

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +34.6 %

  1. 2,177
  2. 2,931

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 +75.9 %

  1. 29 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +68.6 %

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +58.2 %

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. 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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +233.3 %

  1. 9 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +150.0 %

  1. 24 fps (avg)
  2. 60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +79.3 %

  1. 58 fps (avg)
  2. 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) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +78.4 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +89.4 %

  1. 94 fps (avg)
  2. 178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 +50.0 %

  1. 130 fps (avg)
  2. 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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 +41.8 %

  1. 89,106
  2. 126,364

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6800 +43.5 %

  1. 89,506
  2. 128,479

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 165,447

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