MSI Radeon RX 6800
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 has 3840 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.11 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.39 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.70 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 60 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units. |
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| MSI Radeon RX 6800 | GPU | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
| Navi 21 | GPU Chip | GM204-400-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 60 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 16 |
| 3840 | Shader | 2048 |
| 96 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 240 | Texture Units | 128 |
| 60 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 has a turbo clock of 2.105 GHz. The turbo frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 is 1.393 GHz. |
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| 1.700 GHz | Base Clock | 1.291 GHz |
| 2.105 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.393 GHz |
| 1.82 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 250 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 285 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 are cooled with a Air cooling. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 85 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 100 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 35 dB | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Non addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 267 mm | Length | 279 mm |
| 120 mm | Height | 151 mm |
| 40 mm | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1395 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q1/2021. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0 published in Q4/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | 04G-P4-2988-KR |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
| 579 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 649 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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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.
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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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
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 980 CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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