MSI Radeon RX 6800
vs
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The 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 GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.19 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.82 TFLOPS.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 60 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX 6800 GPU GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6800
Navi 21 GPU Chip Navi 21
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
60 Streaming Multiprocessors 60
3840 Shader 3840
96 Render Output Units 96
240 Texture Units 240
60 Raytracing Cores 60

Memory

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks.

The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 has a turbo clock of 2.105 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G is 2.190 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %.

1.700 GHz Base Clock 1.775 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
2.105 GHz Boost Clock 2.190 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 4 %
1.82 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.98 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 9 %
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The 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 GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G 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.

250 W TDP 250 W
285 W TDP (up) 285 W
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 85 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 1 x 95 mm
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
35 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

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

Featureset

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

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

Supported Video Codecs

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.

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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

267 mm Length --
120 mm Height --
40 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
1395 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q1/2021.

The GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

-- Part-no GV-R68AORUS M-16GD
Q1/2021 Release date Q1/2021
579 $ (Reference) Launch Price 649 $
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)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
61 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
87 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
90 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 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
62 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
104 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
108 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 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
91 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
95 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
178 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
185 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 6800 MSI Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
195 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
16 GB GDDR6
203 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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