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

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 a maximum of 2.11 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS.

GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.19 GHz · 250 W Speed index 14/100

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.

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In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G is 4.0 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 6800.

MSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Speed index
13/100
14/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
16.82 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
2.19 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
250 W
250 W
Launch Price
579 $
649 $
426 pts
426 pts

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors6060
Shader38403840
Render Output Units9696
Texture Units240240
Raytracing Cores6060
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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.

Memory

MemoryMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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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.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.775 GHz+4 %
Boost Clock2.105 GHz2.190 GHz+4 %
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz1.98 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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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 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
TDP250 W250 W
TDP (up)285 W285 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm2 x 100 mm
Fan 2--1 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)35 dB--
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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.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.12x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C1--
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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.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDGIGABYTE RGB Fusion
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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).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / 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 Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
Length267 mm--
Height120 mm--
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,395 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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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.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q1/2021
Launch Price579 $649 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no--GV-R68AORUS M-16GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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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.

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 GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +2.0 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 7,825

Port Royal (Raytracing) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +2.0 %

  1. 7,867
  2. 8,025

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +2.0 %

  1. 2,931
  2. 2,990

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 AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.9 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.4 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 61 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.4 %

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. 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) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.3 %

  1. 30 fps (avg)
  2. 31 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.3 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 62 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.8 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 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) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +4.4 %

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +3.9 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 185 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +4.1 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 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 GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +4.0 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 131,444

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +4.0 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 133,644

Geekbench 6 - Metal GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6800 MASTER 16G +4.0 %

  1. 165,447
  2. 172,098

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