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MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT vs MSI Radeon RX 6800

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100

The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.74 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.

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In FP32 performance, the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 28 % faster than the MSI Radeon RX 6800.

MSI Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
17/100
13/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
16.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
2.11 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
300 W
250 W
Launch Price
799 $
579 $
526 pts
426 pts

GPU

GPUMSI Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTNavi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors7260
Shader46083840
Render Output Units12896
Texture Units288240
Raytracing Cores7260
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The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 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 Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
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 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 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 Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 GHz1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.250 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 2.105 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
TDP300 W250 W
TDP (up)345 W285 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 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 Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB35 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNon addressable LED
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The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
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 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
Length267 mm267 mm
Height120 mm120 mm
Width50 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,520 g1,395 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT is 50 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the MSI Radeon RX 6800 is 50 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI Radeon RX 6800 XTMSI Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2021
Launch Price799 $579 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 7 nanometer process, MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q4/2020.

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 XT +20.1 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 7,671

Port Royal (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +20.3 %

  1. 9,462
  2. 7,867

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +20.3 %

  1. 3,527
  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 XT +15.7 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +15.3 %

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +17.2 %

  1. 102 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 XT +6.7 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +6.7 %

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. 60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +7.7 %

  1. 112 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 XT +15.4 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +1.1 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +2.6 %

  1. 200 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 XT +23.0 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 126,364

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +21.0 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 128,479

Geekbench 6 - Metal MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT +18.0 %

  1. 195,225
  2. 165,447

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