PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.34 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 21.57 TFLOPS.
The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC has 1408 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.85 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 5.20 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is based on the RDNA 1 architecture and is equipped with 22 execution units. |
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| PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
| Navi 21 XT | GPU Chip | Navi 14 XTX |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | RDNA 1 |
| 72 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 4608 | Shader | 1408 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 288 | Texture Units | 88 |
| 72 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC has a 4 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 14.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition has a turbo clock of 2.340 GHz. The turbo frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is 1.845 GHz. |
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| 1.900 GHz | Base Clock | 1.647 GHz |
| 2.340 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.845 GHz |
| 2.09 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | 1.73 GHz |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition 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 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 95 °C. |
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| 300 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 345 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition are cooled with a Air cooling. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 100 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| 1 x 90 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| 36-38 dB | Noise (Load) | 39 dB |
ConnectivityThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| 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 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition is 62 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC is 62 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 320 mm | Length | 215 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 62 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 1610 g | Weight | 705 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition was released in Q1/2021. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC published in Q3/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers. |
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| AXRX 6800XT 16GBD6-2DHCE/OC | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 849 $ | Launch Price | 169 $ (Reference) |
| 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
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
2560x1440 (1440p)
1920x1080 (1080p)
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)
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 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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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 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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PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT Limited Edition
16 GB GDDR6 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 4G OC
4 GB GDDR6 |
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