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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 vs GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.19 GHz · 250 W Speed index 14/100

The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.71 GHz · 215 W Speed index 8/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is 67 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Speed index
14/100
8/100
FP32
16.82 TFLOPS
10.07 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.19 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
250 W
215 W
Launch Price
739 $
729 $
431 pts
382 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GPU ChipNavi 21TU104
Streaming Multiprocessors6046
Shader38402944
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units240184
Raytracing Cores6046
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 has the Navi 21 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G is based on the graphics chip TU104, which comes from the Turing architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Base Clock1.850 GHz1.515 GHz
Boost Clock2.190 GHz1.710 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.98 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
TDP250 W215 W
TDP (up)285 W250 W
Tjunction max100 °C88 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 215 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 100 mm1 x 70 mm
Fan 21 x 90 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB36 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB45 dB
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
Length310 mm272 mm
Height134 mm114 mm
Width55 mm35 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q4/2018
Launch Price739 $729 $
Structure size7 nm12 nm
Part-no11305-01-20GGV-N2080TURBO-8GC
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q4/2020.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 Turbo 8G came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

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 Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +56.8 %

  1. 7,825
  2. 4,989

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +24.8 %

  1. 8,025
  2. 6,429

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +38.2 %

  1. 2,990
  2. 2,163

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) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +39.5 %

  1. 53 fps (avg)
  2. 38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +32.6 %

  1. 61 fps (avg)
  2. 46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +36.4 %

  1. 90 fps (avg)
  2. 66 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)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 62 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 108 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +48.4 %

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +59.5 %

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. 116 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +25.3 %

  1. 203 fps (avg)
  2. 162 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 Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +23.8 %

  1. 131,444
  2. 106,197

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +31.9 %

  1. 133,644
  2. 101,344

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 172,098
  2. no data

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