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Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800

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.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.17 GHz · 250 W Speed index 14/100

The Sapphire Pulse 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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is 0.9 % faster than the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
14/100
14/100
FP32
16.82 TFLOPS
16.67 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.19 GHz
2.17 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
250 W
250 W
Launch Price
739 $
679 $
433 pts
433 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
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 Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 has the Navi 21 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is based on the graphics chip Navi 21, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse 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 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.850 GHz+9 %1.800 GHz+6 %
Boost Clock2.190 GHz+4 %2.170 GHz+3 %
Avg (Game) Clock1.98 GHz1.95 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 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
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 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm3 x 90 mm
Fan 21 x 90 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB37 dB
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800.

The Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
Length310 mm303 mm
Height134 mm127 mm
Width55 mm54 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q4/2020
Launch Price739 $679 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no11305-01-20G11305-02-20G
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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 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 +0.4 %

  1. 7,825
  2. 7,790

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +0.5 %

  1. 8,025
  2. 7,989

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +0.5 %

  1. 2,990
  2. 2,976

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)

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

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 90 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)

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

2560x1440 (1440p)

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

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +0.9 %

  1. 108 fps (avg)
  2. 107 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) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +1.1 %

  1. 95 fps (avg)
  2. 94 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +0.5 %

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. 184 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +1.0 %

  1. 203 fps (avg)
  2. 201 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 +0.9 %

  1. 131,444
  2. 130,271

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +0.9 %

  1. 133,644
  2. 132,452

Geekbench 6 - Metal Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 +0.9 %

  1. 172,098
  2. 170,563

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