GPU comparison with benchmarks

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.36 GHz · 300 W Speed index 18/100
Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom 24 GB GDDR6X · 1.74 GHz · 370 W Speed index 30/100
In the gpu comparison between the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom is 68 % faster than the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Speed index
18/100
30/100
FP32
21.75 TFLOPS
36.52 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.36 GHz
1.74 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
936 GB/s
TDP
300 W
370 W
Launch Price
769 $
1,629 $
503 pts
641 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTGA102-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors7282
Shader460810496
Render Output Units128112
Texture Units288328
Raytracing Cores7282
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and has 4608 texture shaders and 72 execution units.

Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which has 10496 shaders and 82 execution units.

Memory

MemorySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Memory Size16 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6X
Memory Clock2.000 GHz1.219 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps19.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s936 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit384 bit
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom can access 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 936 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Base Clock1.925 GHz1.395 GHz
Boost Clock2.360 GHz1.740 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.11 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.925 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom is 1.395 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
TDP300 W370 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is 300 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom has a TDP of 370 W and is supplied with the required energy via 3 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 95 mm3 x 90 mm
Fan 21 x 85 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)36 dB--
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDAddressable LED
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1DecodeDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
Length310 mm304 mm
Height135 mm136 mm
Width55 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,240 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is 310 mm long, 135 mm high and 55 mm wide.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom is 304 mm long, 136 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XTGainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q3/2020
Launch Price769 $1,629 $
Structure size7 nm8 nm
Part-no11304-02-20GNED3090019SB-1021P
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q1/2021 at a price of 769 $.

The Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom was introduced in Q3/2020 at a price of 1,629 $.

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +9.4 %

  1. 9,437
  2. 10,328

Port Royal (Raytracing) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +40.3 %

  1. 9,692
  2. 13,594

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +51.9 %

  1. 3,613
  2. 5,488

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) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +6.5 %

  1. 62 fps (avg)
  2. 66 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +12.7 %

  1. 71 fps (avg)
  2. 80 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +8.4 %

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. 116 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) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +26.5 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +22.4 %

  1. 67 fps (avg)
  2. 82 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +13.7 %

  1. 117 fps (avg)
  2. 133 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) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +4.5 %

  1. 110 fps (avg)
  2. 115 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +2.1 %

  1. 189 fps (avg)
  2. 193 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT +2.4 %

  1. 210 fps (avg)
  2. 205 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +20.5 %

  1. 162,976
  2. 196,420

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom +5.8 %

  1. 162,987
  2. 172,385

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 204,732
  2. no data

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