GPU comparison with benchmarks

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE vs Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.36 GHz · 300 W Speed index 18/100

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

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

The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (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 XT SE is 4.9 % faster than the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
18/100
17/100
FP32
21.75 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.36 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
300 W
300 W
Launch Price
769 $
649 $
503 pts
503 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors7272
Shader46084608
Render Output Units128128
Texture Units288288
Raytracing Cores7272
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE has the Navi 21 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

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

Memory

MemorySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
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 XT SE clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.925 GHz+5 %1.825 GHz
Boost Clock2.360 GHz+5 %2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.11 GHz2.02 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 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP300 W300 W
TDP (up)345 W345 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 95 mm3 x 80 mm
Fan 21 x 85 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)36 dB37 dB
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
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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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNon addressable LED
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With the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
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 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length310 mm267 mm
Height135 mm120 mm
Width55 mm50 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,240 g1,500 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 6800 XT SESapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2021Q2/2021
Launch Price769 $649 $
Structure size7 nm7 nm
Part-no11304-01-20G21304-01-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2021.

The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT came on the market in Q2/2021 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 XT SE +2.4 %

  1. 9,437
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +2.4 %

  1. 9,692
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +2.4 %

  1. 3,613
  2. 3,527

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 XT SE +5.1 %

  1. 62 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +4.4 %

  1. 71 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +4.9 %

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. 102 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) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +6.3 %

  1. 34 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +4.7 %

  1. 67 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +4.5 %

  1. 117 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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 XT SE +4.8 %

  1. 110 fps (avg)
  2. 105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +5.0 %

  1. 189 fps (avg)
  2. 180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +5.0 %

  1. 210 fps (avg)
  2. 200 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 XT SE +4.9 %

  1. 162,976
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +4.9 %

  1. 162,987
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE +4.9 %

  1. 204,732
  2. 195,225

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