Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
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Sapphire Radeon VII
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT has 4608 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.31 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 21.29 TFLOPS.
The Sapphire Radeon VII has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.75 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.07 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 2 architecture, which has 72 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card Sapphire Radeon VII is based on the GCN 5.1 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units. |
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| Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT | GPU | Sapphire Radeon VII |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | Based on | AMD Radeon VII |
| Navi 21 XT | GPU Chip | Vega 20 XT |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | GCN 5.1 |
| 72 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 60 |
| 4608 | Shader | 3840 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 64 |
| 288 | Texture Units | 240 |
| 72 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.000 GHz clocks. The Sapphire Radeon VII has a 16 GB large HBM2 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.000GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.000 GHz |
| 16.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 2.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 4096 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT has a turbo clock of 2.310 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Sapphire Radeon VII is 1.750 GHz. |
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| 1.875 GHz | Base Clock | 1.400 GHz |
| 2.310 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.750 GHz |
| 2.07 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT 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 Sapphire Radeon VII is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 99 °C. |
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| 300 W | TDP | 300 W |
| 345 W | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 99 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT are cooled with a Air cooling. The Sapphire Radeon VII is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 75 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 32 dB |
| 36-37 dB | Noise (Load) | 52 dB |
ConnectivityThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The Sapphire Radeon VII supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The Sapphire Radeon VII 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 | Non addressable LED |
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 Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT is 53 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the Sapphire Radeon VII is 53 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 313 mm | Length | 268 mm |
| 135 mm | Height | 120 mm |
| 53 mm | Width | 42 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 1280 g |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataManufactured using the 7 nanometer process, Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT was released in Q1/2021. The Sapphire Radeon VII published in Q1/2019 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers. |
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| 11304-03-20G | Part-no | 21291-01-40G |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | Q1/2019 |
| 779 $ | Launch Price | 699 $ (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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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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)
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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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.
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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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Sapphire Radeon VII
16 GB HBM2 |
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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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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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16 GB HBM2 |
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