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Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 vs Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100

The Sapphire 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.

Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is 117 % faster than the Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C).

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Speed index
13/100
6/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
7.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
1.62 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
250 W
175 W
Launch Price
579 $
499 $
431 pts
272 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GPU ChipNavi 21TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors6036
Shader38402304
Render Output Units9664
Texture Units240144
Raytracing Cores6036
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 has the Navi 21 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
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 Radeon RX 6800 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Base Clock1.800 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz1.620 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 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 Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
TDP250 W175 W
TDP (up)285 W--
Tjunction max100 °C89 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 250 W.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) 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 175 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
USB-C11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
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 Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
Length267 mm292 mm
Height120 mm112 mm
Width40 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Radeon RX 6800Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C)
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q4/2018
Launch Price579 $499 $
Structure size7 nm12 nm
Part-no21305-01-20GNE62070020P2-1060A
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q4/2020.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual (USB-C) 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 Radeon RX 6800 +76.9 %

  1. 7,671
  2. 4,337

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +47.7 %

  1. 7,867
  2. 5,327

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +56.5 %

  1. 2,931
  2. 1,873

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 Radeon RX 6800 +70.0 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +63.9 %

  1. 59 fps (avg)
  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +61.1 %

  1. 87 fps (avg)
  2. 54 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. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 104 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 Radeon RX 6800 +68.5 %

  1. 91 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +87.4 %

  1. 178 fps (avg)
  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +47.7 %

  1. 195 fps (avg)
  2. 132 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 Radeon RX 6800 +40.2 %

  1. 126,364
  2. 90,143

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 +49.1 %

  1. 128,479
  2. 86,141

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 165,447
  2. no data

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