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Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB

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.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB 6 GB GDDR5 · 1.71 GHz · 120 W Speed index 4/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is 374 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB.

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Speed index
17/100
4/100
FP32
20.74 TFLOPS
4.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.25 GHz
1.71 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
192 GB/s
TDP
300 W
120 W
Launch Price
649 $
249 $
503 pts
121 pts

GPU

GPUSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
GPU ChipNavi 21 XTGP106-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors7210
Shader46081280
Render Output Units12848
Texture Units28880
Raytracing Cores72--
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT has the Navi 21 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 2 architecture.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB is based on the graphics chip GP106-400-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Memory Size16 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.002 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s192 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Base Clock1.825 GHz1.506 GHz
Boost Clock2.250 GHz1.708 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.02 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 Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
TDP300 W120 W
TDP (up)345 W--
Tjunction max100 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 80 mm1 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Radeon RX 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeNo
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 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
Length267 mm174 mm
Height120 mm111 mm
Width50 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,500 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB 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 6800 XTZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2021Q3/2016
Launch Price649 $249 $
Structure size7 nm16 nm
Part-no21304-01-20GZT-P10600A-10L
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q2/2021.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6GB came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 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 XT +401.5 %

  1. 9,213
  2. 1,837

Port Royal (Raytracing) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +1,062.4 %

  1. 9,462
  2. 814

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,527
  2. no data

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. 59 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 102 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 32 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 112 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 XT +250.0 %

  1. 105 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +233.3 %

  1. 180 fps (avg)
  2. 54 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +174.0 %

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 73 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 XT +362.5 %

  1. 155,408
  2. 33,605

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT +353.3 %

  1. 155,418
  2. 34,284

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 195,225
  2. no data

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