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Sapphire Radeon VII vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G

Sapphire Radeon VII
Sapphire Radeon VII 16 GB HBM2 · 1.75 GHz · 300 W Speed index 11/100

The Sapphire Radeon VII is based on the AMD Radeon VII (GCN 5.1) and has 16 GB HBM2 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1024 GB/s.

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.80 GHz · 240 W Speed index 14/100

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (Ampere) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G is 34 % faster than the Sapphire Radeon VII.

Sapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Speed index
11/100
14/100
FP32
13.07 TFLOPS
17.51 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.75 GHz
1.80 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB HBM2
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
1,024 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
300 W
240 W
Launch Price
699 $
529 $

GPU

GPUSapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Based onAMD Radeon VIINVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU ChipVega 20 XTGA104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors6038
Shader38404864
Render Output Units6480
Texture Units240152
Raytracing Cores--38
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The Sapphire Radeon VII has the Vega 20 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 5.1 architecture.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G is based on the graphics chip GA104-200-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.

Memory

MemorySapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Memory Size16 GB8 GB
Memory TypeHBM2GDDR6
Memory Clock1.000 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed2.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth1,024 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface4,096 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Sapphire Radeon VII clocks at 1.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 2.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Base Clock1.400 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock1.750 GHz1.800 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.67 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 VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
TDP300 W240 W
TDP (up)--250 W
Tjunction max99 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Sapphire Radeon VII is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G 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 240 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 75 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)32 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)52 dB38 dB
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The Sapphire Radeon VII is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b3x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Sapphire Radeon VII.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetSapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDGIGABYTE RGB Fusion
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With the Sapphire Radeon VII it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1NoDecode
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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 VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
Length268 mm290 mm
Height120 mm131 mm
Width42 mm60 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
Weight1,280 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Sapphire Radeon VII is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataSapphire Radeon VIIGIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q4/2020
Launch Price699 $529 $
Structure size7 nm8 nm
Part-no21291-01-40GGV-N306TAORUS M-8GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The Sapphire Radeon VII has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2019.

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 8 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 GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G +33.0 %

  1. 4,353
  2. 5,788

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 7,084

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 3,025

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. no data
  2. 43 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 51 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 77 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. no data
  2. 19 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 43 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 95 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) GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G +12.3 %

  1. 65 fps (avg)
  2. 73 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G +12.1 %

  1. 116 fps (avg)
  2. 130 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G +19.3 %

  1. 150 fps (avg)
  2. 179 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 GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G +33.4 %

  1. 88,364
  2. 117,905

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Master 8G +22.2 %

  1. 91,547
  2. 111,834

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 76,267
  2. no data

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