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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
PowerColor Radeon VII

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT vs PowerColor Radeon VII. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
Released
Q1/2019
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PowerColor Radeon VII
PowerColor Radeon VII

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT or PowerColor Radeon VII? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

PowerColor Radeon VII has a maximum frequency of 1.400 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type HBM2. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    452 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    1.825 GHz left arrow 1.400 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    519 place
  • Battlefield 5
    375 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    434 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    338 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    739 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    465 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    379 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    326 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    754 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon VII GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    877 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1070 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1063 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    171 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    157 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    547 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1664 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    303 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
PowerColor Radeon VII PowerColor Radeon VII
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT and PowerColor Radeon VII, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT left arrow AMD Radeon VII
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21 XT left arrow Vega 20 XT
  • Execution units
    72 left arrow 60
  • Shader
    4608 left arrow 3840
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    288 left arrow 240
Memory settings

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 1 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    512 GB/s left arrow 1024 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 4096 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT and PowerColor Radeon VII. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.825 GHz left arrow 1.400 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.250 GHz left arrow 1.750 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.015 GHz left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 300 W
  • TDP (up)
    345 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    96 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT and PowerColor Radeon VII.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    3 x 80 mm left arrow 3 x 75 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 32 dB
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow --
  • Noise (Load)
    37 dB left arrow 52 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0b
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4a left arrow 3x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    1 left arrow --
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    Non addressable LED left arrow Non addressable LED
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Length
    267 mm left arrow 280 mm
  • Height
    120 mm left arrow 125 mm
  • Width
    49 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    1500 g left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU PowerColor Radeon VII and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Release price
    799 $ left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    GV-R68XT-16GC-B left arrow AXVII 16GBHBM2-3DH
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT and PowerColor Radeon VII.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
20.74
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
13.44
PowerColor Radeon VII
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
17454
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
8702
PowerColor Radeon VII
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
103 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
64 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon VII
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
69 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
45 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon VII
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
63 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
96 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon VII
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
120 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
220 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon VII
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
32 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
30 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon VII
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.94 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT
1.17 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon VII
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