AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• Compute Units
  80 -
• Execution Units
  80 36
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 Navi 10 XLE
• Ray Accelerators
  80 -
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Shader
  5120 2304
• Texture Units
  320 144

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Infinity Cache
  128 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 192 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  16 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  16 GB 6 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1825 MHz 1280 MHz + 13%
• Boost Clock
  2250 MHz 1620 MHz + 4%
• Game Clock
  2015 MHz 1495 MHz + 9%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• System Power Supply
  850 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  300 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W 195 W
• Typical Board Power
  300 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 28 dB
• Noise (Load)
  40 dB 33 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• HDMI Version
  HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2x8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  1 × USB-C -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Non addressable LED MSI Mystic Light
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

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

• Height
  120 mm 141 mm
• Length
  267 mm 297 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1492 g 922 g
• Width
  - 42 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming MX and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  999 $ -
• Part Number
  102-D412 -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  2020-12-08 Q1/2020