MSI Radeon RX 6800 vs EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER XC Gaming. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6800 and EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER XC Gaming, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
• Execution Units
  60 48
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 TU104
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• Shader
  3840 3072
• Texture Units
  240 192

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 496 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1938 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  1700 MHz 1650 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2105 MHz 1830 MHz + 1%
• Game Clock
  1815 MHz 1815 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  285 W 280 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6800 and EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER XC Gaming.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 85 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  35 dB 45 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  1 × USB-C 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 Yes
• LED
  Non addressable LED No LED lighting
• 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

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

• Height
  120 mm 111 mm
• Length
  267 mm 270 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1395 g -
• Width
  40 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER XC Gaming and MSI Radeon RX 6800.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 829 $
• Part Number
  - 08G-P4-3182-KR
• Process Technology
  7 nm 12 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q3/2019