PNY RTX A6000 vs GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PNY RTX A6000 and GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere -
• Based on
  NVIDIA RTX A6000 AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
• Execution Units
  84 80
• GPU Chip
  GA102 Navi 21
• Render Output Units
  112 128
• RT Cores
  84 -
• Shader
  10752 5120
• Texture Units
  336 320

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  768 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  384 bit 256 bit
• Memory Clock
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  16 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  48 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 2000 MHz

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

• Base Clock
  1410 MHz 1950 MHz + 7%
• Boost Clock
  1800 MHz 2365 MHz + 5%
• Game Clock
  - 2150 MHz + 7%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  300 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  - 345 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PNY RTX A6000 and GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 65 mm 2 x 110 mm
• Fan 2
  - 1 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 36 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting GIGABYTE RGB Fusion
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode

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

• Height
  112 mm 140 mm
• Length
  267 mm 322 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 60 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G and PNY RTX A6000.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  4,649 $ 1,249 $
• Part Number
  VCNRTXA6000-PB GV-R69XTAORUS M-16GD
• Process Technology
  8 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q4/2020