Sapphire Radeon VII vs ASUS TUF GAMING Radeon RX 6900 XT OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Radeon VII and ASUS TUF GAMING Radeon RX 6900 XT OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon VII AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
• Execution Units
  60 80
• GPU Chip
  Vega 20 XT Navi 21
• Render Output Units
  64 128
• Shader
  3840 5120
• Texture Units
  240 320

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  1024 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  4096 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1000 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  HBM2 GDDR6

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

• Base Clock
  1400 MHz 1900 MHz + 4%
• Boost Clock
  1750 MHz 2340 MHz + 4%
• Game Clock
  - 2105 MHz + 4%
• 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 Sapphire Radeon VII and ASUS TUF GAMING Radeon RX 6900 XT OC.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 75 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  32 dB 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  52 dB 34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.0b 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Non addressable LED ASUS Aura Sync
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  No Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  120 mm 140 mm
• Length
  268 mm 320 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1280 g 1700 g
• Width
  42 mm 58 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS TUF GAMING Radeon RX 6900 XT OC and Sapphire Radeon VII.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 999 $
• Part Number
  21291-01-40G TUF-RX6900XT-O16G-GAMING
• Process Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2020