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Sapphire Radeon VII
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT

Sapphire Radeon VII vs XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2019
Sapphire Radeon VII
Sapphire Radeon VII
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT

What's the best choice Sapphire Radeon VII or XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

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

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

XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    750 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    878 place
  • Battlefield 5
    1071 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    1064 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    172 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    158 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    522 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    1665 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    302 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    362 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 XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    360 place
  • Battlefield 5
    218 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    364 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    364 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    696 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    623 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    238 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    398 place

Specifications

Technical data
Sapphire Radeon VII Sapphire Radeon VII
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
General info

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

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon VII left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
  • GPU Chip
    Vega 20 XT left arrow Navi 21
  • Execution units
    60 left arrow 80
  • Shader
    3840 left arrow 5120
  • Render Output Units
    64 left arrow 128
  • Texture Units
    240 left arrow 320
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
    HBM2 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    1 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    1024 GB/s left arrow 512 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    4096 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards Sapphire Radeon VII and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.400 GHz left arrow 1.825 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.750 GHz left arrow 2.250 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    left arrow 2.015 GHz
  • 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)
    -- left arrow 345 W
  • Tjunction max
    -- 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 Sapphire Radeon VII and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    268 mm left arrow 237 mm
  • Height
    120 mm left arrow 120 mm
  • Width
    42 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    1280 g left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT and Sapphire Radeon VII.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Release price
    -- left arrow 1,099 $
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    21291-01-40G left arrow RX-69TMATFD8
  • 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 Sapphire Radeon VII and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT.

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
13.44
Sapphire Radeon VII
23.04
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
8702
Sapphire Radeon VII
18511
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
64 fps (avg)
Sapphire Radeon VII
110 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
45 fps (avg)
Sapphire Radeon VII
76 fps (avg)
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
96 MH/s
Sapphire Radeon VII
63 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
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
220 MH/s
Sapphire Radeon VII
122 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
30 MH/s
Sapphire Radeon VII
29 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
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
1.17 MH/s
Sapphire Radeon VII
0.86 MH/s
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT
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