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Released
Q4/2020
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon

Graphics card PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon, specifications and benchmarks

416 place in the overall ranking Graphics Cards!
It is a detailed review of PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon, the date of manufacture started in Q4/2020. Here are all specifications and the results of performance in the form of modern benchmark estimations. The base clock frequency is 1.800 GHz+ 6 %. The GPU supports GDDR6 with an 16 GB graphics memory. TDP is 250 W. We recommend comparing the GPU with other models on our website to determine the best performance.

Specifications

Technical data
GPU
  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6800
  • Execution Units
    60
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21
  • Render Output Units
    96
  • Shader
    3840
  • Texture Units
    240
Memory
  • Memory Bandwidth
    512 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    256 bit
  • Memory Size
    16 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1800 MHz + 6%
  • Boost Clock
    2170 MHz + 3%
  • Game Clock
    1950 MHz + 7%
  • Overclocking
    Yes
Thermal Design
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    —
  • TDP
    250 W
  • TDP (up)
    285 W
Cooler & Fans
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm
  • Fan 2
    1 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    35 dB
Connectivity
  • DisplayPort Ports
    3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    —
  • HDCP Version
    2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    4
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Power Connectors
    2 x 8-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    —
  • VGA Ports
    —
Featureset
  • DirectX
    12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    No
  • LED
    Addressable LED
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes
Supported Video Codecs
  • AV1
    Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Dimensions
  • Height
    135 mm
  • Length
    310 mm
  • Slot Size
    3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    —
  • Width
    54 mm
Additional data
  • Documents
    data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    679 $
  • Part Number
    AXRX 6800 16GBD6-3DHR/OC
  • Process Technology
    7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020
Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    693 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    406 place
  • Battlefield 5
    392 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    469 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    628 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    856 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    677 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    433 place

Manufacturer versions

Board specifications and benchmark results are specific to each version.

All models based on this GPU

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon with other graphics cards to understand the real speed of the GPU when processing content.

Tests include working with floating point, creating 3D models, mining cryptocurrencies.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archive: saved catalog source links. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified; current source pages may differ from the imported content. PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

16.67 TFLOPS
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon
16.78 TFLOPS
16.78 TFLOPS
16.67 TFLOPS
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine

Higher values are better in this metric.

Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU

Higher values are better in this metric.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards

Higher values are better in this metric.

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

0.85 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon
0.86 MH/s
0.86 MH/s
0.85 MH/s

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Battlefield 5 + Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

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Base Clock is the base GPU frequency stated by the manufacturer for this model.

Boost Clock describes automatic frequency increases. Actual clock speed varies with workload, temperature and power limits; it is not a guarantee of manual overclocking.

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