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Released
Q2/2021
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT

Graphics card Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT, specifications and benchmarks

237 place in the overall ranking Graphics Cards!
It is a detailed review of Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT, the date of manufacture started in Q2/2021. Here are all specifications and the results of performance in the form of modern benchmark estimations. The base clock frequency is 1.825 GHz. The GPU supports GDDR6 with an 16 GB graphics memory. TDP is 300 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 6900 XT
  • Execution Units
    80
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21
  • Render Output Units
    128
  • Shader
    5120
  • Texture Units
    320
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
    1825 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    2250 MHz
  • Game Clock
    2015 MHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes
Thermal Design
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    —
  • TDP
    300 W
  • TDP (up)
    345 W
Cooler & Fans
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial
  • Fan 1
    3 x 80 mm
  • Fan 2
    —
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    —
Connectivity
  • DisplayPort Ports
    2 × 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
    1 × USB-C
  • VGA Ports
    —
Featureset
  • DirectX
    12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    No
  • LED
    Non 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
    120 mm
  • Length
    267 mm
  • Slot Size
    3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    —
  • Width
    50 mm
Additional data
  • Documents
    data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    —
  • Part Number
    21308-01-20G
  • Process Technology
    7 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2021
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    385 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    235 place
  • Battlefield 5
    211 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    366 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    330 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    690 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    576 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    379 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT 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. Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT

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.

23.04 TFLOPS
Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT
23.4 TFLOPS
23.22 TFLOPS
23.04 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.

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

XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT View
XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT CORE XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT CORE View
Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Vulcan OC 10G-V Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Vulcan OC 10G-V View
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming View
PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT View
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Trio 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Trio 16G View
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G View
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G View

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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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