AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 570 8G G5. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 570 8G G5, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 570
• Compute Units
  72 -
• Execution Units
  72 32
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 XT Polaris 20 XL
• Ray Accelerators
  72 -
• Render Output Units
  128 32
• Shader
  4608 2048
• Texture Units
  288 128

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

• Infinity Cache
  128 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  16 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1750 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5

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

• Base Clock
  1825 MHz 1168 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2250 MHz 1284 MHz + 3%
• Game Clock
  2015 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  96 °C -
• System Power Supply
  750 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  300 W 150 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W 180 W
• Typical Board Power
  300 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 570 8G G5.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  37 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 2 × HDMI 2.0b
• HDMI Version
  HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2x8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  1 × USB-C -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Non addressable LED No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 5120 × 2880
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  120 mm 117 mm
• Length
  270 mm 210 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1503 g -
• Width
  - 40 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 570 8G G5 and AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  799 $ -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  2020-11-18 Q3/2017