AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Xtreme 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Xtreme 12G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 GA102-225-A1
• Execution units
  80 80
• Shader
  5120 10240
• Render Output Units
  128 96
• Texture Units
  320 320

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.188 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 912 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 384 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Xtreme 12G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.825 GHz 1.365 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.250 GHz 1.830 GHz+ 10 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.015 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  300 W 350 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Xtreme 12G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 115 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- 1 x 100 mm
• Noise (Load)
  40 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 3x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  1 --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  Non addressable LED GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

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

• Length
  267 mm 319 mm
• Height
  120 mm 140 mm
• Width
  -- 70 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 4 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1492 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Xtreme 12G and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q2/2021
• Release price
  999 $ --
• Structure size
  7 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  102-D412 GV-N308TAORUS X-12GD
• Documents
  -- data sheet