AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 10G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 10G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
• Compute Units
  80 -
• Execution Units
  80 68
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 GA102-200-K1-A1
• Ray Accelerators
  80 -
• Render Output Units
  128 96
• Shader
  5120 8704
• Texture Units
  320 272

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 760 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 320 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  16 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  16 GB 10 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1188 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X

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

• Base Clock
  1825 MHz 1440 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2250 MHz 1920 MHz + 12%
• Game Clock
  2015 MHz 1905 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 93 °C
• System Power Supply
  850 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  300 W 370 W+ 16 %
• TDP (up)
  345 W 430 W+ 16 %
• Typical Board Power
  300 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 10G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  40 dB 38-40 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1
• HDMI Version
  HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2x8-Pin 3 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_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  Non addressable LED MSI Mystic Light
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• 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 140 mm
• Length
  267 mm 336 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1492 g 1882 g
• Width
  - 61 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X 10G and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• Documents
  - data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  999 $ 829 $
• Part Number
  102-D412 -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  2020-12-08 Q3/2020