AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 33 XT (RDNA 3) Navi 21 XT
• Shader
  2048 4608
• Render Output Units
  64 128
• Texture Units
  128 288

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

• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  18 Gbps 2 GHz
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.900 GHz 1.925 GHz+ 5 %
• Boost Clock
  2.600 GHz 2.360 GHz+ 5 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.400 GHz 2.110 GHz+ 5 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  200 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 345 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 96 °C
• PCIe-Power
  -- 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT.

• Fan-Type
  -- Axial
• Fan 1
  -- 2 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  -- 1 x 85 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 36 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting Addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  -- 310 mm
• Height
  -- 135 mm
• Width
  -- 55 mm
• Width (Slots)
  -- 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1240 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  2023 Q1/2021
• Structure size
  6 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11304-02-20G
• Documents
  -- data sheet