AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 32 (RDNA 3) Navi 21 KXTX (RDNA 2)
• Shader
  7680 5120
• Render Output Units
  138 128
• Texture Units
  480 320
• Raytracing Cores
  120 80

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  2.250 GHz 2.250 GHz
• Memory Speed
  18 Gbps 18 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.800 GHz 1.925 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.800 GHz+ 12 % 2.324 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.600 GHz+ 30 % 2.116 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  300 W+ 20 % 391 W+ 17 %
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1a 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v2.1 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 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• 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
  -- 320 mm
• Height
  -- 135 mm
• Width
  -- 58 mm
• Width (Slots)
  -- 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT and AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  2023 Q2/2022
• Structure size
  5 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11317-02-20G
• Documents
  -- data sheet