ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT OC vs MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT OC and MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 XT Navi 21
• Execution units
  72 80
• Shader
  4608 5120
• Render Output Units
  128 128
• Texture Units
  288 320

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 Speed
  2 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT OC and MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.925 GHz+ 5 % 1.925 GHz+ 5 %
• Boost Clock
  2.360 GHz+ 5 % 2.425 GHz+ 8 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.110 GHz+ 5 % 2.235 GHz+ 11 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  300 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W 345 W
• Tjunction max
  96 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT OC and MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  AIO water cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  1 x 80 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  2 x 120 mm --
• Noise (Load)
  37-38 dB 34 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x 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 No
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync MSI Mystic Light

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  277 mm 324 mm
• Height
  131 mm 141 mm
• Width
  44 mm 55 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1581 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and ASUS ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6800 XT OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2021
• Release price
  999 $ --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  ROG-STRIX-LC-RX6800XT-O16G-GAMING --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet