GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G vs MSI Radeon VII 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G and MSI Radeon VII 16G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT AMD Radeon VII
• Execution Units
  80 60
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 Vega 20 XT
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Shader
  5120 3840
• Texture Units
  320 240

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 1024 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 4096 bit
• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 1000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 HBM2

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

• Base Clock
  1950 MHz + 7% 1400 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2365 MHz + 5% 1750 MHz
• Game Clock
  2150 MHz + 7% -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  300 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G and MSI Radeon VII 16G.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 110 mm 3 x 75 mm
• Fan 2
  1 x 100 mm -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 32 dB
• Noise (Load)
  36 dB 52 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  3 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_1
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion Non addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

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

• Height
  140 mm 121 mm
• Length
  322 mm 267 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 1280 g
• Width
  60 mm 40 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon VII 16G and GIGABYTE AORUS Radeon RX 6900 XT Master 16G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  1,249 $ -
• Part Number
  GV-R69XTAORUS M-16GD Radeon VII 16G
• Process Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q1/2019