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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G vs XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2020
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
Released
Q2/2021
Overall score
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XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming

What's the best choice GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G or XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G has a maximum frequency of 1.825 GHz. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming has a maximum frequency of 2.150 GHz+ 18 %. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    453 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    520 place
  • Battlefield 5
    383 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    435 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    337 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    737 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    463 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    380 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    319 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    273 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    2.150 GHz+ 18 % left arrow 1.825 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    321 place
  • Battlefield 5
    70 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    224 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    319 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    682 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    555 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    145 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    344 place

Specifications

Technical data
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G and XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming, chip, information processing units.

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

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

  • Memory Size
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    512 GB/s left arrow 512 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock frequency

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G and XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.825 GHz left arrow 2.150 GHz+ 18 %
  • Boost Clock
    2.250 GHz left arrow 2.495 GHz+ 11 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.015 GHz left arrow 2.325 GHz+ 15 %
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 300 W
  • TDP (up)
    345 W left arrow 345 W
  • Tjunction max
    96 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G and XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    3 x 80 mm left arrow 2 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    -- left arrow 1 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Load)
    36-37 dB left arrow 36 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    2x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    2x DP v1.4a left arrow 2x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • VGA Ports
    -- left arrow --
  • USB-C Ports
    -- left arrow 1
Technical data

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

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_2
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    GIGABYTE RGB Fusion left arrow Addressable LED
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Length
    286 mm left arrow 340 mm
  • Height
    118 mm left arrow 139 mm
  • Width
    58 mm left arrow 57 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    GV-R68XTGAMING-16GD left arrow RX-69XTACSD9
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G and XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
20.74
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
25.55
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
17454
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
19519
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
103 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
115 fps (avg)
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
69 fps (avg)
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
79 fps (avg)
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
63 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
64 MH/s
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
120 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
123 MH/s
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
32 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
30 MH/s
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.94 MH/s
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming 16G
0.88 MH/s
XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6900 XT Limited Black Gaming
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