GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE, chip, information processing units.

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

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

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

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

• Base Clock
  1825 MHz 1925 MHz + 5%
• Boost Clock
  2250 MHz 2360 MHz + 5%
• Game Clock
  2015 MHz 2110 MHz + 5%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 96 °C
• TDP
  300 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W 345 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  - 1 x 85 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - 36 dB

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Non addressable LED Addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  120 mm 135 mm
• Length
  267 mm 310 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 1240 g
• Width
  49 mm 55 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT SE and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 769 $
• Part Number
  GV-R69XT-16GC-B 11304-01-20G
• Process Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q1/2021