MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming Trio vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming Trio and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER AMD Radeon RX 6800
• Execution Units
  48 60
• GPU Chip
  TU104 Navi 21
• Render Output Units
  64 96
• Shader
  3072 3840
• Texture Units
  192 240

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  496 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  8 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  1938 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
  1650 MHz 1800 MHz + 6%
• Boost Clock
  1815 MHz 2170 MHz + 3%
• Game Clock
  - 1950 MHz + 7%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  280 W 285 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming Trio and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800.

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

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light Addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Height
  140 mm 127 mm
• Length
  328 mm 303 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1531 g -
• Width
  57 mm 54 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 and MSI GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming Trio.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  949 $ 679 $
• Part Number
  - 11305-02-20G
• Process Technology
  12 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q4/2020