MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio 16G vs Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio 16G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 Navi 21
• Execution units
  60 60
• Shader
  3840 3840
• Render Output Units
  96 96
• Texture Units
  240 240

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 MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio 16G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.700 GHz 1.800 GHz+ 6 %
• Boost Clock
  2.105 GHz 2.170 GHz+ 3 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.815 GHz 1.950 GHz+ 7 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  250 W 250 W
• TDP (up)
  285 W 285 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio 16G and Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  34 dB 37 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
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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
  MSI Mystic Light Addressable LED

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
  324 mm 303 mm
• Height
  141 mm 127 mm
• Width
  55 mm 54 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1521 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 and MSI Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Trio 16G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q4/2020
• Release price
  639 $ 679 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  -- 11305-02-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet