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MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G vs PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2021
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT

What's the best choice MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G or PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

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

MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G has a maximum frequency of 1.925 GHz+ 5 %. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q2/2021.

PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT has a maximum frequency of 1.900 GHz+ 4 %. Memory size 16 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    302 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 1% better clock speed

    1.925 GHz+ 5 % left arrow 1.900 GHz+ 4 %

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    326 place
  • Battlefield 5
    74 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    271 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    321 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    714 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    557 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    173 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    368 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    368 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    419 place
  • Battlefield 5
    324 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    374 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    311 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    721 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    454 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    361 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    313 place

Specifications

Technical data
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21 left arrow Navi 21 XT
  • Execution units
    80 left arrow 72
  • Shader
    5120 left arrow 4608
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 128
  • Texture Units
    320 left arrow 288
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 MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT. The higher the better.

  • Base Clock
    1.925 GHz+ 5 % left arrow 1.900 GHz+ 4 %
  • Boost Clock
    2.425 GHz+ 8 % left arrow 2.360 GHz+ 5 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.235 GHz+ 11 % left arrow 2.110 GHz+ 5 %
  • 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
    -- left arrow 96 °C
  • PCIe-Power
    3 x 8-Pin left arrow 3 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT.

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

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1 left arrow 1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    3x 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
    MSI Mystic Light 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
    324 mm left arrow 266 mm
  • Height
    141 mm left arrow 162 mm
  • Width
    55 mm left arrow 42 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    1581 g left arrow --
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G.

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Release price
    -- left arrow --
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Part-no
    -- left arrow AXRX 6800XT 16GBD6-W2DHC/OC
  • 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 MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G and PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT.

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
24.83
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
21.75
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
19244
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
17801
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
114 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
105 fps (avg)
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
78 fps (avg)
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
71 fps (avg)
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
64 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
64 MH/s
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
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
122 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
121 MH/s
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
30 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
32 MH/s
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
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
0.87 MH/s
MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G
0.95 MH/s
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
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