PowerColor Radeon VII vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon VII and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon VII AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
• GPU Chip
  Vega 20 XT Navi 21
• Execution units
  60 80
• Shader
  3840 5120
• Render Output Units
  64 128
• Texture Units
  240 320

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

• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  HBM2 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1 GHz 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  1024 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  4096 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards PowerColor Radeon VII and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.400 GHz 1.825 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.750 GHz 2.250 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.015 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  300 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 345 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PowerColor Radeon VII and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 75 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  32 dB 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  52 dB 40 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- 1

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Non addressable LED Non addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  280 mm 267 mm
• Height
  125 mm 120 mm
• Width
  40 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1492 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and PowerColor Radeon VII.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2019 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- 999 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  AXVII 16GBHBM2-3DH 102-D412
• Documents
  data sheet --