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

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

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

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 PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6900 XT and MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming Z Trio 16G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.825 GHz 1.925 GHz+ 5 %
• Boost Clock
  2.340 GHz+ 4 % 2.425 GHz+ 8 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.105 GHz+ 4 % 2.235 GHz+ 11 %
• 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 345 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 3 x 8-Pin

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

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  1 x 90 mm --
• Noise (Load)
  34 dB 34 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
  Addressable LED MSI Mystic Light

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
  320 mm 324 mm
• Height
  135 mm 141 mm
• Width
  62 mm 55 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 1581 g

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

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q2/2021
• Release price
  1,099 $ --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  AXRX 6900XT 16GBD6-3DHE/OC --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet