PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 XT Navi 21
• Execution units
  72 80
• Shader
  4608 5120
• Render Output Units
  128 128
• Texture Units
  288 320

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 Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.900 GHz+ 4 % 1.825 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.310 GHz+ 3 % 2.250 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.065 GHz+ 2 % 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 345 W
• Tjunction max
  96 °C --
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  1 x 90 mm --
• Noise (Load)
  36-37 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 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_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Addressable LED Non 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
  310 mm 267 mm
• Height
  135 mm 120 mm
• Width
  54 mm 50 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT and PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 6800 XT.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2021
• Release price
  729 $ --
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  AXRX 6800XT 16GBD6-3DHR/OC 21308-01-20G
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet