Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE, chip, information processing units.

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

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 256 bit
• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz 2000 MHz
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1925 MHz + 5% 1825 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2360 MHz + 5% 2365 MHz + 5%
• Game Clock
  2110 MHz + 5% 2135 MHz + 6%
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  96 °C -
• TDP
  300 W 363 W+ 21 %
• TDP (up)
  345 W 390 W+ 13 %

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 95 mm 3 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  1 x 85 mm -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  36 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a 2 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - 1 × USB-C
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Addressable LED Addressable LED
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

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

• Height
  135 mm 134 mm
• Length
  310 mm 310 mm
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1240 g -
• Width
  55 mm 55 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT SE and Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  769 $ -
• Part Number
  11304-02-20G 11308-07-20G
• Process Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2021