SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 KXTX (RDNA 2) Navi 21 XT
• Execution units
  80 72
• Shader
  5120 4608
• Render Output Units
  128 128
• Texture Units
  320 288

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
  18 Gbps 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  576 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.925 GHz 1.825 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.368 GHz+ 2 % 2.285 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.162 GHz+ 2 % 2.045 GHz+ 1 %
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  405 W+ 21 % 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 345 W
• Tjunction max
  -- 96 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin, 2 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 36-37 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x 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 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  Addressable LED GIGABYTE RGB Fusion

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  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 286 mm
• Height
  135 mm 118 mm
• Width
  72 mm 58 mm
• Width (Slots)
  4 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6950 XT Pure.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- 849 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  11317-04-20G GV-R68XTGAMING OC-16GD
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet