XFX Radeon RX 6800 vs MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards XFX Radeon RX 6800 and MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
• Execution Units
  60 -
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 AD104-250 / AD104-251 (Ada Lovelace)
• Render Output Units
  96 64
• Shader
  3840 5888
• Texture Units
  240 184
• RT Cores
  - 46
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 46

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

• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 504 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 192 bit
• Memory Size
  16 GB 12 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6X
• Memory Clock
  - 1313 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 21 Gbps

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

• Base Clock
  1700 MHz 1920 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2105 MHz 2625 MHz + 6%
• Game Clock
  1815 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 90 °C
• TDP
  250 W 215 W+ 8 %
• TDP (up)
  285 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system XFX Radeon RX 6800 and MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 16-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 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  Non addressable LED MSI Mystic Light
• 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
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

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

• Height
  120 mm 141 mm
• Length
  267 mm 338 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  40 mm 52 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI GeForce RTX 4070 GAMING X TRIO 12G and XFX Radeon RX 6800.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 599 $ (Reference)
• Part Number
  RX-68LMATFD8 -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2023