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Released
Q4/2020
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon

Graphics card PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon, specifications and benchmarks

584 place in the overall ranking Graphics Cards!
It is a detailed review of PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon, the date of manufacture started in Q4/2020. Here are all specifications and the results of performance in the form of modern benchmark estimations. The base clock frequency is 1.800 GHz+ 6 %. The GPU supports GDDR6 with an 16 GB graphics memory. TDP is 250 W. We recommend comparing the GPU with other models on our website to determine the best performance.

Specifications

Technical data
General info

Key features of the graphics card PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon.

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 6800
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21
  • Execution units
    60
  • Shader
    3840
  • Render Output Units
    96
  • Texture Units
    240
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Memory settings

The characteristics of the video memory on board the graphics card. The higher the better.

  • Memory Size
    16 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    512 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit
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Clock frequency

Video card clock speed and overclocking potential PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon.

  • Base Clock
    1.800 GHz+ 6 %
  • Boost Clock
    2.170 GHz+ 3 %
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    1.950 GHz+ 7 %
  • Overclocking
    Yes
* see below
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    250 W
  • TDP (up)
    285 W
  • Tjunction max
    --
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 8-Pin
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Cooler & Fans type

Cooling system parameters, connectors and fan types PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon.

  • Fan-Type
    Axial
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    2 x 100 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent
  • Fan 2
    1 x 90 mm
  • Noise (Load)
    35 dB
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Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • Max. Displays
    4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.1
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    --
  • VGA Ports
    --
  • USB-C Ports
    --
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Technical data

Hardware capabilities and maintaining the API.

  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2
  • Raytracing
    Yes
  • DLSS / FSR
    No
  • LED
    Addressable LED
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Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode
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Dimensions
  • Length
    310 mm
  • Height
    135 mm
  • Width
    54 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    3 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    --
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More information
  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 4.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q4/2020
  • Release price
    679 $
  • Structure size
    7 nm
  • Part-no
    AXRX 6800 16GBD6-3DHR/OC
  • Documents
    data sheet
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    649 place
  • Battlefield 5
    388 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    468 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    654 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    859 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    713 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    401 place
  • Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    460 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon with other graphics cards to understand the real speed of the GPU when processing content.

Tests include working with floating point, creating 3D models, mining cryptocurrencies.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming
3DMark Benchmark
3DMark is designed for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get the most out of their hardware
Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a realistic game, with a built-in benchmark, very suitable as a test for graphics cards
103 fps (avg)
103 fps (avg)
91 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon
91 fps (avg)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider has a built-in benchmark, based on the Crystal Dynamics Foundation engine
65 fps (avg)
65 fps (avg)
64 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon
64 fps (avg)
Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
Ethash is an algorithm for mining Ethereum cryptocurrency that makes the most of the GPU
Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
The Autolykos algorithm, on which Ergo cryptocurrency is based, allows not only modern GPUs to be used for mining, but also the past generation of GPUs
Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
Hashrate mining Ravencoin cryptocurrency on the KawPoW algorithm is fastest on modern video cards
29 MH/s
29 MH/s
MANLI GeForce RTX 3070 LHR (M2479+N617-00)
28 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon
28 MH/s
Crypto-Mining Vertcoin Hashrate (MH/s)
VertCoin cryptocurrency can be mined on both Nvidia and AMD and is interesting because it mines perfectly on old GPUs like GTX1050, R9 290 and even GTX970
0.86 MH/s
0.86 MH/s
0.85 MH/s
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon
0.85 MH/s

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*

Base Clock - this is the guaranteed speed that the manufacturer sets for the type of cooling and binning that the GPU comes out of the factory with.

Boost Clock - this is a theoretical minimum speed to which the video card can be overclocked considering the cooling and binning requirements.

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