AMD
Radeon RX 6800 XT
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Overview
The Radeon RX 6800 XT sits at the top of AMD's RDNA 2 mainstream lineup, launched alongside the RX 6800 in late 2020 and positioned to compete directly with NVIDIA's RTX 3080. It represented AMD's most capable consumer GPU in years at its release.
Packing 16GB of GDDR6 across a 256-bit memory bus with 128MB of Infinity Cache, the RX 6800 XT delivers substantially higher rasterization throughput than the RX 6800. Hardware ray tracing is present, though performance in ray-traced workloads trails NVIDIA's Ampere counterparts. AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution provides an upscaling option for compatible titles.
The RX 6800 XT is built for high-refresh 1440p and capable 4K gaming at high-to-ultra settings. It appeals to enthusiasts who want flagship-adjacent performance with 16GB of VRAM for demanding games and creative use, particularly those who favor AMD's driver ecosystem or need strong rasterization performance.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- RDNA 2
- Process Node
- TSMC N7
- Stream Processors
- 4,608
- Ray Accelerators
- 72
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1,825 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 2,250 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 16 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6
- Memory Bus
- 256-bit
- Memory Speed
- 16 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 512 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- TDP
- 300 W
- Power Connectors
- 2x 8-pin
- Released
- Oct 28, 2020