GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo

Comparison of GPU cores for GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 XT TU104
• Execution units
  72 46
• Shader
  4608 2944
• Render Output Units
  128 64
• Texture Units
  288 184

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  1.825 GHz 1.515 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.285 GHz+ 2 % 1.830 GHz+ 7 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.045 GHz+ 1 % 1.800 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  300 W 215 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W 250 W+ 5 %
• Tjunction max
  96 °C 89 °C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo as well as their sizes and performance. As a rule, fans with larger diameters have an advantage because they can move the same volumes of air while rotating more slowly than smaller fans. It should be noted that liquid cooling systems in addition to fans and aluminum radiators need some kind of pump, which can also be noisy.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 34 dB
• Noise (Load)
  36-37 dB 42 dB

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo GPUs.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.0b
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• USB-C Ports
  -- 1

In this section, we'll explore what functions the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Let's compare how GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  Decode No

The comparison of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo graphics cards dimensions. With knowledge of the exact measurements of the graphics card, you can check whether it is possible to put it in the case of your PC. We have also added support for PCI Express bus.

• Length
  286 mm 267 mm
• Height
  118 mm 118 mm
• Width
  58 mm 58 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming OC 16G and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC Evo, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q3/2018
• Release price
  849 $ 749 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  GV-R68XTGAMING OC-16GD DUAL-RTX2080-O8G-EVO
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet