MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G vs Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC

Comparison of GPU cores for MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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 6900 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 TU102
• Execution units
  80 68
• Shader
  5120 4352
• Render Output Units
  128 88
• Texture Units
  320 272

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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 11 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  512 GB/s 616 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 352 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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
  1.925 GHz+ 5 % 1.350 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.340 GHz+ 4 % 1.575 GHz+ 2 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.105 GHz+ 4 % 1.545 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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 250 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W --
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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 100 mm 2 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  34 dB --

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

Let's compare how MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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 MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC 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
  324 mm 292 mm
• Height
  141 mm 112 mm
• Width
  55 mm 58 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1576 g --

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of MSI Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G and Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Dual OC, 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
  1,149 $ --
• Structure size
  7 nm 12 nm
• Part-no
  -- NE6208TT19LC-150A
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet