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PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G

PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G

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Released
Q1/2021

Comparison of PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT video card vs Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G video card by specifications and benchmarks. PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT runs at 1.900 GHz+ 4 % base clock speed and has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, while video card Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G runs at 1.156 GHz base clock speed and has 8 GB of HBM2 memory. The TDP of the first video card is 300 W, and the second is 210 W. Compare the table of benchmark results to find out which graphic card is better.

Differences
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PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.900 GHz+ 4 % left arrow 1.156 GHz
    Around 39% better clock speed
  • More memory
    16 GB left arrow 8 GB
    50% more memory
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Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
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Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT
Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
GPU

Comparison of GPU cores for PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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 left arrow AMD RX Vega 56
  • GPU Chip
    Navi 21 XT left arrow Vega 10 XL
  • Execution units
    72 left arrow 56
  • Shader
    4608 left arrow 3584
  • Render Output Units
    128 left arrow 64
  • Texture Units
    288 left arrow 256
Memory

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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 left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow HBM2
  • Memory Speed
    2 GHz left arrow 0.8 GHz
  • Memory Bandwith
    512 GB/s left arrow 410 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 2048 bit
Clock Speeds

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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
    1.900 GHz+ 4 % left arrow 1.156 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    2.360 GHz+ 5 % left arrow 1.471 GHz
  • Avg (Game) Clock
    2.110 GHz+ 5 % left arrow
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Design

Comparison of the thermal design power of the PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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 left arrow 210 W
  • TDP (up)
    345 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max
    96 °C left arrow --
  • PCIe-Power
    3 x 8-Pin left arrow 2 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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
    -- left arrow Radial
  • Cooler-Type
    Water cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan 1
    -- left arrow 1 x 70 mm
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent left arrow 37 dB
  • Noise (Load)
    0 dB left arrow 49 dB
Connectivity

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_2 left arrow 12_1
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    Addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Let's compare how PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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 left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
Dimensions

The comparison of the PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G 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
    266 mm left arrow 280 mm
  • Height
    162 mm left arrow 127 mm
  • Width
    42 mm left arrow 40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    -- left arrow 1090 g
Additional data

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of PowerColor Liquid Devil Radeon RX 6800 XT and Biostar Radeon RX Vega 56 8G, 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 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Structure size
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    AXRX 6800XT 16GBD6-W2DHC/OC left arrow VAVAL5VM88
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
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