PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT vs PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition

Comparison of GPU cores for PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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 3060 Ti
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 GA104-200-A1
• Execution units
  80 38
• Shader
  5120 4864
• Render Output Units
  128 80
• Texture Units
  320 152

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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 PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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 1.410 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.250 GHz 1.665 GHz-15 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.015 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Comparison of the thermal design power of the PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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 200 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W 220 W
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Here we are going to look at the types of cooling systems for PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  40 dB 36-37 dB

Number and types of sockets for video output and connection in PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition GPUs.

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

In this section, we'll explore what functions the PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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
  Non addressable LED Addressable LED

Let's compare how PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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 Decode

The comparison of the PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition 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
  267 mm 247 mm
• Height
  120 mm 120 mm
• Width
  50 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1500 g --

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT and PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Edition, 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 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2020
• Release price
  -- 449 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  AXRX 6900XT 16GBD6-M2DHC VCG3060T8DFXPPB
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet