ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi 16GB GDDR6
The RDNA 2 architecture and 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus deliver strong 4K and ray-traced gaming, backed by a 2360 MHz boost clock and a robust 3x 8-pin power design for overclocking. Its Taichi 3X cooling system with 0dB silent mode and a reinforced metal frame with ARGB lighting adds premium build quality and quiet operation. This card is best for 1440p and 4K gamers who prioritize high frame rates and ray tracing, and who have a 700W power supply to support its 300W TDP.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong rt (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong ai (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average affordability (31st percentile)
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
What owners think
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 7 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 512 |
Compute
| RT Cores | 72 |
| Base Clock | 1825 |
| Boost Clock | 2360 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 41.47 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 20.74 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25001 |
| GPU Compute | 13147 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 700 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 330 |
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2360 | 2407 | 2482 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi | 73 | 74.8 | 70.1 | 65.4 | 60.1 | 79.2 | 91.5 | 58.1 | 39.1 | 49.2 | 30.9 | 30.6 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.6 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 81.1 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 21.1 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 15.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.1 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.8 |
Usage Scores
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