XFX Radeon RX 6800 Speedster 16GB GDDR6
The 16GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 512 GB/s bandwidth on the RDNA 2 architecture provide ample headroom for high-resolution textures, making this card a strong 1440p performer. Its triple-fan SWFT319 cooler design keeps the 250W TDP in check while maintaining a standard 2-slot form factor for broad case compatibility. This GPU is best for 1440p gamers who prioritize high VRAM capacity and ray tracing over AI or compute workloads.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong ai (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong vram (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong rt (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average thermal (34th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 7 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 512 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 3840 |
| RT Cores | 60 |
| Base Clock | 1850 |
| Boost Clock | 2190 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 32.33 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 16.17 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 22030 |
| GPU Compute | 10777 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 250 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | Full HD (1080p) |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | XFX Radeon RX 6800 Speedster | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2190 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 250 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XFX Radeon RX 6800 Speedster | 71.9 | 67.1 | 69.7 | 58.5 | 61.3 | 89.9 | 33.9 | 57.7 | 45.1 | 64.7 | 9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 69 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 71.6 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.1 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
Usage Scores
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