Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT Toxic 16GB GDDR6
The factory-overclocked 2525MHz boost clock and built-in AIO liquid cooler allow this RX 6900 XT to sustain extreme performance under load, pushing 23 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. Its 16GB frame buffer and 512 GB/s bandwidth provide ample headroom for high-resolution textures, while the hybrid cooling keeps the 2.5-slot card remarkably quiet. This card is best for 4K gamers and ray tracing enthusiasts who prioritize thermal headroom and sustained clock speeds over power efficiency.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compute (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong ai (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6900 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 7 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 512 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 5120 |
| RT Cores | 80 |
| Base Clock | 2375 |
| Boost Clock | 2525 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 46.08 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.04 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26697 |
| GPU Compute | 14391 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 430 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin + 1 x 6-Pin |
| Cooler | AIO Liquid |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 270 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | AMD FidelityFX |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT Toxic | 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 6900 XT | 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 | 2525 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 430 | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon RX 6900 XT Toxic | 75.8 | 86.6 | 69.7 | 71.5 | 76.9 | 79.1 | 62.2 | 25.3 | 57.5 | 49.6 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
Usage Scores
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