XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 16GB GDDR6
XFX
70 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 16GB GDDR6
85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
This graphics card features a triple-fan cooling system and supports up to 7680 x 4320 resolution, making it suitable for high-end gaming and VR. It requires a 300W TDP and recommends an 850W PSU, occupying 2.9 slots. Users appreciate its performance and compatibility, though power requirements are a consideration.
Pros
- Triple-fan cooling system
- High resolution support up to 7680x4320
- VR compatible
- Good performance for gaming
Cons
- High power consumption (300W TDP)
- Requires 850W PSU
- Large size (2.9 slots, 13.39 inches long)
Cooling system 1
Resolution support 1
Vr compatibility 1
Power consumption 1
Size 1
Performance 1
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Cooling performance 18
Noise level 14
Gaming performance 12
Size and form factor 10
Value for money 8
Coil whine 5
Scores
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Budget
Ai Llm
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6900 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 7 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 80 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 46.08000183105469 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 23.040000915527344 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 340 | 304★ |
| Slot Width | 2.9000000953674316 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX |
| Weight | — | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT SPEEDSTER MERC319 16GB GDDR6
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong rt (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong connectivity (75th percentile)
- Strong ai (74th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 40 specs.