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.
GPU Radeon RX 6800
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2190 MHz
TDP 250 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
59 Overall Score
Price $699
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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82/100Our AI sentiment read▲7
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2190 | 2805 | 2610 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 250 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| 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 | 69.6 | 58.4 | 61.2 | 89.9 | 33.7 | 58 | 45 | 64.6 | 9 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 58 | 68.9 | 99.2 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.7 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.7 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
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