PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Dragon 16GB GDDR6
Equipped with the RDNA 2 architecture and 16GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, this card delivers strong 4K and high-refresh 1440p rasterization performance with a 2310MHz boost clock. The triple-fan Red Dragon cooler provides a dual-BIOS switch for silent or OC modes, fitting into a 332mm chassis slot. It’s best for 1440p and 4K gamers who prioritize raw frame rates over ray tracing and AI workloads.
GPU Radeon RX 6800 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2310 MHz
TDP 300 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
57 Overall Score
Price $985
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong ai (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong vram (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
65/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 10 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
| Stream Processors | 4608 |
| RT Cores | 72 |
| Base Clock | 2065 |
| Boost Clock | 2310 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 41.47 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 20.74 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25001 |
| GPU Compute | 13147 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 700 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 332 |
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Dragon | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 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 | 2310 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT Red Dragon | 74.7 | 67.4 | 69.6 | 65.2 | 69.3 | 40.9 | 13.2 | 38.6 | 29.1 | 82.7 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 80.8 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 0 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 45.2 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
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