MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio 16GB GDDR6
The RDNA 2 architecture and 16GB of GDDR6 memory with a 512 GB/s bandwidth drive smooth 4K gaming at high settings. MSI’s triple-fan cooler and factory overclock to 2310 MHz ensure sustained performance under load without excessive noise. This card is best for 1440p and 4K gamers who prioritize high frame rates and ray tracing over content creation 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
62 Overall Score
Price $889
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong rt (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong ai (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong social proof (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong vram (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
75/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 13 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
| RT Cores | 72 |
| Base Clock | 2250 |
| Boost Clock | 2310 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 41.47 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 20.74 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25064 |
| GPU Compute | 13147 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 700 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 4K |
Physical
| Length | 325 |
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | FSR |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 6800 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2310 | 2730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 300 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming Z Trio | 74.7 | 75.7 | 69.6 | 67.9 | 69.3 | 53.4 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 38.9 | 36.3 | 69.7 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 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 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 86.6 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
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