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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT: Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT and AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT separate most on card length: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT at 267 mm, AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT at 286 mm, 7% in favour of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT. Boost Clock splits them by another 4%, this time favouring AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT. They match on 8 other specifications, including gpu brand, vram and tier.

Specs

Specification
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT
GPU BrandAMDAMD
SeriesRadeon RX 6000Radeon RX 6000
Board PartnerReferenceSapphire
VRAM16 GB16 GB
TierFlagshipFlagship
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Boost Clock2250 MHz-4%2340 MHz
Ray Tracing SupportYestrue
TDP300 W300 W
ArchitectureRDNA 2RDNA 2 (Navi 21)
Card Length267 mm286 mm-7%
Slot Width2.52.5
MSRP999999
Stream Processors51205120

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (GPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT2,603n=56Best
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT2,603n=56Best

Verdict

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

9 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid flagship pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.

AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT

9 / 10 Expert Rating

A solid flagship pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.

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