AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Key Metrics
- Launch Date
- 2020-11-18
- Stream Processors
- 4,608
- Memory
- 16 GB GDDR6
- Memory Bandwidth
- 512.0 GB/s
- TDP/TBP
- 300 W
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
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Challenged the RTX 3080 at the same price in rasterization and brought 16 GB VRAM to the high-end tier, ending a multi-year period where NVIDIA had no credible enthusiast competition.
Reviews2 reviews
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 Review: Big Navi Delivers - PC Perspective
Review covering AMD's RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 launch cards.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU Review: Gaming, Thermals, Noise, & Smart Access Memory Benchmarks - YouTube
Video review of the RX 6800 XT.
Sources
Independent reference sources
- TechPowerUp GPU SpecsSpecification referenceOpen source
Review and press coverage
- AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT launch announcementOfficial announcement states availability beginning 2020-11-18 and lists 16 GB GDDR6 with a 256-bit interfaceOpen source
Other sources
- AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT support/specificationsOfficial AMD specification page checked on 2026-06-30; confirms 4,608 stream processors, 288 texture units, 300 W typical board power, and 750 W minimum PSU recommendation.Open source
Photo sources
- Wikimedia CommonsPhoto: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT board (Front)Creator: Vitaly ZdanevichCredit: Vitaly Zdanevich / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Amd-radeon-rx6800xt-from2020year-frontLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 InternationalSource claim: Commons credits Vitaly Zdanevich and states this exact photograph is CC BY-SA 4.0 International.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed; no additional crop. CC BY-SA 4.0 International terms retained.Board identity: The physical board is identified on its exact Commons file page.Configuration: The photo does not establish the reference card's 16 GB memory or clocks.License deedOriginal file page