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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT

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Pros

  • thermals and noise levels are very good
  • they became well respected
  • works surprisingly well in both performance uplift and visual fidelity

Cons

  • overclocking requires some other utility
  • The memory should not be overclocked in these cards
  • Intel Unveils Xeon CPU Max And Data

Key specs

  • 12.0
  • PCI Express 4.0 x16
  • GDDR6 SDRAM
  • 16 GB
  • 256 bit
  • 7680, 4320
  • 2065 MHz

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT - Pros & Cons

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT

Pros

  • thermals and noise levels are very good
  • they became well respected
  • works surprisingly well in both performance uplift and visual fidelity
  • blistering frame rates
  • hushed tones will be perfectly acceptable to most people
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips

Cons

  • overclocking requires some other utility
  • The memory should not be overclocked in these cards
  • Intel Unveils Xeon CPU Max And Data
  • bumped up the expected base and boost clocks
  • The centre fan has a slightly smaller diameter
  • Given demand both are surely desperate for more supply
  • older refresh rate limited HDMI ports
  • its shine is removed by shocking price gouging
  • one has no USB Type-C connector
  • RGB lighting underneath the backplate
  • Heavier designs can sometimes struggle with cleanly mounting the cooler to the GPU

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor boost clock speed
2310 MHz
Best:
ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX580 8GB OC
Processor boost clock speed: 8000 MHz
IconMemory bus
256 bit
Best:
PNY NVIDIA Quadro GV100
Memory bus: 4096 bit
IconEffective clock speed
16000 MHz
Best:
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 MASTER 24G
Effective clock speed: 19500 MHz
IconCore clock
2065 MHz

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT - Full Specifications

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General
Bus TypePCI Express 4.0 x16
Max monitors supported4
VR Readyyes
API Supported
  • DirectX 12
  • OpenGL 4.6
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Memory
Memory technologyGDDR6 SDRAM
Memory size16 GB
Memory bus256.0 bit
Bandwidth512.0 GB/s
Effective clock speed16000.0 MHz
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Display
Full HDyes
Max resolution7680 x 4320
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Dimensions
Height5.31 in
Width12.32 in
Depth2.09 in
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Power
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin
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Performance
OpenGL version4.6
DirectX version12.0
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Processor
Core clock2065.0 MHz
Processor boost clock speed2310.0 MHz
Stream Processors4608
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Design
Cooling typeActive
Number of fans3
Illuminationno
Number of slots2.7
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Connectivity
HDMI ports quantity1
HDMI version2.1
DisplayPorts quantity3
DisplayPort version1.4a

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Sapphire - Editorial Reviews (10)

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SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review - Light And Bright

The SAPPHIRE Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT is released to the world, packed with all the features that make the Nitro+ a known name.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Roundup: ASRock, Asus, and Sapphire Reviewed
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Published: 19.01.2021
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Roundup: ASRock, Asus, and Sapphire Reviewed

Factory overclocked RX 6800 XT cards that you still can't find in stock

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+ Review
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Published: 25.11.2020
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+ Review
5.0

The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+ is the company's top dog custom-design variant. Its large triple-slot, triple-fan cooler runs cooler and quieter than the AMD reference. Thanks to a dual BIOS, you may go even quieter by switching to the "quiet" BIOS.

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Published: 11.12.2020
Sapphire RX 6800 XT Nitro+ Review

After the launch of AMD's flagship GPU, the RX 6900 XT, today we take step down to take a look at an

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review
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Published: 16.02.2021
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review
4.5

SAPPHIRE's custom NITRO+ Radeon RX 6800 XT goes under the review microscope, another kick ass custom Big Navi graphics card.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT NITRO+ review
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Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT NITRO+ review
4.0

Just over a week ago AMD unleashed Big Navi,  the prodigal sons and sisters are now out and make their way through the AIB partners. In this review we test the Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT NI... Introduction

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review
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Published: 11.01.2021
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review
3.5

One of the best RX 6800 XT cards, but right now is priced at the same level as an RX 6900 XT, and that's just wrong.

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review: Beastly Big Navi
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Published: 14.07.2021
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT Review: Beastly Big Navi
4.5

Sapphire's Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT has a more capable cooler, more lighting options, higher-clocks, additional features, and higher-performance than

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6800 XT Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT review: Killer software speeds it up
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Published: 04.12.2020
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6800 XT review: Killer software speeds it up
4.0

The Sapphire Nitro+'s spectacular Trixx Boost feature pushes the Radeon RX 6800 XT's performance even further, with potential to topple the RTX 3090.

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Aided by performance-enhancing Trixx.