Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+

The Sapphire offers a little bit of everything.

The Sapphire RX 6800 XT Nitro+ sits above the Pulse in its lineup. It makes use of a large triple slot and triple fan cooler. It too makes use of a large cutout on the rear to allow air to pass through the backplate.

The Nitro+ PCB is a high quality one, making use of a 13-phase VRM powered by dual 8-pin power connectors. Notably it’s the only card in the test to omit a Type- C USB port in favor of a triple Display Ports and a single HDMI. Those triple ports alone may make the Nitro+ a favorite of triple screen users. There’s also a dual BIOS. Switching to the quiet BIOS lowers the power limit by 25W which means lower clocks. There’s a 3rd switch setting which enables control via Sapphire’s Trixx software app. There’s an RGB light bar and logo across the top of the card.

Despite its high advertised boost clock the Sapphire couldn’t quite match the

Asrock in performance. The differences between all the tested cards aren’t significant though. The Sapphire proved to be a capable performer whilst keeping noise levels and temperatures in check. It strikes a very good balance.

The Sapphire impresses with its all-round capabilities combined with great value. It was once one of the cheaper options on the market, but the current volatility has hit it hard. Again though, 6000 series pricing is influenced by very low stock levels so the price now probably won’t be the price in December and so on. We’re happy to declare the Sapphire Nitro+ the pick of the bunch.

Critical Specs:

Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro SE+, 1,850MHz Base Clock, 2,360MHz Boost Clock, 16GB GDDR6 16Gbps memory, 512GB/s Memory Bandwidth, 2x Display Port 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x USB Type-C; 2x 8-Pin Power Connectors, 350W TDP.DP.