Frequency response of sound
We didn’t make it to the release day of the Radeon RX 6000 refresh, but we’ve got them – performance tests with the Resizable BAR active. Mostly this technology is useful, but in some cases it is harmful. The test results show how AMD tunes this technology across different driver versions, optimizes it, and sometimes breaks and doesn’t fix some things for a change. However, these are outnumbered, and quite overwhelmingly, by improvements.
Frequency response of sound
Measurements are performed in the TrueRTA application, which records sound in a range of 240 frequencies in the recorded range of 20–20,000 Hz. For the possibility of comparison across articles, we export the dominant frequency from the low (20–200 Hz), medium (201–2,000 Hz) and high (2,001–20,000 Hz) range to standard bar graphs.
However, for an even more detailed analysis of the sound expression, it is important to perceive the overall shape of the graph and the intensity of all frequencies/tones. If you don’t understand something in the graphs or tables below, you’ll find the answers to all your questions in this article. This explains how to read the measured data below correctly.
Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in F1 2020@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -83,3 | 1107,9 | -72,4 | 7240,8 | -82,5 | |
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 184,9 | -82,3 | 1107,9 | -71,4 | 6834,4 | -82,2 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,8 | 1356,1 | -72,7 | 6088,7 | -80,9 |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,8 | 219,8 | -74,5 | 6088,7 | -81,0 |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -77,0 | 1076,3 | -56,5 | 2031,9 | -69,4 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -75,9 | 1076,3 | -56,7 | 2031,9 | -69,6 | |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -62,4 | 1107,9 | -56,6 | 11166,8 | -74,7 |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -61,9 | 1107,9 | -55,6 | 5747,0 | -74,7 |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1076,3 | -71,2 | 7034,6 | -76,5 | |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,2 | 1076,3 | -73,5 | 7034,6 | -76,5 | |
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -70,6 | 1107,9 | -82,8 | 7034,6 | -83,7 | |
Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,6 | 213,6 | -64,3 | 2031,9 | -74,2 | |
MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,3 | 1076,3 | -76,0 | 4561,4 | -81,2 | |
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,9 | 1076,3 | -79,7 | 6267,2 | -85,1 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,0 | 1076,3 | -66,5 | 9665,3 | -81,3 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,8 | 1107,9 | -67,4 | 2091,4 | -75,3 | |
TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -76,0 | 1107,9 | -77,9 | 7034,6 | -74,4 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,6 | 1107,9 | -74,7 | 10848,9 | -76,3 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1107,9 | -74,7 | 10848,9 | -76,5 |
Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in SOTTR@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -80,1 | 1107,9 | -76,5 | 6834,4 | -84,3 | |
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 47,6 | -84,3 | 1107,9 | -75,9 | 6834,4 | -82,8 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -68,8 | 1356,1 | -75,7 | 6088,7 | -82,6 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -69,5 | 1356,1 | -74,8 | 5915,4 | -83,1 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 44,9 | -73,0 | 1045,7 | -50,3 | 2031,9 | -60,5 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 41,8 | -72,6 | 1076,3 | -51,4 | 2031,9 | -60,7 | |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -63,1 | 1140,4 | -57,9 | 5747,0 | -74,7 |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 134,5 | -61,7 | 1107,9 | -58,6 | 5747,0 | -74,2 |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,9 | 1140,4 | -75,4 | 5915,4 | -77,2 | |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,1 | 1107,9 | -75,2 | 5915,4 | -76,5 | |
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -70,8 | 1076,3 | -83,6 | 7034,6 | -81,9 | |
Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,9 | 213,6 | -64,5 | 2031,9 | -73,8 | |
MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -74,5 | 213,6 | -71,3 | 4561,4 | -79,3 | |
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 213,6 | -72,3 | 6267,2 | -84,9 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,8 | 1140,4 | -66,1 | 9948,5 | -81,3 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,6 | 1140,4 | -67,8 | 9665,3 | -80,6 | |
TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,4 | 1076,3 | -72,3 | 7240,8 | -74,2 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1107,9 | -73,9 | 10848,9 | -76,3 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,2 | 1107,9 | -75,3 | 10848,9 | -75,4 |
Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in CS:GO@2160p | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [-dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [-dBu] | ||
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -79,6 | 1107,9 | -74,2 | 7240,8 | -80,8 | |
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 49,0 | -84,3 | 1107,9 | -80,0 | 6834,4 | -80,2 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -68,7 | 1356,1 | -74,7 | 6088,7 | -80,8 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -69,3 | 1356,1 | -75,1 | 6088,7 | -79,2 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 47,6 | -67,1 | 1045,7 | -49,6 | 2031,9 | -60,1 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 47,6 | -70,3 | 1140,4 | -50,8 | 2031,9 | -60,2 | |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 138,5 | -64,1 | 1107,9 | -60,1 | 8610,8 | -70,9 |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 134,5 | -71,6 | 1107,9 | -66,4 | 8365,6 | -72,1 |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -72,6 | 1173,8 | -74,9 | 5915,4 | -74,6 | |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,0 | 1107,9 | -73,8 | 5747,0 | -74,2 | |
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,4 | 1107,9 | -83,1 | 6267,2 | -82,5 | |
Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,6 | 213,6 | -64,8 | 2031,9 | -73,8 | |
MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -75,7 | 213,6 | -73,4 | 4695,1 | -77,6 | |
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -75,7 | 213,6 | -73,4 | 6267,2 | -82,7 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,2 | 1107,9 | -66,2 | 9948,5 | -77,4 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,1 | 1076,3 | -77,3 | 9665,3 | -77,7 | |
TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -74,2 | 1076,3 | -70,9 | 7240,8 | -74,4 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1107,9 | -74,3 | 7671,3 | -72,4 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,3 | 1107,9 | -73,7 | 10848,9 | -72,5 |
Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in Blender (Cycles), Classroom | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -77,9 | 1107,9 | -83,5 | 7240,8 | -87,3 | |
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -79,1 | 1107,9 | -83,9 | 7240,8 | -87,5 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -70,1 | 1356,1 | -73,4 | 5583,4 | -86,1 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -69,8 | 1356,1 | -73,7 | 5915,4 | -86,0 | |
Asus GT 1030 SL 2G BRK, ReBAR off | 50,397 | -71,7 | 1107,9 | -94,9 | 19330,5 | -90,5 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -76,4 | 1107,9 | -57,9 | 2031,9 | -69,7 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -78,7 | 1076,3 | -60,9 | 5424,5 | -74,0 | |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 116,5 | -65,0 | 1107,9 | -68,5 | 5120,0 | -77,3 | |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 116,5 | -65,1 | 1107,9 | -68,4 | 5120,0 | -77,1 | |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -72,6 | 1173,8 | -86,6 | 5915,4 | -82,4 | |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,8 | 1076,3 | -87,2 | 5915,4 | -82,1 | |
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -70,4 | 987,0 | -89,5 | 6450,8 | -89,0 | |
Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,6 | 213,6 | -70,0 | 2031,9 | -79,1 | |
MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,2 | 1076,3 | -85,3 | 5915,4 | -92,0 | |
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,2 | 1076,3 | -85,3 | 18245,6 | -90,8 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,9 | 987,0 | -89,2 | 7452,9 | -88,3 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -71,1 | 987,0 | -89,0 | 7452,9 | -88,2 | |
TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 106,8 | -81,5 | 1660,0 | -80,6 | 6834,4 | -78,0 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 97,9 | -79,8 | 1208,2 | -89,6 | 7671,3 | -85,2 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1243,6 | -95,2 | 7671,3 | -85,0 |
Graphics card | Dominant sound freq. and noise level in CS:GO@1080p (coils only*) | NF-F12 PWM | NF-A15 PWM | ||||
Low range | Mid range | High range | |||||
Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | Frequency [Hz] | Noise level [dBu] | ||
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -81,8 | 1045,7 | -84,2 | 2091,4 | -77,7 | |
Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -83,3 | 1974,0 | -90,0 | 7034,6 | -82,4 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -72,0 | 1107,9 | -83,7 | 2215,8 | -79,6 | |
Sapphire RX 6600 XT Pulse, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -68,4 | 1917,8 | -88,7 | 6450,8 | -81,4 | |
Asus GT 1030 SL 2G BRK, ReBAR off | 50,4 | -71,1 | 1107,9 | -91,7 | 12534,3 | -89,8 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR on | 50,4 | -80,6 | 1660,0 | -80,3 | 7896,1 | -80,2 | |
Aorus RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G (OC), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -78,8 | 1660,0 | -82,6 | 7671,3 | -80,4 | |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -74,9 | 739,4 | -67,9 | 5915,4 | -78,5 |
Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE (P), ReBAR off | 50,4 | -81,4 | 739,4 | -70,2 | 8610,8 | -73,6 |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR on | 100,8 | -74,6 | 987,0 | -84,8 | 5747,0 | -69,6 | |
Sapphire RX 6700 XT Nitro+ (P), ReBAR off | 100,8 | -74,7 | 1395,9 | -88,4 | 5747,0 | -70,3 | |
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,0 | 1974,0 | -88,1 | 6267,2 | -83,6 | |
Gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,6 | 1974,0 | -90,2 | 6088,7 | -83,1 | |
MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 50,4 | -76,1 | 987,0 | -84,8 | 5915,4 | -83,3 | |
MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -74,7 | 1317,5 | -81,4 | 6088,7 | -84,6 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -71,8 | 987,0 | -87,7 | 7452,9 | -80,4 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -72,0 | 1660,0 | -90,4 | 8863,1 | -84,5 | |
TUF RTX 3080 O10G Gaming, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -75,6 | 1140,4 | -81,7 | 9948,5 | -78,7 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR on | 100,8 | -73,6 | 1660,0 | -79,8 | 7452,9 | -74,0 | |
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, ReBAR off | 100,8 | -73,3 | 1660,0 | -83,3 | 7452,9 | -76,4 |
*With the Sapphire RX 6900 XT Toxic LE, as with the only tested graphics card, the spectral analysis also includes the sound of the water pump.
- Contents
- Resizable BAR so Sapphire RX 6650 XT Nitro+
- Specifications table
- Methodology: performance tests
- Methodology: how we measure power draw
- Methodology: noise and sound measurement
- Methodology: temperature tests
- Test rig
- 3DMark
- Age of Empires II: DE
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
- Battlefield V
- Battlefield V with DXR
- Borderlands 3
- Control
- Control with DXR
- Counter-Strike: GO
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Cyberpunk 2077 with DXR
- DOOM Eternal
- F1 2020
- FIFA 21
- Forza Horizon 4
- Mafia: DE
- Metro Exodus
- Metro Exodus s DXR
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Dx12)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider s DXR
- Total War Saga: Troy
- Wasteland 3
- Overall gaming performance per euro
- CompuBench (OpenCL)
- SPECviewperf 2020 a SPECworkstation 3
- FLOPS, IOPS and memory speed tests
- 3D rendering 1/2 (LuxMark a Blender@Cycles)
- 3D rendering 2/2 (Blender@Radeon ProRender and Eevee)
- Photo editing (Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Affinity Photo)
- Broadcasting (OBS and Xsplit)
- Password cracking
- GPU clock speed
- GPU temperatures
- Net graphics card power draw and performance per watt
- Analysis of 12 V branch power supply (higher load)
- Analysis of 12 V branch power supply (lower load)
- Analysis of 3.3 V branch power supply
- Noise level
- Frequency response of sound
Got a PowerColor Hellhound, this card is perfect for 1080p gaming. It’s nice to know you can have more performance with this budget card. Thanks!