The Radeon RX 6000 series is said to have 16 and 12 GB of graphics memory

Anyone who has been somewhat disappointed by the chaos surrounding pre-bookings around the recently launched Geforce RTX 3080, and perhaps even its 10 GB GDDR6X memory, may have reason to expect AMD’s unveiling of the Radeon RX 6000 series. New information signed the constant Twitter leak Rogame points out that two of the graphics circuits that form the basis of the graphics card family both hold larger amounts of memory.

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I’ve now got confirmation for both :
> Navi21 16GB VRAM
> Navi22 12GB VRAM
I have no idea if these are full die or cut down SKUs
– _rogame (@_rogame) September 17, 2020

The graphics circuits in question are called Navi 21 and Navi 22, where the former is the larger variant that is said to be the performance circuit “Big Navi”. Rogame claims to have received confirmed information that the memory amount for the Navi 21 lands at a respectable 16 GB, but does not state which type of memory it is. This is consistent with previous leaks indicating the same maximum memory capacity of the Big Navi.

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The simpler Navi 22 circuit is said to take the step down to 12 GB of graphics memory, which is above what Nvidia’s performance card Geforce RTX 3080 offers. Current speculation about AMD’s strategy for the Radeon RX 6000 series has stated that the company’s news can not match Nvidia in terms of raw performance, and that larger memory volumes will then be the company’s selling point.

model	Memory capacity	Memory bus	Memory frequency	Graphics circuit
Geforce RTX RTX 3090	24 GB GDDR6X	384-bit	19 500 MHz	GA102
Radeon RX 6900 XT	16 GB GDDR6*	256-bit *	Unknown	Navi 21*
Geforce RTX 3080	10 GB GDDR6X	320-bit	19 000 MHz	GA102
Geforce RTX 3070	8 GB GDDR6	256-bit	16 000 MHz	GA104
Radeon RX 6800 XT*	12 GB GDDR6*	192-bit *	Unknown	Navi 22*

* Unconfirmed specifications based on leaked information.

Navi 21 is expected to form the basis for the series’ top card Radeon RX 6900 XT, while Navi 22 will take place in the segment below this. If AMD’s previous naming continues to be used, it could be the Radeon RX 6800 XT. In the next generation lineup, then, purely in terms of memory, AMD’s top card with 16 GB of graphics memory would be positioned against the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3090 with 24 GB GDDR6X. Navi 22-based graphics cards with 12 GB of graphics memory are then positioned instead against the Geforce RTX 3080 with 10 GB GDDR6X.

Exactly which memory configuration AMD’s upcoming products will apply is still unclear. Previous Twitter leaks show what is said to be a test copy of a 16 GB GDDR6 Big Navi card over a 256-bit memory bus, which, if true, places the Radeon RX 6000 on the same memory capacity as the Geforce RTX 3070 in Nvidia’s upper middle segment. Navi 22 and its 12 GB GDDR6 are instead said to work against a 192-bit memory bus.

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If the data is correct, the GDDR6 memory is probably clocked around 16,000 MHz. It is worth noting that these are early test specimens and that the final circuits and memory configurations may change, in terms of both memory bus and possible memory type. AMD will unveil the Radeon RX 6000 series on October 28, 2020, and then it will be clear whether a larger amount of memory is part of the company’s strategy in the competition with Nvidia’s newcomers.