AMD Radeon RX 6800
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, which has 4608 shaders and 72 execution units.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 GPU AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Navi 21 GPU Chip Navi 21 XT
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
60 Streaming Multiprocessors 72
3840 Shader 4608
96 Render Output Units 128
240 Texture Units 288
60 Raytracing Cores 72

Memory

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

16 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
16.0 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
512 GB/s Memory bandwidth 512 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 clocks in the base with up to 1.700 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1.825 GHz.

1.700 GHz Base Clock 1.825 GHz
2.105 GHz Boost Clock 2.250 GHz
1.82 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.02 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 250 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has a TDP of 300 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

250 W TDP 300 W
285 W TDP (up) 345 W
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 85 mm Fan 1 3 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 37 dB

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6800.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
2x DP v1.4a DP Ports 2x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
1 USB-C Ports 1

Featureset

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Non addressable LED LED Non addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 270 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

267 mm Length 270 mm
120 mm Height 120 mm
-- Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 1503 g
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT was introduced in Q4/2020 at a price of 799 $.

-- Part-no --
Q4/2020 Release date Q4/2020
579 $ Launch Price 799 $
7 nm Structure size 7 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
7671
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
9213

Port Royal (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
7867
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
9462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
2931
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
3527

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
51 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
87 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
102 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
104 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
112 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
91 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
105 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
178 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
180 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
195 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
126364
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
155408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
128479
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
155418

Geekbench 6 - Metal

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
165447
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
195225

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
16.17
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
20.74

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