GPU comparison with benchmarks

AMD Radeon RX 6800 vs AMD Radeon RX 9070

AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100
AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.52 GHz · 220 W Speed index 30/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the AMD Radeon RX 9070, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 9070 is 123 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6800.

AMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Speed index
13/100
30/100
FP32
16.17 TFLOPS
36.13 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.11 GHz
2.52 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
512 GB/s
645 GB/s
TDP
250 W
220 W
Launch Price
579 $
549 $
426 pts
728 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
GPU ChipNavi 21Navi 48 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6056
Shader38403584
Render Output Units96128
Texture Units240224
Raytracing Cores6056
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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 9070 is based on AMD Radeon RX 9070, which has 3584 shaders and 56 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed16.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s645 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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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 9070 can access 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.330 GHz
Boost Clock2.105 GHz2.520 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.82 GHz2.07 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 clocks in the base with up to 1.700 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 is 1.330 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
TDP250 W220 W
TDP (up)285 W--
Tjunction max100 °C85 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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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 9070 has a TDP of 220 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 85 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 3 Axial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 2.1a
USB-C1--
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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 9070 supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNon addressable LED
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
Length267 mm--
Height120 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 267 mm long, 120 mm high and -- wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6800AMD Radeon RX 9070
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q2/2025
Launch Price579 $549 $
Structure size7 nm4 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6800 was released in Q4/2020 at a price of 579 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 was introduced in Q2/2025 at a price of 549 $.

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

  1. 7,671
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 7,867
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,931
  2. no data

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)

  1. 30 fps (avg)
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2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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

  1. 126,364
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

  1. 128,479
  2. no data

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 165,447
  2. no data

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