AMD Radeon RX 6800
vs
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and the PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 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.

PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, which has 2560 shaders and 40 execution units.
AMD Radeon RX 6800 GPU PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Navi 21 GPU Chip Navi 22 XT
RDNA 2 Architecture RDNA 2
60 Streaming Multiprocessors 40
3840 Shader 2560
96 Render Output Units 64
240 Texture Units 160
60 Raytracing Cores 40

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 PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 384 GB/s.

16 GB Memory Size 12 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 384 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 clocks in the base with up to 1.700 GHz. The base frequency of the PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2.321 GHz.

1.700 GHz Base Clock 2.321 GHz
2.105 GHz Boost Clock 2.581 GHz
1.82 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 2.42 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 PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT has a TDP of 230 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

250 W TDP 230 W
285 W TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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

The PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
3 x 85 mm Fan 1 2 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

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 PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 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 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
1 USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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

The maximum resolution of the PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 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 PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT is 267 mm long, 110 mm high and 40 mm wide.

267 mm Length 267 mm
120 mm Height 110 mm
-- Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
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 PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT was introduced in Q1/2021 at a price of 479 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no AXRX 6700XT 12GBD6-M3DH
Q4/2020 Release date Q1/2021
579 $ Launch Price 479 $ (Reference)
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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
49 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
87 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
74 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
60 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
104 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
84 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)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
76 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
178 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
144 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
195 fps (avg)
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
194 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
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
96956

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
128479
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
108643

Geekbench 6 - Metal

AMD Radeon RX 6800 AMD Radeon RX 6800
16 GB GDDR6
165447
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
151246

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
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 XT
12 GB GDDR6
13.21

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