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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.43 GHz · 263 W Speed index 31/100
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.25 GHz · 300 W Speed index 17/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 80 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Speed index
31/100
17/100
FP32
37.32 TFLOPS
20.74 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.43 GHz
2.25 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
624 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
263 W
300 W
Launch Price
499 $
799 $
628 pts
529 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU ChipNavi 32 XTNavi 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors6072
Shader38404608
Render Output Units96128
Texture Units240288
Raytracing Cores6072
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 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.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory Size16 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.438 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed19.5 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth624 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 624 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.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Base Clock1.800 GHz1.825 GHz
Boost Clock2.430 GHz2.250 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.12 GHz2.02 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.800 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1.825 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
TDP263 W300 W
TDP (up)--345 W
Tjunction max96 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 263 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has a total of 2 Axial fans.

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

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 2.12x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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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 7800 XT.

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

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNon addressable LED
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode
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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 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
Length267 mm270 mm
Height135 mm120 mm
Width50 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots3 Slots
Weight--1,503 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 267 mm long, 135 mm high and 50 mm wide.

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

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2023Q4/2020
Launch Price499 $799 $
Structure size5 nm7 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT was released in Q3/2023 at a price of 499 $.

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

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 7800 XT +2.4 %

  1. 9,438
  2. 9,213

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +10.0 %

  1. 10,409
  2. 9,462

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +6.3 %

  1. 3,748
  2. 3,527

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 XT +55.3 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +20.6 %

  1. 82 fps (avg)
  2. 68 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +23.5 %

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. 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 7800 XT +28.1 %

  1. 41 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +31.3 %

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. 64 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +17.9 %

  1. 132 fps (avg)
  2. 112 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 XT +17.2 %

  1. 132,588
  2. 155,408

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT +5.9 %

  1. 146,797
  2. 155,418

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 195,225

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