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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 vs XFX Radeon RX 6800

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.76 GHz · 280 W Speed index 17/100

The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 has 5888 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.76 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 20.66 TFLOPS.

XFX Radeon RX 6800
XFX Radeon RX 6800 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.11 GHz · 250 W Speed index 13/100

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 has 3840 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.11 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.17 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 is 28 % faster than the XFX Radeon RX 6800.

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
17/100
13/100
FP32
20.66 TFLOPS
16.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.76 GHz
2.11 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
280 W
250 W
Launch Price
699 $
579 $
384 pts
431 pts

GPU

GPUASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipGA104-300-A1Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors4660
Shader58883840
Render Output Units9696
Texture Units184240
Raytracing Cores4660
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 46 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card XFX Radeon RX 6800 is based on the RDNA 2 architecture and is equipped with 60 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s512 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.000GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.755 GHz2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.73 GHz1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 has a turbo clock of 1.755 GHz. The turbo frequency of the XFX Radeon RX 6800 is 2.105 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
TDP280 W250 W
TDP (up)350 W285 W
Tjunction max93 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 is equipped with a 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 100 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 100 mm3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)41-43 dB35 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 are cooled with a Air cooling.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
USB-C--1
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDASUS Aura SyncNon addressable LED
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1DecodeDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
Length319 mm267 mm
Height140 mm120 mm
Width58 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight1,750 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 is 58 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the XFX Radeon RX 6800 is 58 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070XFX Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2020Q1/2021
Launch Price699 $579 $
Structure size8 nm7 nm
Part-noROG-STRIX-RTX3070-8G-GAMINGRX-68LMATFD8
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 was released in Q4/2020.

The XFX Radeon RX 6800 published in Q1/2021 is manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers.

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 XFX Radeon RX 6800 +16.1 %

  1. 6,605
  2. 7,671

Port Royal (Raytracing) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 +4.3 %

  1. 8,209
  2. 7,867

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 +17.6 %

  1. 3,446
  2. 2,931

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) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +10.9 %

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +7.3 %

  1. 55 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +6.1 %

  1. 82 fps (avg)
  2. 87 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) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +36.4 %

  1. 22 fps (avg)
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +17.6 %

  1. 51 fps (avg)
  2. 60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +4.0 %

  1. 100 fps (avg)
  2. 104 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) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +15.2 %

  1. 79 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +25.4 %

  1. 142 fps (avg)
  2. 178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) XFX Radeon RX 6800 +3.2 %

  1. 189 fps (avg)
  2. 195 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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 +1.6 %

  1. 128,391
  2. 126,364

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan XFX Radeon RX 6800 +5.9 %

  1. 121,319
  2. 128,479

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 165,447

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