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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition vs AMD Radeon RX 6800

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.71 GHz · 185 W Speed index 7/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

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

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6800 (RDNA 2) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 105 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Speed index
7/100
13/100
FP32
7.87 TFLOPS
16.17 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.11 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
512 GB/s
TDP
185 W
250 W
Launch Price
499 $
579 $
302 pts
426 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070AMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU ChipTU106Navi 21
Streaming Multiprocessors3660
Shader23043840
Render Output Units6496
Texture Units144240
Raytracing Cores3660
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition has the TU106 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 is based on the graphics chip Navi 21, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD 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 graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is 16.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Base Clock1.410 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz2.105 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.82 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
TDP185 W250 W
TDP (up)--285 W
Tjunction max89 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 185 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 250 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 85 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
USB-C11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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With the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

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

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
Length229 mm267 mm
Height113 mm120 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders EditionAMD Radeon RX 6800
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2018Q4/2020
Launch Price499 $579 $
Structure size12 nm7 nm
Part-no900-1G160-2550-000--
Documents--data sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Founders Edition has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q3/2018.

The AMD Radeon RX 6800 came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 +72.1 %

  1. 4,456
  2. 7,671

Port Royal (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +43.7 %

  1. 5,473
  2. 7,867

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +52.3 %

  1. 1,924
  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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +59.4 %

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. 51 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +55.3 %

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

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +52.6 %

  1. 57 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)

  1. no data
  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 60 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  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) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +59.6 %

  1. 57 fps (avg)
  2. 91 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +78.0 %

  1. 100 fps (avg)
  2. 178 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) AMD Radeon RX 6800 +40.3 %

  1. 139 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 +32.9 %

  1. 95,097
  2. 126,364

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6800 +41.4 %

  1. 90,875
  2. 128,479

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 165,447

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