Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Radeon RX 6800
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800
GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 23 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6800
    129%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800

29% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2080 Super

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Radeon RX 6800

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800

The Radeon RX 6800 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (57 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 2080 Super
GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)vsTU104 (TU104-450-A1)
Fab Process7 nmvs12 nm
Die Size536 mm²vs545 mm²
Transistors26,800 millionvs13,600 million
Shaders3840vs3072
Compute Units60vs48
Core clock1700 MHzvs1650 MHz
ROPs96vs64
TMUs240vs192

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 2080 Super
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
vs1940 MHz
15520 MHz effective
Memory Size16384 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 2080 Super
TDP250 wattsvs215 watts
Release Date28 Oct 2020vs23 Jul 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6800
    202.10 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    116.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6800
    505.20 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    348.50 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6800
    512.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    496.60 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6800
    16170.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    11150.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    145
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    174
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    146

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    114
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    231
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    171

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    273
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    185

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800
    92
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    204
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    165

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    129
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    109

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    119
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    119

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    79
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    237
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    188

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    110
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    49
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    106
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    229
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    158

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    217
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    123

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    278
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    190

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6800
    184
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    163

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    100
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    106
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    159
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    90
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    181
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    131

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    219
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    130

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800
    60
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    156
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    104
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    116
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    112

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    71
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    178
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    138

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    90
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    47
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    82
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    171
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    135
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    205
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    141

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6800
    131
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    77
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    58
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    88
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    50
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    110
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    131
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800
    31
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    90
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    65
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    88
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    54
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    102
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    56
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    30
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    54
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    87
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    71
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    122
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    81

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • Radeon RX 6800
    74
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    42
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    38

FPS (higher is better)