Radeon RX 6800 XT Overview

Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Core Configuration

GPU Navi 21
Architecture AMD_RDNA_2_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 4608 : 288 : 128
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 20740.00 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 16384 Mb
Memory Bus Width 256 bit
Memory Speed 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Bandwidth 512.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    167%
  • Radeon RX 7900 XTX
    156%
  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    144%
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    139%
  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    123%
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    123%
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    118%
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    110%
  • Radeon RX 6900 XT
    107%
  • GeForce RTX 4070
    103%
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    101%
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    99%
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    94%
  • Radeon RX 6800
    89%
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    85%
  • GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
    80%
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    74%
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    74%
  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    74%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    69%
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    68%
  • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
    63%
  • Radeon RX 7600
    62%
  • Radeon RX 6650 XT
    61%
  • GeForce RTX 2080
    59%
  • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
    58%
  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    57%
  • Radeon RX 6600 XT
    56%
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    56%
  • GeForce RTX 3060
    54%
  • Radeon RX 5700
    52%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    51%
  • Radeon VII
    49%
  • GeForce RTX 2070
    49%
  • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
    49%
  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    45%
  • Radeon RX 6600
    44%
  • Radeon RX 5600 XT
    43%
  • GeForce RTX 2060
    41%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    40%
  • Radeon RX Vega 56
    39%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    39%
  • GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
    37%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34%
  • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
    33%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    32%
  • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
    31%
  • GeForce GTX 1660
    30%
  • Radeon RX 590
    30%
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT
    29%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    28%
  • Radeon RX 580
    27%
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    25%
  • Radeon RX 480
    25%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    24%
  • Radeon RX 570
    24%
  • Radeon RX 6400
    24%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    24%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    24%
  • Radeon RX 470
    22%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    21%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    21%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    20%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    18%
  • GeForce GTX 1650
    17%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    14%
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    12%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is a graphics card released by AMD on 28 Oct 2020. The graphics card houses the Navi 21 die, based on the AMD_RDNA_2_0 architecture which packs 26,800 million transistors on a 7 nm, 536 mm2 die.

Radeon RX 6800 XT pros and cons

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)



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

Radeon RX 6800 XTRadeon RX 6750 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Radeon RX 6800 XTRadeon RX 6750 XTGeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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Shader units4608256010752896010240
ROPs1286411296112
Graphics processorNavi 21Navi 22GA102GA102GA102
Process size7 nm7 nm8 nm8 nm8 nm
Memory16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective)
12288 Mb GDDR6 (2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective)
24576 Mb GDDR6X (1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective)
12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective)
12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective)
Memory bus width256 bit192 bit384 bit384 bit384 bit
Memory bandwidth512.00 Gb/s432.00 Gb/s1008.00 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s
Release date28 Oct 20203 Mar 202227 Jan 202211 Jan 202231 May 2021

Benchmarks

Hitman III

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    333
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    264
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    258
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    251
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    249

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    236
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    214
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    211
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    203
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    170

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    142
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    125
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    118
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    117
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    172
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    140
  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    127
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    112
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    111
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    110
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    102
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    97

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    72
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    68
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    67
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    64
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    276
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    232
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    226
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    226
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    223

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    175
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    161
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    160
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    114
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    96
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    95
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    82
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    175
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    136
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    128
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    144
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    137
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    120
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    111
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    89
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    79
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    78
  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    75
  • Radeon RX 6750 XT
    56

FPS (higher is better)