Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Radeon RX 6800
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800
GeForce RTX 3070
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Sep 2020
GeForce RTX 3070

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6800
    110%
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800

10% higher gaming performance.
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 3070

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 (53 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3070
GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)vsGA104 (GA104-300-A1)
Fab Process7 nmvs8 nm
Die Size536 mm²vs392 mm²
Transistors26,800 millionvs17,400 million
Shaders3840vs5888
Compute Units60vs46
Core clock1700 MHzvs1500 MHz
ROPs96vs64
TMUs240vs184

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3070
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
Memory Size16384 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3070
TDP250 wattsvs220 watts
Release Date28 Oct 2020vs1 Sep 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6800
    202.10 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    110.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6800
    505.20 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    317.40 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6800
    512.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6800
    16170.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    20310.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    145
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    174
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    167

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    114
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    231
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    216

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    273
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    201

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800
    92
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    129
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    119
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    79
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    237
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    212

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    110
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    49
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    106
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    229
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    217

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 3070
    161

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    278
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    228

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    184
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    186

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    100
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    106
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    159
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    90
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    181
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    166

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    219
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    151

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800
    60
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    104
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    116
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    117

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    71
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    178
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    152

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    90
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    47
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    82
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    171
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    147

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 3070
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    205
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    168

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    140

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    77
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    58
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    88
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    50
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    51

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    110
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800
    31
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    65
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    88
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    54
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 6800
    102
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 6800
    56
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    30
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    54
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    87
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    77

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 3070
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    122
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800
    42
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    44

FPS (higher is better)