Radeon RX 6800 vs Radeon R5 340X OEM
Summary
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800 |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
| 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 Radeon R5 340X OEM |
| 185 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6800 . |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Mantle |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 6800 | | Radeon R5 340X OEM | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 21 (Navi 21 XL) | vs | Oland (Oland XT) |
| Fab Process | 7 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 536 mm² | vs | 90 mm² |
| Transistors | 26,800 million | vs | 1,040 million |
| Shaders | 3840 | vs | 384 |
| Compute Units | 60 | vs | 6 |
| Core clock | 1700 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 8 |
| TMUs | 240 | vs | 24 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 6800 | | Radeon R5 340X OEM | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective | vs | 1125 MHz
4500 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 1024 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6800 | | Radeon R5 340X OEM | |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | vs | 65 watts |
| Release Date | 28 Oct 2020 | vs | 5 May 2015 |
Radeon RX 6800
202.10 GP/s
Radeon R5 340X OEM
8.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6800
505.20 GT/s
Radeon R5 340X OEM
24.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 6800
512.00 GB/s
Radeon R5 340X OEM
72.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 6800
16170.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R5 340X OEM
768.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better