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    Radeon RX 6800 vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

    Radeon RX 6800
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6800
    Radeon RX 6900 XT
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6900 XT

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6800
      100%
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      119%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800

    50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6900 XT .
    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 RX 6900 XT

    19% 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)
    Radeon RX 6900 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6900 XT

    The Radeon RX 6900 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon RX 6900 XT
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)vsNavi 21 (Navi 21 XTX)
    Fab Process7 nmvs7 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs536 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs26,800 million
    Shaders3840vs5120
    Compute Units60vs80
    Core clock1700 MHzvs1825 MHz
    ROPs96vs128
    TMUs240vs320

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon RX 6900 XT
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective
    Memory Size16384 Mbvs16384 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon RX 6900 XT
    TDP250 wattsvs300 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs28 Oct 2020

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      202.10 GP/s
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      288.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      505.20 GT/s
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      720.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6800
      512.00 GB/s
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      512.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6800
      16170.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      23040.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      145
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      192

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      174
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      178

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      231
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      288

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      273
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      322

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      92
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      204
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      224

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      129
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      139

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      119
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      79
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      237
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      281

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      135

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      49
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      126

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      229
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      268

    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
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      239

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      278
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      316

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      184
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      219

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      100
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      123

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      118

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      159
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      176

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      181
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      227

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      219
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      258

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      60
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      156
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      193

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      104
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      116
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      71
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      178
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      217

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      47
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      82
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      171
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      184

    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
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      178

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      205
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      253

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      162

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      77
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      97

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      58
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      88
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      137

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      161

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      31
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      116

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      65
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      88
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      54
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      102
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      126

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      56
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      30
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      54
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      87
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      107

    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
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      122
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      150

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      74
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      42
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

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