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    Radeon RX 6800 vs Radeon VII

    Radeon RX 6800
    Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 28 Oct 2020
    Radeon RX 6800
    Radeon VII
    Memory: 16384Mb HBM2DESKTOP
    Release date: 7 Feb 2019
    Radeon VII

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6800
      150%
    • Radeon VII
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800

    50% higher gaming performance.
    45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon VII .
    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 Radeon VII

    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 6800

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800

    The Radeon RX 6800 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (48 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon VII
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XL)vsVega 20 (Vega 20 XT)
    Fab Process7 nmvs7 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs331 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs13,230 million
    Shaders3840vs3840
    Compute Units60vs60
    Core clock1700 MHzvs1450 MHz
    ROPs96vs64
    TMUs240vs240

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon VII
    Memory TypeGDDR6vsHBM2
    Bus Width256 bitvs4096 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective    		vs1000 MHz
    2000 MHz effective
    Memory Size16384 Mbvs16384 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 6800Radeon VII
    TDP250 wattsvs295 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs7 Feb 2019

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      202.10 GP/s
    • Radeon VII
      115.20 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800
      505.20 GT/s
    • Radeon VII
      432.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 6800
      512.00 GB/s
    • Radeon VII
      1024.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6800
      16170.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon VII
      13824.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      145
    • Radeon VII
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      174
    • Radeon VII
      146

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      114
    • Radeon VII
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      231
    • Radeon VII
      145

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      273
    • Radeon VII
      172

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      92
    • Radeon VII
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      204
    • Radeon VII
      144

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      119
    • Radeon VII
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • Radeon VII
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      49
    • Radeon VII
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • Radeon VII
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      229
    • Radeon VII
      149

    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 VII
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      278
    • Radeon VII
      169

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      184
    • Radeon VII
      129

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      100
    • Radeon VII
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      106
    • Radeon VII
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      159
    • Radeon VII
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon VII
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      181
    • Radeon VII
      112

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      219
    • Radeon VII
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      60
    • Radeon VII
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      156
    • Radeon VII
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      116
    • Radeon VII
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon VII
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      47
    • Radeon VII
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      82
    • Radeon VII
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      171
    • Radeon VII
      97

    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 VII
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      205
    • Radeon VII
      128

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • Radeon VII
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      77
    • Radeon VII
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800
      58
    • Radeon VII
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      88
    • Radeon VII
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      50
    • Radeon VII
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      110
    • Radeon VII
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      131
    • Radeon VII
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800
      31
    • Radeon VII
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      90
    • Radeon VII
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      88
    • Radeon VII
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      56
    • Radeon VII
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      30
    • Radeon VII
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      54
    • Radeon VII
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      87
    • Radeon VII
      51

    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 VII
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      122
    • Radeon VII
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800
      74
    • Radeon VII
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800
      42
    • Radeon VII
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

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