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    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
    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 3090
      107%
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      105%
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      100%
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      100%
    • GeForce RTX 3080
      99%
    • Radeon RX 6800
      89%
    • GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
      83%
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      82%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      78%
    • Radeon RX 6700 XT
      75%
    • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
      73%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Super
      69%
    • GeForce RTX 2080
      65%
    • Geforce GTX TITAN Xp
      63%
    • Radeon VII
      62%
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      61%
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
      60%
    • Radeon RX 5700 XT
      60%
    • GeForce RTX 3060
      57%
    • Radeon RX 5700
      55%
    • GeForce RTX 2060 Super
      55%
    • GeForce RTX 2070
      53%
    • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
      52%
    • Radeon RX Vega 64
      50%
    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48%
    • Radeon RX Vega 56
      47%
    • Radeon RX 5600 XT
      46%
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
      46%
    • GeForce RTX 2060
      46%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
      39%
    • GeForce GTX 1070
      39%
    • GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
      38%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35%
    • Radeon RX 5500 XT
      35%
    • Radeon RX 590
      34%
    • GeForce GTX 1660
      34%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      33%
    • Radeon R9 FURY X
      31%
    • Radeon RX 580
      30%
    • Radeon R9 FURY
      30%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      30%
    • GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
      30%
    • Radeon RX 480
      28%
    • Radeon R9 Nano
      27%
    • Radeon RX 570
      27%
    • Radeon R9 390X
      26%
    • Radeon RX 470
      25%
    • GeForce GTX 1650
      24%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      22%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18%

    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 XTGeForce RTX 3080 TiRadeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3090
    Radeon RX 6800 XTGeForce RTX 3080 TiRadeon RX 6900 XTRadeon RX 6800GeForce RTX 3090
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    Shader units4608102405120384010496
    ROPs12811212896112
    Graphics processorNavi 21GA102Navi 21Navi 21GA102
    Process size7 nm8 nm7 nm7 nm8 nm
    Memory16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective)    		12288 Mb GDDR6X (1188 MHz
    19 Gbps effective)    		16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective)    		16384 Mb GDDR6 (2000 MHz
    16 Gbps effective)    		24576 Mb GDDR6X (1219 MHz
    19.5 Gbps effective)
    Memory bus width256 bit384 bit256 bit256 bit384 bit
    Memory bandwidth512.00 Gb/s912.40 Gb/s512.00 Gb/s512.00 Gb/s936.20 Gb/s
    Release date28 Oct 202031 May 202128 Oct 202028 Oct 20201 Sep 2020

    Benchmarks

    Red Dead Redemption II

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      126
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      115
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      112
    • Radeon RX 6800
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      111
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      104
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      96
    • Radeon RX 6800
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      75
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      67
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      61
    • Radeon RX 6800
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      224
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      216
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      206
    • Radeon RX 6800
      204

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      193
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      191
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      178
    • Radeon RX 6800
      156

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      123
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      116
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      106
    • Radeon RX 6800
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      295
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      268
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      257
    • Radeon RX 6800
      229

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      212
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      184
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      176
    • Radeon RX 6800
      171

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      116
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      107
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      98
    • Radeon RX 6800
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      288
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      275
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      264
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      261
    • Radeon RX 6800
      231

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      235
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      227
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      226
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      212
    • Radeon RX 6800
      181

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      151
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      143
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      137
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      126
    • Radeon RX 6800
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      178
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      175
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      175
    • Radeon RX 6800
      174
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      174

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      176
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      175
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      174
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      173
    • Radeon RX 6800
      159

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      124
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      112
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      111
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • Radeon RX 6800
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      148
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      136
    • Radeon RX 6800
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      108
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • Radeon RX 6800
      94
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      93
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      67
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      66
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      65
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      62
    • Radeon RX 6800
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      123
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      117
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      113
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      113
    • Radeon RX 6800
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      99
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      97
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      91
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      89
    • Radeon RX 6800
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      65
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      59
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      58
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      54
    • Radeon RX 6800
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      135
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      132
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      128
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      128
    • Radeon RX 6800
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      117
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      111
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      109
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • Radeon RX 6800
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      78
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      77
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      71
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      66
    • Radeon RX 6800
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      130
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      125
    • Radeon RX 6800
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      120
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • Radeon RX 6800
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      78
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      59
    • Radeon RX 6800
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      120
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      120
    • Radeon RX 6800
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      120
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      120
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      117
    • Radeon RX 6800
      116

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      104
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      103
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      99
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      98
    • Radeon RX 6800
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      316
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      306
    • GeForce RTX 3090
      300
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      288
    • Radeon RX 6800
      278

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      253
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      253
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      249
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      239
    • Radeon RX 6800
      205

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      154
    • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
      153
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      150
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      142
    • Radeon RX 6800
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      50
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      50
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      50
    • Radeon RX 6800
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      49
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      48
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      48
    • Radeon RX 6800
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    • GeForce RTX 3090
      45
    • Radeon RX 6900 XT
      36
    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      34
    • Radeon RX 6800
      30

    FPS (higher is better)