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    Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3070

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

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      123%
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800 XT

    23% 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

    80 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6800 XT .
    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 XT

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6800 XT

    The Radeon RX 6800 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (53 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800 XTGeForce RTX 3070
    GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XT)vsGA104 (GA104-300-A1)
    Fab Process7 nmvs8 nm
    Die Size536 mm²vs392 mm²
    Transistors26,800 millionvs17,400 million
    Shaders4608vs5888
    Compute Units72vs46
    Core clock1825 MHzvs1500 MHz
    ROPs128vs64
    TMUs288vs184

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 6800 XTGeForce 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 6800 XTGeForce RTX 3070
    TDP300 wattsvs220 watts
    Release Date28 Oct 2020vs1 Sep 2020

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      288.00 GP/s
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      110.40 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      648.00 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      317.40 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

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

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      20740.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      20310.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      172
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      175
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      167

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      125
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      115

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      275
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      216

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      307
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      201

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      102
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      136
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      120
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      120

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      87
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      251
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      212

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      128
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      106

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      50
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      115
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      257
    • 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 XT
      226
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      161

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      306
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      228

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      205
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      186

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      117
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      111
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      175
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      139

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      212
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      166

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      242
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      151

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      68
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      111
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      117
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      79
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      203
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      152

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      48
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      96
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      176
    • 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 XT
      160
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      239
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      168

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      150
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      140

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      91
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      68
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      104
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      59
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      126
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      147
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      93

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      34
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      75
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      98
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, Raytracing, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      59
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      117
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

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

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      66
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      34
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      61
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      98
    • 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 XT
      82
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      142
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 6800 XT
      54
    • GeForce RTX 3070
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

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