Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Radeon RX 5700

Radeon RX 6800 XT
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Radeon RX 5700
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 7 Jul 2019
Radeon RX 5700

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    186%
  • Radeon RX 5700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6800 XT

86% higher gaming performance.
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 RX 5700

120 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 Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

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 (54 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 6800 XTRadeon RX 5700
GPU NameNavi 21 (Navi 21 XT)vsNavi 10 (Navi 10 Pro)
Fab Process7 nmvs7 nm
Die Size536 mm²vs254 mm²
Transistors26,800 millionvsunknown
Shaders4608vs2304
Compute Units72vs36
Core clock1825 MHzvs1465 MHz
ROPs128vs64
TMUs288vs256

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 6800 XTRadeon RX 5700
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
Memory Size16384 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 6800 XTRadeon RX 5700
TDP300 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date28 Oct 2020vs7 Jul 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    288.00 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 5700
    104.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    648.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 5700
    416.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    512.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 5700
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    20740.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 5700
    7480.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    138
  • Radeon RX 5700
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    175
  • Radeon RX 5700
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    125
  • Radeon RX 5700
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    275
  • Radeon RX 5700
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    307
  • Radeon RX 5700
    155

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    102
  • Radeon RX 5700
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    216
  • Radeon RX 5700
    145

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    111
  • Radeon RX 5700
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    120
  • Radeon RX 5700
    113

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    249
  • Radeon RX 5700
    167

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    128
  • Radeon RX 5700
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    50
  • Radeon RX 5700
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    115
  • Radeon RX 5700
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    257
  • Radeon RX 5700
    134

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    188
  • Radeon RX 5700
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    306
  • Radeon RX 5700
    131

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    205
  • Radeon RX 5700
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    117
  • Radeon RX 5700
    65

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    106
  • Radeon RX 5700
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    175
  • Radeon RX 5700
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    104
  • Radeon RX 5700
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    212
  • Radeon RX 5700
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    242
  • Radeon RX 5700
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    68
  • Radeon RX 5700
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    178
  • Radeon RX 5700
    104

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    103
  • Radeon RX 5700
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    117
  • Radeon RX 5700
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    203
  • Radeon RX 5700
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    104
  • Radeon RX 5700
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    48
  • Radeon RX 5700
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    96
  • Radeon RX 5700
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    176
  • Radeon RX 5700
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    154
  • Radeon RX 5700
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    239
  • Radeon RX 5700
    98

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    150
  • Radeon RX 5700
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    91
  • Radeon RX 5700
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    67
  • Radeon RX 5700
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    104
  • Radeon RX 5700
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    59
  • Radeon RX 5700
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    126
  • Radeon RX 5700
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    147
  • Radeon RX 5700
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    34
  • Radeon RX 5700
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    106
  • Radeon RX 5700
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    75
  • Radeon RX 5700
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    98
  • Radeon RX 5700
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    117
  • Radeon RX 5700
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    66
  • Radeon RX 5700
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    34
  • Radeon RX 5700
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    61
  • Radeon RX 5700
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    98
  • Radeon RX 5700
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    82
  • Radeon RX 5700
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    142
  • Radeon RX 5700
    60

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    83
  • Radeon RX 5700
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 6800 XT
    54
  • Radeon RX 5700
    27

FPS (higher is better)