AMD Radeon RX 6800 VS AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3840
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800
VS
amd
Brand20GB GDDR6
Memory5376
Cores800 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800
16GB GDDR6 250W N/A Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800
$579 • Oct 2020
VS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
$899 • Nov 2022
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20GB GDDR6 300W $580.61 Nov 2022
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 250 W | 300 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2105 MHz | 2394 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 800 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 3840 | 5376 |
| RT Cores | 60 | 84 |
| TMUs | 240 | 336 |
| ROPs | 96 | 192 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 320-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 202.1 GPixel/s | 459.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 800 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 16.17 GFLOPS | 51.48 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 529 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 57700 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
14608
AMD Radeon RX 6800
24671 (+69%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
135060
AMD Radeon RX 6800
203754 (+51%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
219.6 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6800
323.2 FPS (+47%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
22147
AMD Radeon RX 6800
28872 (+30%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (542 benchmarks)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+38%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+44%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+46%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Forza Horizon 6
9.5 2026 • Racing, Simulation, Sports Playground Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+50%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+54%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+54%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+97%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+95%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+108%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+89%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+93%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| high
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+100%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+53%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+60%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+63%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+56%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+69%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+60%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+64%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+64%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+70%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+54%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+50%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+65%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+31%)
AVG 139 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+43%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+57%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+46%)
AVG 259 FPS
MIN 203 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 145 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+46%)
AVG 216 FPS
MIN 176 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+52%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+72%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+84%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+68%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon RX 6800
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Wins!
Based on 542 benchmarks across 151 games
59
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800
VS
+49.1%
88
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
0
Wins
59
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD • 20GB GDDR6
534
Wins
88
Avg FPS
75
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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