AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800 XT
VS
amd
Brand20GB GDDR6
Memory5376
Cores800 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $379.99 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
VS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
$899 • Nov 2022
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
20GB GDDR6 300W $580.61 Nov 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300 W | 300 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 2394 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 800 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 3.0 |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 5376 |
| RT Cores | 72 | 84 |
| TMUs | 288 | 336 |
| ROPs | 128 | 192 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 320-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 459.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 800 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 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 | 700 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
17608
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
24671 (+40%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
203754 (+47%)
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)
264.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
323.2 FPS (+22%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
24994
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
28872 (+16%)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (590 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+35%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+29%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+38%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+35%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+29%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+38%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+31%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+35%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+35%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+42%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+38%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+38%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+33%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+30%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+39%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+30%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+24%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+31%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+36%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+59%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT (+50%)
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 8 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Wins!
Based on 590 benchmarks across 164 games
65
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+33%
86
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
0
Wins
65
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD • 20GB GDDR6
579
Wins
86
Avg FPS
73
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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