AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 9070
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800 XT
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $379.99 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
VS
Radeon RX 9070
$549 • Mar 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070
16GB GDDR6 220W $509.99 Mar 2025
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300 W | 220 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | 72 | 56 |
| TMUs | 288 | 224 |
| ROPs | 128 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 322.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 564.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 GFLOPS | 36.13 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 357 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 53900 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 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
22616 (+28%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
149949 (+8%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
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
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 9070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
24994
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
25414 (+2%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (261 benchmarks)
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+35%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+33%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+40%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 (+58%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 (+63%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 (+59%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 (+42%)
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 (+44%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4 quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 (+57%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Winner
Loser
Crimson Desert
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Pearl Abyss
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+30%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+32%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+40%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 (+38%)
AVG 163 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 (+43%)
AVG 120 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
Radeon RX 9070 (+62%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 (+22%)
AVG 242 FPS
MIN 193 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 199 FPS
MIN 162 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 (+23%)
AVG 205 FPS
MIN 176 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 167 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| fsr quality
| Frame Gen
Radeon RX 9070 (+34%)
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Winner
Loser
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+57%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+51%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 (+48%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
CODE VEIN II DEMO
7.8 2026 • Action, RPG Bandai Namco Studios Inc.
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+40%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+37%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 (+38%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+43%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+50%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 (+33%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 Wins!
Based on 261 benchmarks across 72 games
59
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+32.2%
77
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
8
Wins
59
Avg FPS
48
Min FPS
3%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
249
Wins
77
Avg FPS
64
Min FPS
95%
Win Rate
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