AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT VS AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 6800 XT
VS
amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4096
Cores644.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $379.99 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
VS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
$599 • Mar 2025
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
16GB GDDR6 304W $599.99 Mar 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300 W | 304 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 2970 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 4nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | RDNA 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 4096 |
| RT Cores | 72 | 64 |
| TMUs | 288 | 256 |
| ROPs | 128 | 128 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 380.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 760.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 GFLOPS | 48.66 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 357 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 53900 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 700 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
26809 (+52%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
182816 (+32%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 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
313.3 FPS (+19%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
24994
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
26815 (+7%)
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (321 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+31%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+36%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+55%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+31%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+36%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+55%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 42 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 9070 XT (+70%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+71%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+77%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 43 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 9070 XT (+58%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+50%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+52%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 30 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 9070 XT (+74%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+67%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+85%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 53 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 9070 XT (+34%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+32%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+54%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 52 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 9070 XT (+75%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+65%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+63%)
AVG 13 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 9070 XT Wins!
Based on 324 benchmarks across 87 games
56
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+52.2%
85
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
3
Wins
56
Avg FPS
46
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
317
Wins
85
Avg FPS
71
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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