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
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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 (243 benchmarks)
Styx: Blades of Greed
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure Cyanide Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+80%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+74%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+72%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 32 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 XT (+61%)
AVG 129 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+57%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: vDemo
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+62%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 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 XT (+64%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+73%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+54%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+53%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+60%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+80%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+53%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+56%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+64%)
AVG 90 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+36%)
AVG 202 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 149 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+34%)
AVG 167 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 9070 XT (+45%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Wins!
Based on 246 benchmarks across 69 games
57
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+50%
85
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
3
Wins
57
Avg FPS
47
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
239
Wins
85
Avg FPS
70
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
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