amd
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4608
Cores512 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand32GB GDDR7
Memory21760
Cores1790 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
16GB GDDR6 300W $649 Oct 2020
Radeon RX 6800 XT
$649 • Oct 2020
VS
GeForce RTX 5090
$1999 • Jan 2025
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
32GB GDDR7 575W $1999 Jan 2025
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 300 W | 575 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 1790 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 4608 | 21760 |
| RT Cores | 72 | 170 |
| TMUs | 288 | 680 |
| ROPs | 128 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 288 GPixel/s | 423.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 512 GTexel/s | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.74 GFLOPS | 104.8 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 96.00 MB |
| Die Size | 520 mm² | 750 mm² |
| Transistors | 26800 Million | 92200 Million |
| Required PSU | 700 W | 950 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 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
53022 (+201%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
138858
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
419309 (+202%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
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
624.6 FPS (+136%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
24994
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
39505 (+58%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (165 benchmarks)
Alien Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
8.2 2025 • Action Survios
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+131%)
AVG 249 FPS
MIN 229 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+152%)
AVG 184 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 5090 (+206%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
SILENT HILL f
8 2025 • Action, Adventure NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+139%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 125 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+170%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+205%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light The Beast
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+187%)
AVG 175 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+198%)
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+244%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Titan Quest II
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG, Early Access Grimlore Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+167%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+188%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 103 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+215%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Tales of the Shire A The Lord of The Rings Game
7.8 2025 • Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation Wētā Workshop
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+2%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+16%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+96%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Killing Floor 3
7 2025 • Action Tripwire Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+149%)
AVG 157 FPS
MIN 140 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+178%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 5090 (+205%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Wins!
Based on 165 benchmarks across 51 games
54
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
VS
+141.9%
132
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 5090
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD • 16GB GDDR6
0
Wins
54
Avg FPS
46
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
NVIDIA • 32GB GDDR7
162
Wins
132
Avg FPS
113
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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